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Dear John

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Australian Prime Minister John Howard's close relationship with the American President George Bush was sown seven years ago, when Bush was the governor of Texas and Alexander Downer, was then the Australian minister for foreign affairs. Downer, who was initiated into meeting George Bush during his official tour of the US carried a positive image of the governor to John Howard who in turn became convinced that if Bush ever became the American president he would embrace a special alliance between the US and Australia.

United States, Bush, George W., President of the United States

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Sovereignty for sale

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Issues concerning Australia's refusal to allow asylum-seekers aboard the Norwegian ship Tampa to land on Christmas Island are discussed. The basis of the dela between John Howard and Nauruan President Rene Harris, allowing refugees to live on Nauru, is examined.

Laws, regulations and rules, Environmental policy, Money laundering, Refugees, Political, Political refugees, Phosphate industry, Nauru, Nauruan foreign relations

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Where's there's a swill

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John Howard has outlined ideas for changing the Senate's method of exercising power. He wishes to have a double-dissolution election next year.

Political reform

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