John Howard
John Howard
John Winston Howard, OM, AC, was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, serving from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007. Only Sir Robert Menzies has served in the position longer...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth26 July 1939
CountryAustralia
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I won't indicate at this stage that I'm sympathetic to this or that possible change.
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I support the public interest in a matter of that kind being fully investigated. There is a clear public interest in that happening. But like all other citizens, corporate or otherwise, oil companies have certain rights and presumptions of innocence.
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I see it as an ongoing attempt by terrorists to undermine democratic Indonesia.
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Our role here, the battlefield is here to commemorate the fighting and the soldiers who fought and died here.
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If anything, it's helped in implementing this solution. We've had no incidents of that kind. I think that the huge majority of users come in here for credible reasons wanting to learn or do some type of research. This is targeted solely on people who want to come and do something other than research.
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If any military assets are needed, they will be readily available.
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I don't share the view that China and the U.S. need to reach some kind of strategic accommodation to carve up the Asia-Pacific region - that is an arrogant proposition and deeply insulting to other countries in the region, including Japan and potentially also India and Indonesia.
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There is no change in our policy adopted for the past 30 years.
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There is great commitment in Australia to further developing the relationship between our two countries.
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His position and his future is in his hands and that of his parliamentary colleagues.
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We bought it for their space capabilities and the all-wheel-drive feature, especially in New England. The chief was issued that as a take-home vehicle because he is on call 24-7.
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What the show deals with is how difficult it can be. It involves people from every walk of life and they all take an enormous risk.
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We'll cooperate, but I want to make it plain that we're not going to alter our policy in relation to mandatory detention.
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This strategic partnership builds on many commercial links between Australian and Chinese companies over a long number of years, which has seen, for example, the growth of Australian exports to China over the last five years almost double.