Election 2004 - THE VERDICT: WHO WON THE WEEK 1 All-round Country Edition

Symbolic green issues were pushed, despite both major sides not having good track records in this area. Mr Latham promised to rejuvenate the Murray River, hoping to claim four SA seats. Mr Howard wedged Labor with his protect old-growth policy not only in Tasmania where two seats are vulnerable, but...

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Published inWeekend Australian
Main Author PAUL KELLY, DENNIS SHANAHAN, JOHN WANNA, EMMA-KATE SYMONS, MARK DAY
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canberra, A.C.T News Limited 18.09.2004
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Howard, John
Latham, Mark
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Summary:Symbolic green issues were pushed, despite both major sides not having good track records in this area. Mr Latham promised to rejuvenate the Murray River, hoping to claim four SA seats. Mr Howard wedged Labor with his protect old-growth policy not only in Tasmania where two seats are vulnerable, but in the bigger metropolitans where green issues are hot. The green vote is now too large to be ignored.' 'This week saw Mark Latham's schools policy and his version of the 'fair go' - that you make winners by making losers. The question now is whether Mr Latham or John Howard has the best grasp of what fairness in Australia really means.'