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...Although the attack saw each rival insisting that the other's plan for national security was ill-judged - Latham argued the focus should be on the local region, while Howard urged Australians not to "cut and run" by choosing Labor's plan to withdraw Australia's relatively small military contingent from Iraq - attention soon drifted back to interest rates. And when the forecast budget surplus for 2004-05 doubled to $A5.3 billion, both parties suddenly had the money for extravagant promises...
...community forums found his rhythm, besting Howard with his confident, relaxed demeanor and clearly reveling in the chance to joust with the seasoned campaigner. From the debate, which most commentators awarded to him, Latham and his campaign seemed to draw new vigor, and by the time he announced Labor's key education policy later that week, the Opposition leader was shaking off his "Mogadon Man" tag. This plan, including a so-called "Robin Hood" redistribution of $A520 million in funding from 67 wealthy private schools to poorer private schools, was perhaps the most hotly debated of the campaign, derided...
...every time Labor championed health and education reform, the government retorted with its economic record. Into the final weeks of the campaign, whether it was Peter Costello announcing a GST windfall to state governments, advertisements depicting Latham as an "L-plate" financial manager who had left disaster in his wake after a 1990s stint as mayor of Sydney's Liverpool council, or Labor's timetable for submitting its policies for Treasury costing, economic stability was the government's mantra. At its campaign launch in Brisbane's stately City Hall on Sept. 26, before a crowd waving Australian flags, Howard unveiled...
...humid morning in Brisbane three days later, Latham embraced his mentor and Medicare's founder, former Labor Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, before unveiling the party's trump card, Medicare Gold, a massive extension of Medicare to give free hospital care to people over 75. Adding extra childcare support and pension reform to his growing list of sweeteners, it was one of Latham's high points, and his audience left bolstered - "I feel proud to be a Labor supporter again," said teacher Robin Boyne. Latham's other key message that day was simple: "I'm ready to lead...
...think he should be given a go." In the New South Wales seat of Dobell, Josephine Mills wasn't planning to vote for Latham, but "I'd like him to stay," she said. "He's young and he has to learn, but I think he will make a great Labor leader...