Epstein Secrets

mately finished with a fairly comfortable 56 percent of the two-party preferred vote in] Second term, 1998-2001 Howard and US Secretary of Defense William Cohen in 1997 In 1998, Howard convened a Constitutional Convention which decided in principle that Australia should become a Republic. At the convention

abor government, and was removed from the leadership in 1989. Remaining a key figure in the party, Howard was re-elected leader in 1995 (replacing Alexander Downer), and subsequently led the Coalition to a landslide victory at the 1996 federal election. After defeating Paul Keating's Labor government in 1996,

ne early in the Government's second termiCh:1998 election was dubbed a "referendum on the GST', and the tax changes—including the GST—were Defense William Cohen in 1997 implemented in the government's second term after amendments to the legislation were negotiated with the Australian Democrats to ensure its

abor government, and was removed from the leadership in 1989. Remaining a key figure in the party, Howard was re-elected leader in 1995 (replacing Alexander Downer), and subsequently led the Coalition to a landslide victory at the 1996 federal election. After defeating Paul Keating's Labor government in 1996,