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

omoted to cabinet in 1977, and later in the year replaced Phillip Lynch as treasurer of Australia, remaining in that position until the defeat of Malcolm Fraser's government at the 1983 election. In 1985, Howard was elected leader of the Liberal Party for the first time, thus replacing Andrew Peacock as Leade

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

romoted to cabinet in 1977, and tater in the year replaced Phillip Lynch as treasurer of Australia, remaining in that position until the defeat of Malcolm Fraser's government at the 1983 election. In 1985, Howard was elected leader of the Liberal Party for the first time, thus replacing Andrew Peacock as Leader