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

prime minister. Howard also lost his own seat of Bennelong at the election to Maxine McKew, becoming only the second prime minister to do so, after Stanley Bruce in 1929. Following this loss, Howard retired from politics. The Honourable John Howard OM AC Howard in 2001 25th Prime Minister of Australia I

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

inie -minister. Howard also lost his own seat of Bennelong at the election to Maxine McKew, becoming only the second prime minister to do so, after Stanley Bruce in 1929. Following this loss, Howard retired from politics. • Theylonourable John Howard OM AC Howard in 2001 25th Prime Minister of Australi