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Article: Mr. Peter Costello: white-anting the Liberal Party.(replacement of John Howard as treasirer)
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- National Observer - Australia and World Affairs
- Article date:
- December 22, 2005
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There is a serious question how long the Liberal Party can afford the deliberately de-stabilising actions of Mr. Peter Costello, the Treasurer.
Mr. John Howard has been a very successful Liberal Prime Minister. He has won four successive elections, has ensured that there have been no major scandals in the Parliamentary Liberal Party, and has been able to assess accurately the most important concerns of the electorate and to safeguard the interests of Australian social groups.
Why, therefore, has there been a newspaper campaign in favour of his replacement by Mr. Costello?
In fact, two significant forces have backed this campaign.
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