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BRISBANE, SEPT. 26. The Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, officially launched his Government's campaign today for the October 9 election with billion-dollar promises to woo voters and a defiant stand against terror. Mr. Howard, whose eight-year-old Liberal/National coalition Government is vying for a fourth straight term in office, focused on the security of the nation's future during an hour-long speech to hundreds of supporters in the northern city of Brisbane. He said the war on terror would be long and difficult and reinforced a vow to leave Australia's 850 troops in and around Iraq for as long as necessary. The Opposition Labor leader, Mark Latham, wants the troops home by Christmas. ``Whether popular or not I will never hesitate to do whatever is right and necessary to protect Australia... " — Reuters
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