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The article looks at politics in Australia in 2007. Changes made to the cabinet of Prime Minister John Howard are reviewed, noting the replacement of Minister for the Environment and Heritage Ian Gordon Campbell by Malcolm Bligh Turnbull. A chart is presented which compares the number of seats in the Australian House of Representatives won by political parties during the election of November 24, 2007, including the National Party, the Green Party, and the Labor Party. Several major issues in national politics are discussed, including the Workplace Relations Amendment Act, Howard's election loss to Kevin Rudd, and political leadership.

The article discusses the national politics of Australia in 2007. A national election was held November 24, 2007 in which the Labor party won. As a result, the author states, Labor governments are installed in all nine jurisdictions as of November 2008. Prime Minister John Howard insistence that the Parliament pass the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005 led to his defeat in 2007, the article indicates. Also discussed is Howard's detachment from voters and the arrogance of the government prior to the elections.

The article looks at politics in Australia in 2006. Changes made to the cabinet of Prime Minister John Howard are reviewed, noting the replacement of Minister for Defence Brendan John Nelson, Minister for Finance and Administration Nicholas Hugh Minchin, and Minister for Family and Community Services Kay Christine Lesley Patterson. Major political issues in Australia are discussed, including the Workplace Relations Amendment Act of 2005, the removal of Kim Beazley as leader of the Labor Party, and his replacement by Kevin Rudd.

The article looks at politics in Australia in 2005. Topics discussed include the Workplace Relations Amendment (Work Choices) Act 2005, the hanging execution of Australian citizen Nguyen Tuong Van in Singapore, and the record-setting number of days Robert Menzies spent as Prime Minister. The author offers his opinion on politician Mark Lantham, declaring him the worst leader of the Labor Party in history. Changes made to the cabinet of Prime Minister John Howard are discussed, noting the replacement of Minister for Transport and Regional Services John Duncan Anderson by Warren Errol Truss.

The article looks at politics in Australia in 2004. Topics discussed include the leadership of Mark Latham of the Labour party, a free trade agreement between Australia and the U.S., and tsunamis in the Indian Ocean. A chart is presented which compares the number of seats held in the Australian House of Representatives by various political parties following the election held on October 9, 2004, including the Australian Labor Party, the Liberal Party of Australia, and the National Party of Australia. The author offers a list of members of the cabinet of Prime Minister John Winston Howard, including Treasurer Peter Howard Costello, Attorney-General Philip Maxwell Ruddock, and Minister for Foreign Affairs Alexander John Gosse Downer.