Articles related to "John Howard"
John Howard in the Asia-Pacific
Does John Howard's plan for a regional carbon-emissions pact signal a radical change to relations with the Asia-Pacific and Australian foreign policy generally?
• john howard
• asia-pacific
• asia-pacific region
• international relations
• policy development
Leicester Prisons
Guest writer Janet Courtney takes us into the Leicestershire prison system of the 1700's.
• john
• howard
• gaol
• bridewell
• leicester
The New Australian Foreign Policy
New Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is swiftly demonstrating how different his Australian foreign policy will be from that of his predecessor John Howard.
• australia
• australian government
• kevin rudd
• australian foreign policy
• international relations
Australian Education at Crossroads
A number of forces are driving Australian education towards radical change. Some of these seem incompatible. Which will prevail?
• kevin rudd
• john howard
• primary schools
• australian education
• national curriculum
Australian Education at the Core
Australian governments demand a national curriculum and schools complain that they don't have the time to meet all demands. So what should be the school curriculum?
• australian government
• john howard
• australian schools
• school curriculum
• australian education
Languages in Australian Schools
Each child in Australian schools needs quality teaching of a second language. The current Australian education debate must clarify this and find ways of meeting the need
• australian schools
• second language
• quality teaching
• john howard
• bilingual education
Sexy Pirates Of Reconciliation
Australians won't achieve reconciliation with Aboriginal people until they can stop feeling guilty. How? Let's make Prime Minister Johnny Howard look like Johnny Depp.
• white australia
• prime minister john howard
• reconciliation
• sorry day
• stolen wages
Whither Australian Foreign Policy?
At the 2007 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit John Howard and his opponent Kevin Rudd acted out contrasting paths for Australian foreign policy in the region.
• apec
• john howard
• kevin rudd
• hu jintao
• george bush
Albinism in Culture: Nonfiction
Albinism has such deep roots in the psyche that nonfiction writers often confuse the scientific with the superficial when writing about it.
• albinism in culture
• books about albinism
• joseph conrad
• congo diary
• diane ackerman
Australia's Egalitarian Honours
The current honours system reflects the national culture by rewarding achievements and service in a down-to-earth, relaxed way. Why turn it into a class struggle?
• australia
• australia's honours system
• david flint
• monarchism in australia
• australian republicanism
Breaking News 23
Pacific Plan debate at meeting in Papua New Guinea;regional police training program;Vanuatu dialing for dollars;Tokelau link trial;overseas aid;Cook Island diplomacy; kava ban; Amnesty Bill and Pacific trade issue sums up this week's news
• papua new guinea
• pacific plan
• coalition
• suva
• plan delay
Home, Sweet Home: Parlor Song
Brief history of the endearing song "Home, Sweet Home" by songwriter John Howard Payne and composer Sir Henry Bishop.
• john howard payne
• home sweet home
• henry bishop
• american songwriter
• theres no place like home
Howard Proves He's Yesterday's Man
By refusing to be attend the apology to the Stolen Generations, John Howard is reminding Australia why they voted him out of office and damaging his own legacy.
• australian politics
• australian society
• indigenous australia
• indigenous policy
• australian government
J.M. Coetzee, Diary of a Bad Year
The main character, based on author J.M. Coetzee, writes a series of scathing political essays for a German publisher while entertaining feelings for his young typist
• diary of a bad year
• j.m. coetzee
• nobel prize in literature
• political essays
• ingenious literary device
John H. Payne Wrote of Home
John Howard Payne's brief biography - his life, career, plays - and history of the haunting song he wrote, "Home Sweet Home."
• john howard payne
• home sweet home
• american playwright
• henry rowley bishop
• american actor
Peter Costello: Australia's PM?
Always a runner-up in politics, Peter Costello could still prove the doubters wrong and become Prime Minister of Australia - if he's prepared to do what it takes.
• australian politics
• kevin rudd
• peter costello
• john howard
• prime minister