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Thursday, December 11, 2003

Mark Latham
In case you're unaware, about a week ago Australia got a new federal opposition leader, Mark Latham, who I think might actually provide an opposition to John Howard. A while back, Jabir said he reckoned he might be the next decent Prime Minister.
Over the week I've been asking people, 'What do you think of Mark Latham?' So what do you think of Mark Latham?

Here are some 'articles' on him from various sources:
'Mark Latham: a cartoonist's dream' - ABC Hobart
'Will the new Mark Latham fly?' - The Australian
'Party Leader in "Drunken Fracas" with Woman Senator' - The Scotsman (here be pop-ups)
'Is Mark Latham the new Jeff Kennett?' - The Age
'Latham pledges bold vision for Australia' - Stuff
'Government takes aim at Latham's Bush gibe' - Melbourne Herald Sun
'Your experiences with Mark Latham' (readers' responses) - Crikey
'Who is Mark Latham?' (transcript) - PM
'Latham Rejects Media Labels' - Asia Pacific Media Network
Tough task ahead for Mark Latham' (transcript) - The 7.30 Report
Australian Missile Defense Decision Puts Opposition on Defensive' - Crosswalk
'The Liberals may underestimate Mark Latham at their peril' - The Age
'Arm-breaker takes helm of Australian party' - Chicago Sun-Times (here be pop-ups)
'US state department takes issue on Latham' - Melbourne Herald Sun
'Star Wars pact to test Latham' - The West Australian
'Howard's popular standing takes hit' - New Zealand Herald