Tax reform "adventure" will be the real test

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Prime Minister John Howard and Treasurer Peter Costello must present the radical changes of the Australian tax reform package in a reassuring manner to improve Howard's chances for reelection. The Asian economic crisis has created a climate where caution is in order. Howard faces opposition from Labor and Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party. Labor advocates caution. The One Nation Party wishes to return to an idealized Australian past.

Taxation

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Superstition aside, the writing's on the wall

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Australian Prime Minister John Howard faced defeat when Sen Mal Colston voted against the sale of Telstra in return for the Coalition Party's support to become deputy president of the Senate. However, this setback has been overstated and will not change election plans. Some officials in the government believe the tax package should be unveiled so voters can have Sep 1998 to prepare for elections.

Management, Political aspects, Telstra Corporation Ltd.

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