Howard-Peacock Rivalry
As a veteran of the Howard-Peacock wars of the 1980s and 1990s, I could not help but notice the juxtaposition of these two stories:
PRIME Minister John Howard tonight becomes the first Australian to receive a prestigious American public service award.
It will be the first time anyone outside North America or Europe receives the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service.
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Former federal Liberal Party leader and ambassador to the United States, Andrew Peacock, has been charged with drink driving after a crash in Sydney.
Police were called to a service station on New South Head Road in Rushcutters Bay, in Sydney’s east, about 1.30am Sunday after a 2005 model Mercedes Benz hit a power pole.
Mr Peacock, 66, of Double Bay, was charged with mid-range PCA after a breath analysis allegedly showed a 0.08 blood-alcohol content.
He was released on bail and his licence suspended.
Mr Peacock will face Waverley Local Court on September 13.
posted on 22 August 2005 by skirchner
in Economics
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Yes, I often wonder what Australia would have been like if Peacock won in 1990 or Hewson in 1993. A lot better place I suspect. I doubt we would have seen anything like Tampa, Children Overboard, SIEV X etc Something that will taint Howard’s record forever.
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