Photo © Sidonie Seida 2007 ARR.
In mid-winter 2007, Australian newspapers trifled with the question of whether Prime Minister John Howard, (right of picture)would retire before the national election in November 2007, handing the leadership of the Liberal government over to his deputy, Treasurer Peter Costello (left of picture). The Liberals lost the election; the Australian electorate voted in a Labor government on November 24th, and neither Howard nor Costello has been heard of since …
