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		<title>John Howard</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Numbat: Removing all content from page&lt;/p&gt;
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		<title>John Howard</title>
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&lt;div&gt;'''John Howard''' is the current prime minister of [[Australia]]. He is a member of the Labor Party and was elected in 1990 after defeating Gough Whitlam of the Liberal Party by a small margin. John Howard is a devout Catholic who is noted for wearing large crosses in parliament. He was born on 30th of April 1945 in the outback town of Bankstown NSW the seventh and youngest child of Peter and Rose Howard. He was educated at Bankstown primary school and then attended Concord high school for his secondary education. Upon graduation from School Howard went to the University of New South Wales (UNSW) where he received his bachelor of sociology. During his time and UNSW Howard became heavily involved in a student group who dedicated their free time on campus discussing [[Marx]]. Upon leaving university Howard joined the Unions where he used his knowledge of the political system to demand better conditions for workers. He was heavily opposed to the IR laws introduced by then [[Australian]] Prime minister [[John Curtin]] in 1966.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Early Career ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
John Howard's early political career started in 1967 when he joined the ACP (Australian Communist Party). He rose quickly through the ranks, attending anti-government protests and rallies. In 1960 he engineered a coalition between the local anarchist/communist/socialist/unionist groups, to lobby the government, and stage large disruptive protests. He continued this anti-authoritarian stance, until in 1974 when he met his mentor Peter Garret, a musician and activist, whose mild ways, swayed John towards the center of politics and towards the labour party. John Howard joined the labour party in 1976 and was elected leader in 1985.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Recent Polical Career ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When a short extra-curricular liaison with Kevin Rudd, a then little-known politician from the conservative Liberal Party of Australia became public knowledge in 2006 resulting from the illegal release of federal police wire-taps and videos, John Howard was threatened with excommunication by the [[Catholic]] Archbishop of Sydney, [[Cardinal]] George Pell.  The landmark speech John Howard subsequently made in federal parliament, which became known as the &amp;quot;Renunciation of Ideals Speech&amp;quot;, staved off the threat of excommunication and heightened his electoral popularity - particularly amongst the burgeoning alternative lifestyle sector of the Australian population. Recent polls have shown Howard as enjoying the highest level of popularity of any prime minister for almost two decades, with the two-party-preferred basis in favour of Howard's administration by 61% to 39%.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Howard currently resides in Sydney with his wife Grace and his three children Ken, Benjamin, and Linda and their two pet kangaroos Kylie and Dannii.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=John_Howard&amp;diff=54005</id>
		<title>John Howard</title>
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		<updated>2007-03-21T11:08:44Z</updated>

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&lt;div&gt;'''John Howard''' is the current prime minister of [[Australia]], which is a secular country 14000 miles west of the [[United States]]. He is a member of the Labor Party and was elected in 1990 after defeating Gough Whitlam of the Liberal Party by a small margin. John Howard is a devout Catholic who is noted for wearing large crosses in parliament. He was born on 30th of April 1945 in the outback town of Bankstown NSW the seventh and youngest child of Peter and Rose Howard. He was educated at Bankstown primary school and then attended Concord high school for his secondary education. Upon graduation from School Howard went to the University of New South Wales (UNSW) where he received his bachelor of sociology. During his time and UNSW Howard became heavily involved in a student group who dedicated their free time on campus discussing [[Marx]]. Upon leaving university Howard joined the Unions where he used his knowledge of the political system to demand better conditions for workers. He was heavily opposed to the IR laws introduced by then [[Australian]] Prime minister [[John Curtin]] in 1966.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Early Career ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
John Howard's early political career started in 1967 when he joined the ACP (Australian Communist Party). He rose quickly through the ranks, attending anti-government protests and rallies. In 1960 he engineered a coalition between the local anarchist/communist/socialist/unionist groups, to lobby the government, and stage large disruptive protests. He continued this anti-authoritarian stance, until in 1974 when he met his mentor Peter Garret, a musician and activist, whose mild ways, swayed John towards the center of politics and towards the labour party. John Howard joined the labour party in 1976 and was elected leader in 1985.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Recent Polical Career ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When a short extra-curricular liaison with Kevin Rudd, a then little-known politician from the conservative Liberal Party of Australia became public knowledge in 2006 resulting from the illegal release of federal police wire-taps and videos, John Howard was threatened with excommunication by the [[Catholic]] Archbishop of Sydney, [[Cardinal]] George Pell.  The landmark speech John Howard subsequently made in federal parliament, which became known as the &amp;quot;Renunciation of Ideals Speech&amp;quot;, staved off the threat of excommunication and heightened his electoral popularity - particularly amongst the burgeoning alternative lifestyle sector of the Australian population.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Howard currently resides in Sydney with his wife Grace and his three children Ken, Benjamin, and Linda and their two pet kangaroos Kylie and Dannii&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Numbat</name></author>
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		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:John_howard&amp;diff=54003</id>
		<title>Talk:John howard</title>
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		<updated>2007-03-21T11:07:45Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Numbat: Talk:John howard moved to Talk:John Howard&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;#REDIRECT [[Talk:John Howard]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:John_Howard&amp;diff=54002</id>
		<title>Talk:John Howard</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Numbat: Talk:John howard moved to Talk:John Howard&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;its kinda sad to think that some poor kid might take this seriously. But it does provide genuine food for thought the whol Liberal vs liberal thing&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:I don't have time to sift through every claim in the article to check for accuracy, so I've reduced it to a stub until someone with knowledge of the subject can restore it to a more sensible state. [[User:Tsumetai|Tsumetai]] 07:22, 20 March 2007 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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:It's a very funny article, nonetheless! [[User:Karalius Nyder|Karalius Nyder]] 22:22, 20 March 2007 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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___________________________________________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;
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As both a long-term voter for the Liberal Party of Australia, a Catholic, and a partial contributer to the entry on John Howard, I do not believe that there is too much in this particular entry which cannot be shown to be based on truth as an Australian would define truth.  The concept of truth, be it in regard to one's belief in a God or, at the other end of the specturm, belief in mother Gaia is not always as easily defined as one might imagine.  Australians will remember a recent rather unkind qote, from whom I cannot remember, which described John Howard thus:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;He may be a rodent, but he is OUR rodent!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
That is truth as much as John Howard being in the Labor Party is truth.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I would like John Howard to see this article so that he may confirm it's contents, for although he may be perceived by many as a rodent, Prime Minister Howard would, I am sure, not want to change a single line of this entry about him.&lt;br /&gt;
[[User:Numbat|Numbat]] 19:57, 20 March 2007 (WDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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== Good Work ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This page would have to be one of the best on conservapedia so far. Keep up the good work.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== I hate to spoil people's fun but... ==&lt;br /&gt;
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This article is a load of nonsense.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Just thought you might like to know.  --[[User:Horace|Horace]] 05:04, 21 March 2007 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
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I think you can keep your negative comments to yourself Horace, this isn't wikipedia!&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=John_howard&amp;diff=54001</id>
		<title>John howard</title>
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		<title>John Howard</title>
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&lt;div&gt;{{stub}}'''John Howard''' is the current Prime Minister of [[Australia]]. He is the leader of the ''Liberal Party of Australia''. He has been prime minister since the Liberal Party won a majority in the House of Assembly at the general election in 1996.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:John_Howard&amp;diff=53998</id>
		<title>Talk:John Howard</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:John_Howard&amp;diff=53998"/>
		<updated>2007-03-21T11:06:35Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Numbat: Talk:John Howard moved to Talk:John howard: Reverted to Australian biography of John Howard&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;its kinda sad to think that some poor kid might take this seriously. But it does provide genuine food for thought the whol Liberal vs liberal thing&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:I don't have time to sift through every claim in the article to check for accuracy, so I've reduced it to a stub until someone with knowledge of the subject can restore it to a more sensible state. [[User:Tsumetai|Tsumetai]] 07:22, 20 March 2007 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:It's a very funny article, nonetheless! [[User:Karalius Nyder|Karalius Nyder]] 22:22, 20 March 2007 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
___________________________________________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As both a long-term voter for the Liberal Party of Australia, a Catholic, and a partial contributer to the entry on John Howard, I do not believe that there is too much in this particular entry which cannot be shown to be based on truth as an Australian would define truth.  The concept of truth, be it in regard to one's belief in a God or, at the other end of the specturm, belief in mother Gaia is not always as easily defined as one might imagine.  Australians will remember a recent rather unkind qote, from whom I cannot remember, which described John Howard thus:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;He may be a rodent, but he is OUR rodent!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
That is truth as much as John Howard being in the Labor Party is truth.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I would like John Howard to see this article so that he may confirm it's contents, for although he may be perceived by many as a rodent, Prime Minister Howard would, I am sure, not want to change a single line of this entry about him.&lt;br /&gt;
[[User:Numbat|Numbat]] 19:57, 20 March 2007 (WDT)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Good Work ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This page would have to be one of the best on conservapedia so far. Keep up the good work.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== I hate to spoil people's fun but... ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This article is a load of nonsense.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Just thought you might like to know.  --[[User:Horace|Horace]] 05:04, 21 March 2007 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I think you can keep your negative comments to yourself Horace, this isn't wikipedia!&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Numbat</name></author>
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		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=John_Howard&amp;diff=53996</id>
		<title>John Howard</title>
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		<updated>2007-03-21T11:06:35Z</updated>

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&lt;div&gt;{{stub}}'''John Howard''' is the current Prime Minister of [[Australia]]. He is the leader of the ''Liberal Party of Australia''. He has been prime minister since the Liberal Party won a majority in the House of Assembly at the general election in 1996.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Talk:John_Howard&amp;diff=51157</id>
		<title>Talk:John Howard</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Numbat: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;its kinda sad to think that some poor kid might take this seriously. But it does provide genuine food for thought the whol Liberal vs liberal thing&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
:I don't have time to sift through every claim in the article to check for accuracy, so I've reduced it to a stub until someone with knowledge of the subject can restore it to a more sensible state. [[User:Tsumetai|Tsumetai]] 07:22, 20 March 2007 (EDT)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
___________________________________________________________________________________&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As both a long-term voter for the Liberal Party of Australia, a Catholic, and a partial contributer to the entry on John Howard, I do not believe that there is too much in this particular entry which cannot be shown to be based on truth as an Australian would define truth.  The concept of truth, be it in regard to one's belief in a God or, at the other end of the specturm, belief in mother Gaia is not always as easily defined as one might imagine.  Australians will remember a recent rather unkind qote, from whom I cannot remember, which described John Howard thus:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;He may be a rodent, but he is OUR rodent!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
That is truth as much as John Howard being in the Labor Party is truth.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I would like John Howard to see this article so that he may confirm it's contents, for although he may be perceived by many as a rodent, Prime Minister Howard would, I am sure, not want to change a single line of this entry about him.&lt;br /&gt;
[[User:Numbat|Numbat]] 19:57, 20 March 2007 (WDT)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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		<title>John Howard</title>
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		<updated>2007-03-20T08:14:04Z</updated>

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&lt;div&gt;'''John Howard''' is the current prime minister of [[Australia]], which is a secular country 14000 miles west of the [[United States]]. He is a member of the Labor Party and was elected in 1990 after defeating Gough Whitlam of the Liberal Party by a small margin. John Howard is a devout Catholic who is noted for wearing large crosses in parliament. He was born on 30th of April 1945 in the outback town of Bankstown NSW the seventh and youngest child of Peter and Rose Howard. He was educated at Bankstown primary school and then attended Concord high school for his secondary education. Upon graduation from School Howard went to the University of New South Wales (UNSW) where he received his bachelor of sociology. During his time and UNSW Howard became heavily involved in a student group who dedicated their free time on campus discussing [[Marx]]. Upon leaving university Howard joined the Unions where he used his knowledge of the political system to demand better conditions for workers. He was heavily opposed to the IR laws introduced by then [[Australian]] Prime minister [[John Curtin]] in 1966.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Early Career ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
John Howard's early political career started in 1967 when he joined the ACP (Australian Communist Party). He rose quickly through the ranks, attending anti-government protests and rallies. In 1960 he engineered a coalition between the local anarchist/communist/socialist/unionist groups, to lobby the government, and stage large disruptive protests. He continued this anti-authoritarian stance, until in 1974 when he met his mentor Peter Garret, a musician and activist, whose mild ways, swayed John towards the center of politics and towards the labour party. John Howard joined the labour party in 1976 and was elected leader in 1985.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Recent Polical Career ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When a short extra-curricular liaison with Kevin Rudd, a then little-known politician from the conservative Liberal Party of Australia became public knowledge in 2006 resulting from the illegal release of federal police wire-taps and videos, John Howard was threatened with excommunication by the [[Catholic]] Archbishop of Sydney, [[Cardinal]] George Pell.  The landmark speech John Howard subsequently made in federal parliament, which became known as the &amp;quot;Renunciation of Ideals Speech&amp;quot;, staved off the threat of excommunication and heightened his electoral popularity - particularly amongst the burgeoning alternative lifestyle sector of the Australian population.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Howard currently resides in Sydney with his wife Grace and his three children Ken, Benjamin, and Linda and their two pet kangaroos Kylie and Dannii&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Numbat</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=John_Howard&amp;diff=50540</id>
		<title>John Howard</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=John_Howard&amp;diff=50540"/>
		<updated>2007-03-20T05:19:50Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Numbat: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;'''John Howard''' is the current prime minister of Australia, which is a secular country 14000 miles west of the United States. He is a member of the Labor Party and was elected in 1990 after defeating Gough Whitlam of the Liberal Party by a small margin. John Howard is a devout Catholic who is noted for wearing large crosses in parliament. He was born on 30th of April 1945 in the outback town of Bankstown NSW the seventh and youngest child of Peter and Rose Howard. He was educated at Bankstown primary school and then attended Concord high school for his secondary education. Upon graduation from School Howard went to the University of New South Wales (UNSW) where he received his bachelor of sociology. During his time and UNSW Howard became heavily involved in a student group who dedicated their free time on campus discussing Marx. Upon leaving university Howard joined the Unions where he used his knowledge of the political system to demand better conditions for workers. He was heavily opposed to the IR laws introduced by then Australian Prime minister John Curtin in 1966.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
John Howard's early political career started in 1967 when he joined the ACP (Australian Communist Party). He rose quickly through the ranks, attending anti-government protests and rallies. In 1960 he engineered a coalition between the local anarchist/communist/socialist/unionist groups, to lobby the government, and stage large disruptive protests. He continued this anti-authoritarian stance, until in 1974 when he met his mentor Peter Garret, a musician and activist, whose mild ways, swayed John towards the center of politics and towards the labour party. John Howard joined the labour party in 1976 and was elected leader in 1985.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When a short extra-curricular liaison with Kevin Rudd, a then little-known politician from the conservative Liberal Party of Australia became public knowledge in 2006 resulting from the illegal release of federal police wire-taps and videos, John Howard was threatened with excommunication by the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell.  The landmark speech John Howard subsequently made in federal parliament, which became known as the &amp;quot;Renunciation of Ideals Speech&amp;quot;, staved off the threat of excommunication and heightened his electoral popularity - particularly amongst the burgeoning alternative lifestyle sector of the Australian population.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Howard currently resides in Sydney with his wife Grace and his three children Ken, Benjamin, and Linda and their two pet kangaroos Kylie and Dannii&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Numbat</name></author>
	</entry>
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		<id>https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=John_Howard&amp;diff=50508</id>
		<title>John Howard</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=John_Howard&amp;diff=50508"/>
		<updated>2007-03-20T05:11:02Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Numbat: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;'''John Howard''' is the current prime minister of Australia, which is a secular country 14000 miles west of the United States. He is a member of the Labor Party and was elected in 1990 after defeating Gough Whitlam of the Liberal Party by a small margin. John Howard is a devout Catholic who is noted for wearing large crosses in parliament. He was born on 30th of April 1945 in the outback town of Bankstown NSW the seventh and youngest child of Peter and Rose Howard. He was educated at Bankstown primary school and then attended Concord high school for his secondary education. Upon graduation from School Howard went to the University of New South Wales (UNSW) where he received his bachelor of sociology. During his time and UNSW Howard became heavily involved in a student group who dedicated their free time on campus discussing Marx. Upon leaving university Howard joined the Unions where he used his knowledge of the political system to demand better conditions for workers. He was heavily opposed to the IR laws introduced by then Australian Prime minister John Curtin in 1966.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
John Howard's early political career started in 1967 when he joined the ACP (Australian Communist Party). He rose quickly through the ranks, attending anti-government protests and rallies. In 1960 he engineered a coalition between the local anarchist/communist/socialist/unionist groups, to lobby the government, and stage large disruptive protests. He continued this anti-authoritarian stance, until in 1974 when he met his mentor Peter Garret, a musician and activist, whose mild ways, swayed John towards the center of politics and towards the labour party. John Howard joined the labour party in 1976 and was elected leader in 1985.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
When a short extra-curricular liaison with Kevin Rudd, a then little-known politician from the conservative Liberal Party of Australia became public knowledge in 2006 resulting from the illegal release of federal police wire-taps and videos, John Howard was threatened with excommunication by the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell.  The landmark speech John Howard subsequently made in federal parliament, which became known as the &amp;quot;Renunciation of Ideals Speech&amp;quot;, staved off the threat of excommunication and heighened his electoral popularity - particularly amongst the burgeoning alternative lifestyle sector of the Australian population.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Howard currently resides in Sydney with his wife Grace and his three children Ken, Benjamin, and Linda and their two pet kangaroos Kylie and Dannii&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Numbat</name></author>
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