Due to printing deadlines, this comment had to be written before the Federal Election was held; however, it will reach you a few days after the election, when the outcome will be known to all.This means that a detailed examination of the result will have to wait until the next issue.At the time of writing, opinion polls were predicting the return of the Howard Government, in part due to voters’ strong preference for John Howard over Kim Beazley, despite Mr Beazley’s attempts to ensure that t…
