John Howard’s election campaign has been more of a brazen game of defiance than a conventional appeal to the voters. Having built the foundations of a seemingly impregnable economy, Mr Howard is daring the voters not to risk all by trusting the nation to an alternative team headed by an albeit new and appealing leader in Mark Latham.Mr Latham’s $2.9 billion “Medicare Gold” plan to provide free health care for the over-75s – along with other sweeteners to retirees – is a clear attempt to capture …
