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| | The World Today - Day of contrasts in Canberra: Howard, Latham |
 | | ALEXANDRA KIRK: On a perfect spring day in Canberra, beneath clear blue skies, surrounded by lush expanses of lawns and beautifully kept gardens, the new Howard Government ministers were at Government House being officially sworn in and enjoying the spoils of a fourth term in power. |
 | | JOHN HOWARD: I, John Winston Howard, do swear that I will well and truly serve the people of Australia, in the Office of Prime Minister, and that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, so help me God. |
 | | Labor's new shadow ministry will meet for two days, starting tomorrow, in the first step to rebuild its policy stocks after the election defeat, ahead of Parliament returning in three weeks. |
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