When John Howard, Australia's prime minister, called a general election for October 9th, he said it would be an election about trust. Mr Howard, seeking what would be an extraordinary fourth term for his conservative coalition government, was talking about the trust his government deserved for its impressive management of Australia's booming economy. But Mark Latham, leader of the opposition Labor Party, signalled that his campaign would focus on another form of trust: he will be making much of accusations in recent weeks that the prime minister has been untruthful. The election's outcome could well rest on which sort of trust voters take more seriously.
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