Apolitical wrangle, with Prime Minister John Howard as the prime wrangler, has begun in the rodeo ring of Australian politics -- and it certainly looks as if someone is going to take a spill.
I am writing this column in Sydney, where the action has suddenly become lively. The results of the struggle going on now in Aussie politics will determine not only the fate of Howard and his government, but also the country's diplomatic direction in the coming decade.
It all started on Feb. 11 with a brief comment by the prime minister on the Channel 9 network's "Sunday" show.