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Mon 10 Oct 2007Howard aims for fifth win in Australian pollAUSTRALIA:Australia's federal election will be held on November 24th in a poll prime minister John Howard says is about the "right leadership", writes Pádraig Collins, in Sydney.Aiming for a fifth consecutive term, 68-year-old Mr Howard said yesterday: "Australia is enjoying a remarkable level of national prosperity at the present time. But I believe very passionately that this country's best years can lie ahead of us in the years immediately ahead.