Howard-Peacock Rivalry

Economics

Author

Stephen Kirchner

Published

August 22, 2005

As a veteran of the Howard-Peacock wars of the 1980s and 1990s, I could not help but notice the juxtaposition of these two stories:

PRIME Minister John Howard tonight becomes the first Australian to receive a prestigious American public service award.

It will be the first time anyone outside North America or Europe receives the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service.

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Former federal Liberal Party leader and ambassador to the United States, Andrew Peacock, has been charged with drink driving after a crash in Sydney.

Police were called to a service station on New South Head Road in Rushcutters Bay, in Sydney’s east, about 1.30am Sunday after a 2005 model Mercedes Benz hit a power pole.

Mr Peacock, 66, of Double Bay, was charged with mid-range PCA after a breath analysis allegedly showed a 0.08 blood-alcohol content.

He was released on bail and his licence suspended.

Mr Peacock will face Waverley Local Court on September 13.