Watched by a member of his personal security team, Australian Prime Minister John Howard puts his vote in the ballet box in the Sydney suburb of Putney. Watched by a member of his personal security team (R), Australian Prime Minister John Howard puts his vote in the ballet box in the Sydney suburb of Putney October 9, 2004. Australians voted on Saturday in an election which offered the choice between a conservative government that unreservedly backs the United States and its Iraq war and a Labor opposition seeking stronger ties in Asia. REUTERS/David Gray