A surf-lifesaver fills in a voting form at Sydney's Bondi Beach.
A surf-lifesaver fills in a voting form at Sydney's Bondi Beach October 9, 2004. Australia's 13 million voters go to the polls today, with Howard, who is hoping for his fourth-consecutive term, throwing the spotlight onto national security, announcing an unusual plan to create an Asia-Pacific spy school and promising additional counter-terrorism exercises to prepare the country for attacks. REUTERS/David Gray