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Australia can no longer afford to be the comfy country

Ronald Mizen
Ronald MizenPolitical correspondent

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Prime Ministerial aspirants like to talk about their vision for Australians, and in 1996, John Howard's was simple.

“I would like to see them comfortable and relaxed about the present and I’d also like to see them comfortable and relaxed about the future," he told the ABC's Four Corners program.

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Ronald Mizen is the Financial Review’s political correspondent, reporting from the press gallery at Parliament House, Canberra. Connect with Ronald on Twitter. Email Ronald at ronald.mizen@afr.com

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