John Howard
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Albanese once called John Howard the worst PM ever. Now he’s trying to emulate him
If Anthony Albanese’s really lucky, historians will come to see his first term as his worst.
- Sean Kelly
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- Protests
It’s Midnight hour for ‘woke’ politics
The success of Trump has repudiated a politics that demands obedience over exchange, presumes bad faith in its opponents, and has no patience for persuasion.
- Waleed Aly
We need to exercise common sense before trundling off to a GP
A substantial number of patients who see a GP are suffering a minor ailment or illness that resolves on its own.
Coalition haunted by its anti-Medicare history
Liberal spokesperson Anne Ruston claims that “the Coalition always has, and always will, invest in Medicare”. Well, except when under Malcolm Fraser they demolished Medibank and opposed any changes to the ramshackle health scheme we had.
He crushed Latham in 2004, but unlocked cabinet papers reveal the problems Howard could not fix
John Howard’s victory at the 2004 election remains one of federal politics’ most remarkable achievements. But cabinet papers from that year show it was the start of the end.
- Shane Wright
House prices were already spiralling in 2004: Here’s what Howard and Costello did about it
In 2004, house prices in every capital city were surging to unaffordable levels. The Howard cabinet considered its options – and did nothing.
- Shane Wright
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- Political leadership
The best – and worst – of 2024: My list isn’t objective, but that’s the fun of it
Here are my top 10, for better or worse.
- George Brandis
Politicians from across the aisle farewell ‘man of conviction’ Kevin Andrews
Family, friends and former prime ministers have gathered to farewell Liberal Party stalwart and former defence minister Kevin Andrews at a state funeral in Melbourne.
- Holly Hales
- Opinion
- Australian culture
Let’s rethink The Lucky Country. Australia’s fortune was never dumb luck
Donald Horne’s seminal book cast Australia as a mediocre country run by second-rate people. The truth is its brand of democracy has often led the world.
- Nick Bryant
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- Australian economy
The nation has lost its horsepower. Why? Because our leaders are too scared to act
The mid-year economic update is a dismal portrait of a mediocre nation, but both sides of politics are culpable.
- David Crowe
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