Laura Tingle on John Howard and the corrosion of Australia’s national debate
The ABC journalist says we can’t blame Trump or social media for the quality – or lack of – in our national debate.
Sydney Morning Herald
John Howard
Prime Minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007
John Winston Howard is an Australian former politician who served as the 25th prime minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007. He held office as leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, having previously served as the treasurer of Australia from 1977 to 1983 under Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser. His eleven-year tenure as prime minister is the second-longest in Australian history, behind only Sir Robert Menzies. Howard has also been the oldest living Australian former prime minister since the death of Bob Hawke in May 2019.
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