Trials and Transformations, 2001-2004
The Howard Government, Vol III
Published on 1. March 2020
296 pages
978-1-74224-412-9 (ISBN)
Description
Few periods in Australian political history have generated more controversy than 2001-2004. Trials and Transformations examines the Howard Government's electoral revival in 2001, the collapse of HIH Insurance and Ansett Airlines, and the MV Tampa and 'children overboard' affairs, as well as the military invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Frank Bongiorno, Simon Crean, Philip Ruddock, John Howard, and others also consider the escalation of the history wars, policy announcements in health and the environment, and the continuing strong performance of the Australian economy. This third volume in the Howard Government series draws on official documents, private papers, and personal items donated to UNSW Canberra, now held in the Howard Library at Old Parliament House.
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Imprint and copyright information
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Setting the scene
- Part I: The Tampa Controversy
- 2 The editorial view
- 3 An alternate crew
- 4 A uniformed legal perspective
- 5 A commander's perspective
- Part II: The 2001 Election and its Aftermath
- 6 Turning around the votes - the 2001 election
- 7 The challenge of opposition
- 8 A certain political scandal
- 9 The conduct of public inquiries
- 10 The Latham factor
- Part III: Interacting with a Changing World
- 11 Immigration and public opinion
- 12 Trade and economic growth
- Part IV: Conflict and Controversy
- 13 Afghanistan - a war without end
- 14 Iraq and the politics of alliance relationships
- Part V: The Polemics of the Past
- 15 The history wars
- 16 National identity as a political tool
- Part VI: Portfolio Matters
- 17 Economics and the environment
- 18 Transport in the post-Ansett age
- 19 The politics of health
- Part VII: Closing Reflections
- 20 'You knew what he stood for'
- 21 The view from Kirribilli
- 22 Postscript: appraisals and assessments
- Appendices
- I The Third Howard Cabinet and Ministry
- II Public inquiries appointed by the Howard governments, 1996-2007
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- Index
