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The ascent to power, 1996. The Howard government. Volume I / Tom Frame.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Frame, T. R. (Thomas R.), 1962- author.
- Series:
- Howard government.
- The Howard government
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Howard, John, 1939---Political and social views.
- Howard, John.
- Australia. Parliament--Elections,1996.
- Australia.
- Liberal Party of Australia.
- Federal government--Australia--History.
- Federal government.
- Elections--Australia--1996.
- Elections.
- Prime ministers--Australia.
- Prime ministers.
- Political leadership--Australia.
- Political leadership.
- Australia--Politics and government--1996-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (219 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Sydney, New South Wales : UNSW Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- The Ascent to Power, 1996 takes a critical look at the Howard Government's rise to power; its policies and priorities, successes and shortcomings in what Paul Kelly calls the 'foundational year'.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1. Perspectives and polemics
- Part I: The Mood
- 2. Menzies' forgotten people and Howard's battlers
- 3. Howard and Keating as friends, rivals, combatants
- 4. A candidate's view of the 1996 campaign
- Part II: The Outcome
- 5. Learning from campaigns
- 6. Howard's battlers and the 1996 election
- 7. Did Labor lose or the Coalition win?
- 8. Compulsion and liberty in the trial of Albert Langer
- Part III: Assuming Government
- 9. Economic management
- 10. A vision for government
- 11. The foundational year
- 12. The new government's agenda
- 13. The public service history wars
- Part IV: Achievements and Challenges
- 14. The challenge of reforming gun laws
- 15. Revenues come and go, but entitlements go on forever
- Part V: Looking Forward
- Looking Back
- 16. 1997: The year in prospect
- 17. The view from Kirribilli
- 18. With the benefit of hindsight
- Appendices
- I. Extolling the Coalition's victory
- II. Explaining Labor's defeat
- Notes
- Afterword
- Acknowledgments
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-74224-402-5
- OCLC:
- 989726807
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