The Howard government refers to the federal executive government of Australia led by Prime Minister John Howard between 11 March 1996 and 3 December 2007...

that position until the defeat of Malcolm Fraser's government at the 1983 election. In 1985, Howard was elected leader of the Liberal Party for the first...

Bob Hawke. With Howard as prime minister, Peter Costello as treasurer and Alexander Downer as foreign minister, the Howard government remained in power...

Howard government also saw the unwinding of the federal government's foreign currency liabilities, ending a long period during which the government had...

an unreserved apology, but was unsuccessful. The Liberal-National Howard government maintained its opposition to an "apology" for the remainder of its...

Howard Zinn (August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010) was an American historian and a veteran of World War II. He was chair of the history and social sciences...

election of the Howard government in 1996. Following the 1998 election, Abbott was appointed Minister for Employment Services in the second Howard ministry....

leader) for putting those issues above human rights. In 1998, the Howard government changed its stance and supported East Timor self-determination, prompting...

Energy Minister for Transport and Regional Development in the Howard government. As a government minister and later deputy prime minister, Anderson had cabinet...

2004 election, and was Minister for the Environment and Water in the Howard government from January 2007 until December 2007. After coming second in the...

commitment, the Howard government set up a people's convention on an Australian republic. The resulting 1999 referendum on a republic failed. Howard, a monarchist...

and the 2001 World Trade Center attacks, the Howard government along with the Blair and Bush governments, initiated combat operations in Afghanistan and...

(1993–95), and served as a Minister in the third and fourth terms of the Howard government, serving as Minister for Education, Science and Training (2001–06)...

sovereign wealth fund established in 2006 to strengthen the Australian Government's long-term financial position by making provision for unfunded superannuation...

gun laws by the newly elected Howard government. The National Firearms Agreement between state and federal governments was announced within two weeks...

Hawke-Keating Government that began in 1983. Howard was sworn in as the new prime minister of Australia on 11 March 1996, along with the First Howard Ministry...

Australian political controversy involving public allegations by Howard government ministers in the lead-up to the 2001 federal election, that seafaring...

to 2007, representing the Liberal Party. He was a minister in the Howard government from 2003 to 2007. Campbell was born in Perth, Western Australia and...

existing laws, by the federal government of Australia. The legislation was introduced and passed by the Howard government in August 2007. The justification...

Larry Anthony, junior: MHR for Richmond 1996–2004; minister in the Howard government 1998–2004. Thomas Archer, Legislative Council of Tasmania 1827–1844...

Services and Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations in the Howard government. He also served as Ambassador of Australia to the United States from...

opposed Australia's contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq under the Howard government. Wilkie later argued the Iraq War was based on a "lie". Wilkie has...

election. He previously held ministerial office in the Howard, Abbott, Turnbull and Morrison governments, including as a cabinet minister from 2013 to 2022...

Territories and Local Government (1998–2001) and Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation (2001–2006) in the Howard government. He was defeated at...

the Australian House of Representatives during the last term of the Howard Government. Hawker retired in 2010 and was succeeded by Dan Tehan. Since 1984...

November 2004 the Howard government established the National Indigenous Council (NIC), following a proposal earlier in the year. A government inquiry into...

progress. Privatization was implemented by successive governments, including the Howard government in 1996 to 2007, which saw record rates of continuous...

Howard government reduced the number of interdependency visas, making migration for same-sex couples more difficult. Reported in 2003, the government...

largely attributed to party leader Meg Lees' decision to pass the Howard government's goods and services tax, which led to several years of popular recriminations...

and John Howard. In 1996 Bishop was appointed Minister for Defence Industry, Science and Personnel in the newly elected Howard government. She was made...