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Election Coverage Flat White

Liberals in name only

How factions have dismantled Australia’s alternative to Labor

5 May 2025

11:12 PM

5 May 2025

11:12 PM

Do you remember the John Howard era? The era of sound economic management and stable leadership.

Love him or hate him, John Howard was a man of conviction. In 1998, he took the GST to an election, despite it being deeply unpopular. But he believed it would benefit the nation. More importantly, he relentlessly sold it to voters.

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