Add to ORKGJohn Howard's fourth government has been a period of exceptional economic growth and prosperity. During this term over 855 000 net new jobs were created, unemployment, at just over 4 per cent, hit the lowest rate since 1975, while inflation largely remained within the Reserve Bank of Australia’s target rate of 2—3 per cent (ABS 2007 a; RBA 2007 a). The Howard government stands among the few governments in the world with budget surpluses and among the very few with no net government debt, having inherited a $96 billion debt with annual interest repayments of close to $8 billion when it first came to office in 1996 (Australian Treasury 1998). The total debt was repaid during its fourth term, with the commonwealth now a net lender to the finan...
Like any Australian family or business, the Government is focused on keeping expenses down to balanc...
This report indicates that the economic recovery will likely gather pace in Australia during 2010-11...
Australia avoided the worst of the 2008-9 financial crisis courtesy of low levels of public debt, a ...
According to the rhetoric of the Gillard government, more particularly the former Treasurer, Wayne S...
Over the course of a decade in office since 1996, the Howard government has pursued a policy and a p...
The Australian economy has experienced a period of sustained growth that has few parallels in the ad...
Australia's economy has continued to perform remarkably well, despite encountering major adverse sho...
Viewed comparatively, the achievements and failings of the Howard government look a little different...
This paper attempts to assess the performance of the Coalition government under John Howard in the m...
The Howard Government’s re-election for a fourth term has important implications for regional Austra...
During the period from the Whitlam government through to the Howard government there has been signif...
Over the last 30 years or so the Australian economy has been subject to wide-ranging reforms. These ...
For most Australians, the Howard decade has been a good time, economically at least. Real incomes ha...
“The last Coalition government, of which I was a senior member, gave us, in its last four budgets th...
OVER the past forty years the economic fortunes of Australian households have fallen into two fairly...
Like any Australian family or business, the Government is focused on keeping expenses down to balanc...
This report indicates that the economic recovery will likely gather pace in Australia during 2010-11...
Australia avoided the worst of the 2008-9 financial crisis courtesy of low levels of public debt, a ...
According to the rhetoric of the Gillard government, more particularly the former Treasurer, Wayne S...
Over the course of a decade in office since 1996, the Howard government has pursued a policy and a p...
The Australian economy has experienced a period of sustained growth that has few parallels in the ad...
Australia's economy has continued to perform remarkably well, despite encountering major adverse sho...
Viewed comparatively, the achievements and failings of the Howard government look a little different...
This paper attempts to assess the performance of the Coalition government under John Howard in the m...
The Howard Government’s re-election for a fourth term has important implications for regional Austra...
During the period from the Whitlam government through to the Howard government there has been signif...
Over the last 30 years or so the Australian economy has been subject to wide-ranging reforms. These ...
For most Australians, the Howard decade has been a good time, economically at least. Real incomes ha...
“The last Coalition government, of which I was a senior member, gave us, in its last four budgets th...
OVER the past forty years the economic fortunes of Australian households have fallen into two fairly...
Like any Australian family or business, the Government is focused on keeping expenses down to balanc...
This report indicates that the economic recovery will likely gather pace in Australia during 2010-11...
Australia avoided the worst of the 2008-9 financial crisis courtesy of low levels of public debt, a ...