by John Howard
appeasement (1930s), 23, 469
Appleby, Sir Humphrey, 308
Arabs, 29, 388, 447, 591
Arbib, Mark, 632 Arbitration Commission. see Conciliation and Arbitration Commission
Argentina, 28
Argus, Don, 616
ARM. see Australian Republican Movement
Armidale, NSW, 47
Armitage, Peg, 41–42
Armitage, Rich, 384–85
Armstrong, David, 317
Armstrong, Hugh, 578
army (Australian)
Bali bombings, 413
Brough’s career, 284
funding, 358
gun laws, 252
medical teams (see medical emergencies)
Solomon Islands aid, 527
tsunami (2005), 283, 519
waterfront reform, 294
see also Australian Defence Force
ASEAN (Association of South-East Asian Nations), 520
Ashfield, NSW, 46
Ashton, Graham, 412
Asia
Australian citizens from, 646
Australia’s ties with, 335
China in, 511
drug laws, 520, 598–99, 646
East Timor peacekeeping, 348, 351
economic downturn (1997–98), 263, 339, 516–17, 541–42, 544
future, 673
Howard Government relations, 233–34, 338, 501, 507, 513–21, 522, 526–31
Islam, 440
Keating Government, 227, 234
media coverage of Australia, 258, 260–61
see also Southeast Asia
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. see APEC
Asia Pacific Partnership for Clean Development and Climate, 559
Asian immigration, 171, 174–75, 207, 256–58, 261, 309
ASIO. see Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
ASIS. see Australian Secret Intelligence Service
Askin, Bob, 32, 39
Askin Government (NSW), 32, 37, 40–41, 59
Asnar, Jose Maria, 456
Asprey Report (1975), 26, 302, 316
assets test (aged pension), 143–45
assimilation. see immigration
Association of South-East Asian Nations. see ASEAN
Aston (federal electorate, Vic), 371–73
asylum-seekers. see refugees and asylum-seekers
“Athens declaration” (2004), 610–11
Atkinson, Rod, 206
ATSIC. see Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
Attorney General (federal)
departmental secretaries, 238
Durack as, 110
Enderby as, 82
Greenwood as shadow minister, 79–80
Howard as shadow minister’s representative, 79–80, 82
Howard Government, 238
Hughes as, 52
Murphy as, 58, 73, 82
Peacock as shadow minister, 185
Ruddock as, 56
Williams as, 235, 250
Atwill, John and Sue, 53
Auditor General, 364–65
Austin, Tom & Judith, 146
Australia, New Zealand and United States treaty. see ANZUS
Australia-Asia Society, 261
Australia Card, 164, 171
Australian (newspaper), 157–59, 175, 181, 200, 207, 214, 259, 285, 317, 364, 405, 409, 481, 577, 579, 610–11
Australian accent, 517
Australian Airlines, 120, 665
Australian Army. see army
Australian Broadcasting Commission/Corporation (ABC)
1977 election, 101
1989 Liberal leadership, 179–81
1990 election, 182
1992 Wills by-election, 189
1993 election, 194, 223
1994 Liberal leadership, 202
1996 election, 223
1998 election, 310
2001 election, 373
2007 election, 620–21, 625
East Timor, 337
Howard’s upbringing, 11–12, 16–17, 21, 597
Indigenous issues, 283
industrial relations, 580
McDonald as chairman, 674
Pauline Hanson, 258
politics, 589, 615, 641
refugees & asylum-seekers, 406
republican debate, 320
Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC), 547, 640
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), 491
Australian Capital Territory
1975 federal election, 51
republican debate, 333
water policy, 559
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), 577, 580–81
Australian Competition and Consumer Council, 296–97
Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS), 220, 493
Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)
Hawke as president, 93, 115
Hawke–Keating agreement, 186, 223
industrial relations, 93, 181, 488–89, 562, 564–66, 571, 575–76, 578, 580, 585, 640
waterfront reform, 290, 297
Australian Defence Force (ADF)
Afghanistan, 424
Bali bombings, 412, 417, 419
‘children overboard’ affair, 404–9
East Timor, 336, 342, 344–58, 424
Herbert electorate (Qld), 645
Howard’s relations with, 648–49, Plates 22–23
Iraq invasion (2003), 423–50, 452, 454–55, 457–61, 483, 605–6, 613
refugees & asylum-seekers, 403
Solomon Islands, 526–27
superannuation, 613
Tampa affair, 395–97, 402
tsunami (2005), 519
US alliance, 377, 387, 389, 430–31, 436, 445, 515
see also army; navy; Special Air Service (SAS); Special Forces
Australian Democrats
1990s politics, 190, 653, 664
demise, 653
foundation, 84, 97
gun laws, 248
Howard Government and, 241–43
Indigenous policy, 272, 274–75, 280
leadership, 241–42, 248, 315, 375
preamble to Constitution, 328
preferences (1990), 182
refugees & asylum-seekers, 399
tax reform, 307–8, 312–16
Australian dollar
floating (see exchange rates)
pressure on, 265, 368
Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), 225, 320
Australian Fair Pay Commission. see Fair Pay Commission
Australian Federal Police (AFP)
Bali bombings, 412, 417–18
drugs, 489
East Timor, 343
gun laws, 252–53
Haneef affair, 641
Howard’s security detail, 379–80, 685, Plate 23
national security, 238
waterfront reform, 287, 298
Australian Financial Review, 152, 484, 577, 643
Australian flag, 239, 258, 319, 335, 460, 513–14, 673
Australian Greens. see Greens
Australian history. see history
Australian identity and values
Asia policy, 513
Bali bombings, 416, 419
China policy, 502–3, 509
East Timor, 336
Hanson, 258
Hawke, 319
Howard’s upbringing, 10, 14–15, 21
Howard’s view, 174, 207, 212, 232–33, 239–40, 670, 673
industrial relations, 570
Iraq, 456, 460, 464
Keating, 321
republican debate, 318, 334–35
social changes, 4
see also battlers
Australian Imperial Force (AIF), 5–6
Australian Industrial Relations Commission (AIRC), 289, 561–62, 564–65, 567, 572, 578–80. see also wage fixation, centralised
Australian Institute of Criminology, 252–53
Australian Labor Party (ALP)
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ACT, 216
Bob Howard’s membership, 47
by-elections (see elections)
caucus, 71, 86, 262, 360
elections (see elections)
electorates (see the names of electorates, e.g. Lang)
governments (see the names of governments, e.g. Whitlam Government)
ideology, 554
leadership (see Australian Labor Party (ALP) leadership)
mandates, 241
as mass movement, 671–71
Northern Territory, 666
NSW politics, 34, 39–43, 49, 74, 658
NSW right, 130, 632
in Opposition (see Australian Labor Party (ALP) in Opposition)
policies (see Australian Labor Party (ALP) policies)
political power, 654
pollsters, 176 (see also polls & public opinion)
Queensland, 255, 320, 322, 368
republican debate, 318–23, 328–30, 334–35
Senate, 266
South Australia, 152, 666
split (1955), 18, 23, 34–35, 74, 618, 661
state governments, 303, 484, 637, 654
Tasmania, 479–80, 666
traditional supporters, 481, 484–85
tribalism, 559, 648
Victoria, 110, 116, 124, 182, 409, 578
Western Australia, 272, 322, 637–38
Whitlam’s career, 101
see also trade unions
Australian Labor Party (ALP) in Opposition (1949–72)
1950s, 18, 21, 23, 26, 34–35, 74, 617
1960s, 31, 37, 44, 49
Australian Labor Party (ALP) in Opposition (1975–83), 99, 110–11, 130–33, 540
Australian Labor Party (ALP) in Opposition (1996–2007), 136, 491, 499, 665
Australian Labor Party (ALP) in Opposition (1996–2001: Beazley), 241, 248–51, 266, 268, 279, 309–11, 313, 316, 349–50, 360, 362, 367–69, 371–75, 386–87, 399–401, 429, 443, 542, 604
Australian Labor Party (ALP) in Opposition (2001–3: Crean), 375, 413, 416–17, 419, 435–36, 440, 443–44, 449–50, 455, 482
Australian Labor Party (ALP) in Opposition (2003–5: Latham), 226, 272, 455, 473, 477–85, 547, 608, 628–29, 634
Australian Labor Party (ALP) in Opposition (2005–6: Beazley), 484, 547, 577–78, 580, 601, 608, 613, 617, 620, 628–33, 642, 658
Australian Labor Party (ALP) in Opposition (2006–7: Rudd), 547, 559–60, 580, 583, 601, 610–11, 620, 623, 631–40, 642–43, 645–47
Australian Labor Party (ALP) leadership
1960s, 37, 44
1970s, 8, 63, 101, 115
1980s, 111, 130–33, 135, 248, 601
1990s, 186–88, 192, 279, 309, 319, 601, 618
2000–2007 (in Opposition), 262, 272, 373, 375, 399–401, 413, 416, 435–36, 455, 477–85, 580, 583, 601, 608, 620, 628–29, 631–34, 637–38, 642
since 2007 (in Government), 651–53, 655–58, 666
see also the names of leaders and deputy leaders
Australian Labor Party (ALP) policies
1970s, 54–55
1980s, 141, 150
1990s, 190, 197, 243
2000s, 285, 361, 363–64, 410, 479–83
climate change, 550, 552
divorce law, 73–74
drugs policy, 490
East Timor, 337–38, 350, 357
economic management, 68, 136, 177, 541–42, 635, 639
(see also the names of Prime Ministers)
education policy, 487
employment policy, 488–89
environmental policy, 222, 643
foreign policy, 35, 389, 443–44, 514
gun laws, 248
health policy (1980s), 218
health policy (2000s), 497
Indigenous policy, 255, 271–76, 280–81
industrial relations, 561, 566–68, 571, 574–83, 586
Iraq policy, 429, 440, 443–44, 446, 449–50, 452, 455
national security, 147
refugees & asylum-seekers, 399–401, 407
tax reform, 305, 307–8, 312–13, 316, 360, 589
terrorism, 389, 411
US alliance, 473
wages policy, 123
waterfront reform, 289
youth suicide, 491
Australian manufacturing
China trade, 509
devaluation, 94
Howard as spokesman, 181
Howard’s connections, 590
industrial relations, 142, 147
tax reform, 306
weapons, 251
see also car industry
Australian military history, 5–7, 17, 36–37, 673
Australian National Council on Drugs, 489–90
Australian National Line, 239
Australian National Opinion Polls (ANOP), 176
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), 554
Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority, 265
Australian Republican Movement, 320, 322, 325–26, 328, 334
Australian Rules football (AFL), 189, 282, 415, 561, 591–93
Australian Search and Rescue, 393
Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS), 526
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), 58, 238, 411–12, 420, 456
Australian society. see Australian identity and values
Australian Stock Exchange, 617
Australian Taxation Office, 108–9, 306, 361, 365
Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 85