by John Howard
regulatory system, 91, 265–66, 665
terrorism, 385
Wallis inquiry, 265
see also corporations
firearms. see gun laws
fireworks, 16
First Home Owner Grants, 367–68, 371
fiscal policy. see economic policy and management
Fischer, Tim, 48, 185, 235, 250, 260, 275, 304, Plate 19
Fisher (federal electorate, Qld), 169
Fitzgibbon, Charlie, 287
Five Dock, NSW, 39, 41–42
flag. see Australian flag
Flinders (federal electorate, Vic), 101, 129–32, 211
Flint, David, 320, 323
floating the dollar. see exchange rates
Flood, Philip, 96, 455
floods, 666
Flynn (federal electorate, Qld), 645
football codes, 592–93. see also Australian Rules football; rugby football; soccer
Forbes, Jim, 70
Ford, Benjamin, 535
Forde (federal electorate, Qld), 169
foreign affairs
ALP policy, 35
Beazley’s knowledge, 309
Brereton as spokesman, 350
Bronwyn Bishop, 199
departmental advice, 436, 530
departmental secretaries, 238, 455, 553, Plate 21
diplomatic appointments, 64, 243, 526
Downer as minister, 211, 235, 238, 341
Downer as shadow minister, 211
East Timor, 338, 340, 350
Evans as minister, 182
Fraser, 66–67
Hayden as minister, 145
Howard Government, 135, 234–35, 238, 243, 357–58, 370, 376–77, 420, 423–25, 513–31
Howard’s interest, 147, 587
Howard’s upbringing, 23
Keating Government, 227, 234
Pauline Hanson, 258
Peacock as minister, 120, 155
Peacock as shadow minister, 64
Smith as minister, 512
traditional allies, 513, 670 (see also Britain; New Zealand; United States)
Whitlam Government, 61
see also Asia; diplomacy & consular services; the names of countries; world politics
foreign exchange. see exchange rates
foreign investment
China, 506
Howard Government, 538, 543
Pauline Hanson, 261
Queensland, 156–57
forest policy
Global Initiative on Forests and Climate, 553
Tasmania, 215, 477–82, 485
Western Australia, 262
‘forgotten people’ (Menzies), 12
Forrest (federal electorate, WA), 77
Forshaw, Michael, 632
Fox, Lindsay, 530
Fox, Vincente, 442
Fox News, 383
Fox Studios, Sydney, 317
Frame, Tom, 419
France
Howard’s visit (1999), 6–7
Iraq policy, 356, 433, 435, 437–38, 440–45
nuclear power, 553
rugby football, 596
Suez operation (1956), 18
terrorism, 380
World War I, 5–6
World War II, 469
Fraser, Bernie, 265
Fraser, Malcolm
career before 1972, 35, 46, 51–52, 113
in opposition (1972–75), 56, 66–67, 70, 74, 76–79, 83–88
as caretaker PM (1975), 81, 86–87, 331
as PM (1975–83), 47, 54, 90–105, 107, 110, 112–21, 124–36, 141, 160, 173, 178, 237, 318, 336, 512, 521, 642, Plate 6, Plate 18
after retirement (since 1983), 52, 140, 143, 146, 178–79, 281
Howard’s relationship, 46, 91, 113–16, 119, 128, 135, 146, 512
Peacock’s relationship, 46, 114–15, 120–21, 125, 146
sport, 593
republican debate, 318–19, 329
Fraser, Tamie, 52, 146
Fraser Government (1975–83), 91–136
1975 crisis & election, 84, 86, 90, 92, 129, 178
Australian Democrats, 97
Bjelke-Petersen’s relations with, 156, 160
cabinet, 30–31, 91, 93–95, 97, 103, 105–6, 108, 113–14, 118–21, 126–28, 130, 141, 237, Plate 18
caretaker (1975), 86–87, 331
economic management, 264, 540
election speculation, 97, 129
foreign policy, 514, 516
health policy, 218
Howard as deputy leader, 125–26
Howard as minister, 36, 91–97
Howard as Treasurer, 24, 98–123, 268
refugees, 394
tax evasion, 111
trade, 239
US alliance, 147
wages policy, 130
waterfront reform, 288
Fraser Island, Qld, 156
fraud, 109. see also botttom-of-the-harbour tax schemes
Free, Ross, 268
free enterprise. see private enterprise
free market economics, 121, 136, 141–42, 147, 177, 181, 264, 368, 541, 563, 589, 621, 644, 672–73
free speech, 22, 259, 425, 499–500
free trade. see tariffs
free trade agreements. see trade
free votes
divorce law (1974), 73
republican debate, 217, 320–21, 324
freedom. see democracy
freedom agenda (Bush). see democracy
freedom of association, 288, 296, 612
freedom of choice. see individual choice
freedom of conscience. see free votes
freedom of religion. see religion
freedom of speech. see free speech
Fremantle, WA, 393
friendships. see political and personal relationships
Frydenberg, Joshua, 683–84
Fu Ying, 510
fuel excise. see petrol prices
Fukuda, Yasuo, 528
Fuller (state seat, NSW), 40–42, 59, 63
future, 672–73
Future Directions (policy, 1988), 175–76, 180, 271, Plate 10
Future Fund, 545–47
G
G7 Tokyo meeting (1979), 103
G20 (Rudd & Bush), 474
Gaetjens, Phil, 600
Gair, Vince, 64
Gallipoli, 7, 674
Gallop, Geoff, 322
Gallup polls, 12
Gallus, Christine, 311
Galston, NSW, 56
Galvin, Chris, 6
gambling, 9. see also card playing; horseracing
garage, Howard’s father’s, 10–11, 19–20, 29, Plate 2
Gardiner, Jenny, 167
Garland, Vic, 87
Garnaut, Ross, 663
Garrett, Peter, 643
gas. see natural gas
Gash, Joanna, 221, 656
Gazard, David, 600
geography, 513. see also Asia; Pacific
George, Jenny, 566
Georgiou, Petro, 79
Gerard, Rob, 488
Germany
Habibie in, 339
Iraq policy, 473
Keating in, 216
Parbo in, 591
World War I, 6–7
Gibson, Brian, 267–68
Gibson, Ruth, 688
Gilchrist, Adam, 595
Giles, Geoff, 82
Gillard, Julia, 107, 239, 484, 533, 554, 581, 583, 601, 631–33, 639–40, 651–53, 657–66
Gillard Government, 651–53, 661–64, 668
Gilmore (federal electorate, NSW), 656
Gilmore, Gus, 396
Gilroy, Norman (Cardinal), 34, 74
Ginandjar, 348
Gingrich, Newt, 504
Gippsland, Vic, 253, 657
Gittins, Ross, 217–18, 636
Gladesville, NSW, 41, 309–10, 598–99, Plate 6
Gleeson, Murray, 28, 111–12
global economy. see economic conditions
global financial crisis (2008), 136,
265, 335, 532–33, 536, 630–31, 651–52, 657, 663, 672–73
global warming. see climate change
God, 15, 245, 326, 328
Gold Coast, Qld, 69
Goldstein (federal electorate, Vic), 178–79
golf, 465, 688
Gonski, David, 488
Good Friday, 19
Goode, Charles, 329, 503, 530
goods and services tax (GST), 186–87, 189–93, 195–97, 219, 262, 302–16, 359–61, 363, 365–70, 373–75, 541, 545, 576, 589, 604, 662
Gorbachev, Mikhail, 670
Gordon, Michael, 611
Gordon, Sue, 281, 283–84
Gore, Al, 465, 506, 550–51
Gore, Mike, 156
Gorton, John, 45–47, 50–51, 67, 74, 76, 114, 178
Gorton, Nancy, 46, 52
governance
Papua New Guinea, 527
Solomon Islands, 526–27
government controls. see government regulation
government debt. see government spending
Government House, Canberra. see Governors-General
government regulation
Chifley, 12
Fraser Government, 92–93, 104–6, 112, 114
Howard’s upbringing, 20, 24
Menzies, 12, 92, 135
government role, 47, 673
government spending
caretaker periods, 476
Fraser Government, 92, 94, 105–6, 114, 117, 121, 129
Hawke Government, 182
Howard Government, 233–34, 240, 263–65, 370, 476, 490, 501, 532, 536–39, 545–46, 548, 557–58
Keating Government, 303
Rudd Government, 532–35, 651–52, 657
Treasury, 631
Whitlam Government, 61, 71–72, 82, 91, 104
see also bonuses; ‘razor gang’
Governors-General
Cowen as, Plate 18
Deane as, 28, 232, 323, Plate 20
Hasluck as, 64
Hayden as, 172
Indigenous policy, 281
Jeffery as, 649
Kerr as, 85–88, 90, 318
McKell as, 21
official secretaries to, 88, 232
republican debate, 318, 323–25, 329–31
reserve powers, 88, 318 (see also Constitution)
see also the names of Governors-General
Goward, Pru, 151
Grattan, Michelle, 118–19, 224, 305
Gray, Robin, 146
Great Britain. see Britain
Great Depression, 4, 10, 651
Great War. see World War I
Green, Antony, 310
Green Valley, NSW, 483
greenhouse gas emissions. see climate change; emissions trading system
Greens, 182–83, 215, 477–79, 482, 499, 632, 653, 659–61, 663, 666. see also Brown, Bob
Greenspan, Alan, 385
Greenwich, NSW, 227
Greenwood, Ivor, 79, 92
Gregan, George, 596, Plate 26
Greiner, Nick, 172, 239
Griffith (federal electorate, Qld), 657
Griffiths, Chris, 415
Grocery Watch, 639
Groom (federal electorate, Qld), 161, 172–73, 365
growth. see economic conditions; economic policy and management
GST. see goods and services tax
Gude, Phil, 192
Guilfoyle, Margaret, 71, 117
Guinness, Alec, 14
Gulf War
1st (1991), 426, 453, 459–60, 464, 468–69
2nd (2003) (see Iraq)
gun laws, 247–54
bullet-proof vests, 253
‘crimping’, 252
homicides, 252–53
Pauline Hanson, 258, 260
sporting shooters, 249, 251
suicides, 252–53
United States, 248, 252–53, 450
Gunn, Bill, 161
Gwydir (federal electorate, NSW), 74, 176
Gyles, Roger, 28
H
H.R. Nicholls Society, 579
Haberfield, NSW, 39, 41, 44
Habibie, B.J., 339–48, 350, 517
Hadley, Ray, 589
Hall, Ken, 481
Hall, Richard, 65
Halliburton corporation, 465
Halliday, Sir George, 27
Halton, Jane, 404–5, 409
Hancock, Ian, 46
Hand, Gerry, 187
Haneef Affair, 457, 641
Hanna, Gary, 685, Plate 23
Hanson, Pauline, 135, 172, 226, 255–63, 276, 309–11, 365, 671
Harding, Warren, 668
Harper, Stephen, 463, 624
Harradine, Brian, 241–43, 266, 275–76, 308, 313, 661
Harris, Rene, 402
Hartcher, Peter, 536
Hashimoto, Ryutaro, 515
Hasluck, Sir Paul, 45–46, 64, 257
Hawke, Allan, 408–9
Hawke, Bob
before becoming PM, 92–94, 106, 111, 115–16, 130–35, 272, 601, 658
as PM (see Hawke Government)
political significance, 115
after retirement, 281, 362, 571, 653
relationship & comparisons with Keating, 140, 185–88, 197, 201, 227, 239, 611, 618
republican debate, 319
Hawke Government
1983 election, 642, 656
1984 election, 145–48
1987 election, 158, 162, 164–65, 168–72, 176–77, 182–83, Plate 10
1990 election, 176–77, 182–83
ANL, 239
Australia Card, 171
bipartisanship, 148
economic management, 94, 116, 118, 126, 141–44, 152–53, 164, 182, 541, 658, 662, 665
foreign policy, 503, 512, 514, 521
Indigenous policy, 272
industrial relations, 181, 562, 564
‘Joh for PM’ campaign, 157, 161–65, 168–70
Medicare, 218
ministers, 665
multiculturalism, 173–75
national security, 147
policy, 148, 319
republican debate, 319, 331
Sydney offices, 67
waterfront reform, 287–89
Hawks Nest, NSW, 118–19, 132–33, 209, 221, Plate 11
Hayden, Bill, 8, 83, 90, 101, 111, 115–16, 130–33, 145, 172, 218, 594, 601, 658
Haylen, Leslie, 33
Hazell, Malcolm, 412, 684
Head of State. see republican debate
health
Beazley, 484, 628
Colston, 266
Howard, 203, 304, 604, 607–8, 614
Newman, 237, 362
Price, 644
see also medical emergencies
health policy