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by John Howard


  NIA. see National Intelligence Assessment

  Nicholls Society. see H.R. Nicholls Society

  Niger, 453

  Nigeria, 524–25, 596, Plate 27

  9/11. see 11 September 2001 (“9/11”)

  Nixon, Peter, 56, 92, 95, 99, 105, 117, 132, 160

  Nock & Kirby’s (department store), 8

  North, Anthony Max (Justice), 296, 299, 401

  North America, Australian links with, 233. see also Canada; United States

  North Korea, 447

  North Ryde, NSW, 309

  North Shore, NSW, 201, 483

  North Sydney (federal electorate, NSW), 52, 66, 320, 661

  North West Shelf Consortium, 507–8, 545

  Northern Ireland, 41

  Northern Territory, 149, 169–70, 204, 270, 283–84, 640, 666, Plate 24. see also Mudginberri abbatoir dispute

  Norway, 393, 395–98

  Notaras, Len, 413

  Nuclear Disarmament Party, 147

  Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, 530–31

  nuclear power, 530, 553–54, 556

  nuclear weapons, 147–48, 423, 427, 501, 531. see also Iraq

  Nugent, Carol, 371

  Nugent, Peter, 371

  Nutt, Tony, 379, 405, 600, 616, 647, 682, Plate 21

  O

  Oakes, Laurie, 116, 218, 360, 369

  Oakeshott, Rob, 651, 659, 661

  oath of allegiance, 240

  Obama, Barack, 349, 388, 423, 429, 458, 474, 550, 560

  Obasanjo, Olusegun, 524–25, Plate 27

  O’Brien, Kerry, 194, 202, 223, 589

  O’Byrne, Michelle, 479–80

  O’Connor, Michael, 478

  O’Donoghue, Lowitja (Lois), 273

  OECD. see Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

  O’Farrell, Barry, 666, 683

  Office of National Assessments (ONA), 238, 406–7, 436, 454, 456

  Office of the Employment Advocate, 579

  Officer, Bob, 267

  official residences. see Admiralty House, Sydney; Kirribilli House; Prime Minister’s Lodge

  O’Hagan, Mike, 578

  oil

  climate change, 555

  Iraq, 359

  oil prices

  1970s–80s, 54–55, 107, 122

  2000–01, 361, 366

  see also petrol prices

  old growth forests. see forest policy

  older Australians, 143–45, 370, 374, 497, 545, 630, 636, 646

  O’Leary, Tony, 220, 378, 405, 593–94, 647, 684, Plate 21

  Olympic Games, 251, 267, 417

  1956 Melbourne, 18

  2000 Sydney, 359, 592, Plate 25

  2008 Beijing, 597

  ONA. see Office of National Assessments

  ‘One Australia’ (Howard speeches), 173, 271. see also multiculturalism

  One China policy, 501–2, 511

  One Nation (Hanson movement), 262, 309–11

  One Nation (Keating statement, 1992), 189–90, 201

  one-off payments. see bonuses

  OPEC. see oil prices

  opinion polls. see polls & public opinion

  Opposition

  ALP in (see Australian Labor Party (ALP) in Opposition)

  caretaker periods, 476–77

  Opposition, Coalition in

  elections (see elections)

  Victoria, 177, 180

  see also shadow ministers

  Opposition, Coalition in (before 1949)

  East Timor, 338

  Menzies as leader, 8, 79, 139

  Opposition, Coalition in (1972–75)

  1975 crisis & dismissal, 82–85, 88–89

  Fraser as leader, 70, 78, 84, 87

  Gair affair, 64

  Howard as MP, 48, 71–72

  Howard as whip, 78–79

  non-parlamentary work, 79

  policies, 54, 65–67, 70, 72, 78, 108

  Senate (1975), 83

  Snedden as leader, 56, 76

  Opposition, Coalition in (1983–96), 137–228

  Brown as deputy leader, 564

  Coalition split (1987), 139, 155, 160–67, 170–71

  Downer as leader, 204–5, 210, 212

  Downer’s shadow cabinet, 204, 210

  economic reform, 94, 126, 541, 658, 664–65

  Hewson as leader, 193

  Howard as deputy leader, 338, 516

  Howard as leader, 118, 145, 152–54, 178, 188, 212–13, 219–20, 222, 227–28, 272–73, 465, 514, 516, 664, Plate 19

  Howard as manager of business, 197

  Howard as shadow minister, 181–82, 185

  Howard in, 48, 136, 228, 266, 268, 304

  Indigenous policy, 272–73

  industrial relations, 136, 287, 561, 566

  Keating’s attacks on, 189–90

  leadership (see Liberal Party of Australia leadership)

  older Australians, 370

  policies (1980s), 177

  policies (1990s), 186–97, 205, 212, 215, 218–27 (see also Fightback!)

  republican debate, 217–18

  shadow cabinet, 210

  tax policy, 160

  waterffront reform, 287

  whips, 206

  Opposition, Coalition in (from 2007), 200, 495, 497, 531, 556, 568, 581, 583, 602, 648, 651–55, 662–67

  Order of Australia, 240, 422, Plate 28

  O’Reilly, Bill (Commissioner of Taxation), 108–9

  O’Reilly, Bill (cricketer), 149

  Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), 301, 486, 532–33, 535–36, 538, 548, 570

  Osama bin Laden, 425

  O’Sullivan, John, 669

  O’Sullivan, Paul, 683

  overseas aid

  Asian financial crisis (1997–98), 339, 516–17, 542

  Pacific region, 526–27

  tsunami (2005), 519–20

  overseas borrowing. see Khemlani, Tirath

  overseas investment. see foreign investment

  overseas visits

  Anderson, 501

  to China, 501, 503–5, 508, 510, 516, 522

  Costello as Treasurer, 313

  Fraser as PM, 96

  Howard’s first (1964), 35–36

  Howard as minister, 95–97, 100, 516

  Howard in opposition (1983–96), 147, 173, 338, 465, 503–5, 516

  Howard as PM (1996–2007): Africa, 525, Plates 27–28 (see also Commonwealth Heads of Government)

  Howard as PM (1996–2007): Asia, 339, 354–55, 416–18, 422, 437, 439, 462–63, 502–8, 510, 515–17, 519, 521–22, 598, 613, 631, Plate 23, Plates 30–32 (see also APEC)

  Howard as PM (1996–2007): Europe, 6–7, 339, 362, 437, 439–40, 451, 506, 522–24, 596, Plate 15, Plate 32

  Howard as PM (1996–2007): Middle East, 449, Plate 22, Plate 28

  Howard as PM (1996–2007): North America, 376–86, 431, 434, 437–39, 450–51, 460, 462–63, 465–67, 470, 472–74, 505, 522, 613, Plates 12–13, Plate 15

  Howard as PM (1996–2007): South America, Plate 29

  Rudd, 449, 516, 657

  Wahid, 517

  Whitlam, 55, 78

  Oxley (federal electorate, Qld), 90, 172, 255–56

  P

  P&O (stevedoring company), 291, 300

  Pacific region

  Australia’s role, 526–27

  China in, 511

  Pacific Solution. see refugees and asylum-seekers

  Packer, Clyde, 32

  Packer, James, 313

  Packer, Kerry, 33, 150–51, 216, 308, 590–91

  Packer family, 32, 66

  paid parental leave. see parental leave

  Painters and Dockers. see Federated Ship Painters and Dockers Union

  Pakistan, 349, 385, 429, 442, 463, 594, 598

  Palestine, 425, 591

  Palmer, Mick, 489

  Papua New Guinea, 141, 403–4, 526–27

  Paralympics, 359

  Parbo, Arvi, 590–91

  parental leave, 4
93–95, 572

  Paris. see France

  Parker, Beryl, 10, 50, 244–45

  Parker family, 50, 244–45. see also Howard, Janette

  Parkes (federal electorate, NSW), 32–33

  Parkinson, Patrick, 495–96

  Parliament (Federal)

  Australian system, 588

  deadlocks between houses, 69

  Howard as member, 4, 18, 47–48, 62, 66–75, 139, 243–44, 268, 646, 648, 669

  joint sittings (see joint sittings) judicial appointments, 470

  long-serving members, 56

  members (1960s), 30

  members (1970s), 76

  members and senators (1990s), 236–37, 241, 243–44, 256, 268, 280

  Nationals in, 235

  question time (see question time)

  recruiting members, 31

  travel allowances, 266

  Westminster system, 471

  see also Senate

  Parliament House

  new, 51, 70, 188, 419, 476, 482, 491, 500, 558, 596, Plate 19, Plate 27

  old, 69–70, 86–88, 319, 322, 415

  parliamentary candidates. see candidates

  parliamentary performances

  Andrews, 583

  Beazley, 400, 628–29

  Coalition, 153–54, Plate 19

  Costello, 638, Plate 19

  Howard, 144–45, 397–99, 415–16, 436, 567, 575

  Iraq invasion (2003), 445–46, 455, 628

  Keating, 215, Plate 19

  Snedden, 66, 71, 77

  see also speeches

  parliamentary press gallery, 588–89, 610, 617

  parliamentary secretaries, 79, 128, 204, 645, 648

  Parramatta (federal electorate, NSW)

  1973 by-election, 56, 657

  1993 election, 194

  part-time work. see employment

  Pastika (General), 412, 421–22

  pastoralists

  gun laws, 249, 252

  Indigenous policy, 271–72, 274–76

  see also agriculture

  Patrick (stevedoring company), 288, 290–301

  patriotism. see nationalism

  Patterson, Kay, 495, 634

  Patterson, P.J., 525

  Patton, George, 376

  payroll tax, 99, 187, 307

  PCS (stevedoring company), 295, 300

  peace rallies, 147

  peace settlement (Middle East), 221

  peacekeepers. see East Timor

  Peacock, Andrew

  as minister (McMahon Government), 92, 141

  in Opposition (1972–75), 56, 64, 76, 78

  relationship with Fraser, 46, 114–15, 120–21, 125, 146

  as minister (Fraser Government), 92, 114–15, 120

  in Opposition (1983–94), 139–42, 144–47, 149–52, 154–56, 158, 171–73, 176, 179–81, 183, 185, 188, 191–92, 196

  leadership rivalry, 46, 64, 139–42, 144–47, 149–52, 154–56, 158, 171–73, 176, 179–81, 183, 196, 198, 206, 212

  relationship with Howard, 64, 140–41, 145–46, 149–53, 171–73, 180–81, 198–99, Plate 19

  republican debate, 200

  retirement from Parliament (1994), 205–7

  as ambassador to US, 243, 349, 376

  Peacock, Penne, 243

  Pearce, Chris, 371–72

  Pearl Harbor, 381–82, 426

  Pearson, Noel, 273, 275, 282–86

  PEFO. see pre-election economic statements

  Pell, George, 323, 326, 421, 576

  Penrith, NSW, 225, 267

  pensions. see social security

  people-smugglers. see refugees and asylum-seekers

  periodicals. see reading

  Perrin, John, 239, 495–96, 683

  Perry, William, 253

  Persian Gulf, 389, 435

  personal injury case, 45–46

  personal relationships. see political and personal relationships

  personal security, 379–80

  Perth, WA, 159, 210, 350, 380, 413, 429, 567, 594, 598, 605, 632, 641, 644

  Petersham, NSW, 5, 9

  Petraeus, David, 475, Plate 22

  Petrie (federal electorate, Qld), 169

  petrol prices, 160, 187, 360–61, 363–70, 374, 544, 639, 649. see also oil prices

  petrol rationing, 11

  Petrov, Vladimir & Evdokia, 22–23

  pharmaceuticals, 482

  pharmacies, 20

  philanthropy. see charitable organisations

  Philip, Prince, 52

  Philippines, 313, 351, 354, 520

  picture theatres, 5, 12, 14, 17. see also films

  pilots’ dispute (1989), 181

  plebiscite system, 59, 672

  Pol Pot, 120

  police

  Bali bombings, 412, 417–18, 421

  drugs, 489

  East Timor, 343, 345, 355

  gun laws, 247, 250–53

  Solomon Islands, 526–27

  waterfront reform, 297–98

  see also Australian Federal Police; Australian Federal Police (AFP)

  policies. see Australian Labor Party; Coalition; economic policy and management; Liberal Party of Australia; social policies

  politeness, 16

  political analysts, 88–89

  political and personal relationships

  Armitage and Powell, 384

  Bjelke-Petersen and Peacock, 155–56, 158–59

  Bjelke-Petersen and Sinclair, 160

  Blair and Bush, 473

  Bolger and Keating, 521

  Bush (George W.) and Koizumi, 473

  Bush (George W.) and Latham, 473, 482

  Bush (George W.) and Putin, 377

  Bush (George W.) and Rudd, 473–74

  Bush (George W.) and Schieffer, 381

  Bush (George W.) and Uribe, 473

  Clinton, 506

  Clinton and Jiang, 506

  Costello and Kroger, 178

  Costello and Stone, 369, 604

  Costello and Turnbull, 614

  Downer and Reith, 205

  Fraser and Gorton, 46, 51–52

  Fraser and Lynch, 99–100, 114–15

  Fraser and Muldoon, 521

  Fraser and Peacock, 46, 114–15, 120–21, 125, 146

  Fraser and Withers, 100, 144–15

  Gorton and Hughes, 52

  Hawke and Keating, 140, 185–88, 197, 201, 227, 239, 611, 618

  Hawke and Lange, 521

  Hawke and Mahathir, 514

  Keating and Kelty, 223–24

  Keating and Mahathir, 514

  Keating and Packer, 216

  Keating and Suharto, 514

  McEwen and McMahon, 44, 47

 

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