by John Howard
Howard, 181, 567, 570, 574–79, 584
Wagga Wagga, NSW, 159
Wahid, Abdurrahman (Gus Dur), 517
Wakefield (federal electorate, SA), 121
Walker, Ron, 196, 208, 617
walking, 9, 249, 378, 504, 597–98, 646, 648, Plate 11, Plate 26
Wall Street, 83
Wallis, Stan, 265–66
Walpole, Bryan, 248
Walsh, Peter, 116
Wannon (federal electorate, Vic), 87
war on terrorism. see terrorism
Ward, Rogan, 130–31
Warner, Nick, 526–27, 683
Warringah (federal electorate, NSW), 201–2
Washington, DC
Democrats, 216
Howard’s visits, 95–96, 376–86, 392, 431, 434, 437, 465, 467, 470, 473, 505–6, 522, Plate 12, Plate 15
terrorist attacks on (see 11 September 2001 (“9/11”))
water policy
Howard Government, 556–60, 636
Turnbull as minister, 559, 633
Waterfront Industry Reform Authority (WIRA), 288–89
waterfront reform, 287–92, 287–301, 294–96, 298–300, 370, 543, 581
Waterside Workers’ Federation. see Maritime Union of Australia
Watson’s Bay, NSW, 50, Plate 6
Watters, Brian, 489, 491
Waugh, Steve, 529, 594
Waverley, NSW, 49 ‘The Way Ahead’ (Coalition manifesto, 1974), 65
Webcke, Shane, 595
Webster, Ian, 490
weekends, 14–16, 19, 57, 360, Plate 8. see also Christianity; sport; Sunday school
Weinberger, Casper, 384
Weiss, Bob, 250
WEL. see Women’s Electoral Lobby
Welch, Jenna, 450
welfare. see social security
welfare organisations. see charitable organisations
Wen Jiabao, Plate 30
Wentworth (federal electorate, NSW), 52, 60, 63, 74, 614, 623
‘We’re not waiting for the world’ (1983 election slogan), 132
Wesley Central Mission, 488
West, Katherine, 157
West Indies, 13, 524–25
West Papua, 521
Western Australia
1972 federal election, 54
1980s, 111–12, 152–53, 159
1998 federal election, 311
2001 state election, 262, 365
2007 federal election, 598, 644, 647
building industry, 639–40
Burke, 637–38
gun laws, 248, 250, 252
Indigenous policy, 270, 272, 281, 283
industrial relations, 581
Liberals (see Liberal Party of Australia)
MPs from, 77, 87, 121, 206
National Party, 666
republican debate, 322
universities, 518
waterfront reform, 297
see also the names of cities and electorates; the names of electorates, e.g. Moore
Western Mining, 122, 503, 591
Western societies
Afghanistan and, 391
Australia as, 16, 29, 233, 317, 335, 517, 673
Bali bombings, 411, 420
China and, 510–11
East Timor peacekeeping, 349
Islamic extremism and, 460
Westfield, 591
Westminster system, 471, 476, 499
Westpac, 149, 590
Westpac-Melbourne Institute index, 544
whaling, 477–78
wheat market deregulation, 177, 180
Wheeler, Sir Frederick, 100, 102
Wheeler, Gerry, 684
White Australia Policy, 14, 145, 174
white shoe brigade, 156
Whiteboard Affair (1995), 215
Whitington, R.S., 13
Whitlam, Gough
as PM (1972–75), 54–56, 58–59, 63–66, 69, 71–74, 76–78, 86–87, 92, 101, 173–74, 350, 602, 642, 657
dismissal (1975), 47, 81–89, 90, 318
as leader of the opposition (1975–77), 97–99, 115, 117
after retirement, 52, 115, 362
republican debate, 329, 331
character, 81
Whitlam, Margaret, 52
Whitlam Government (1972–75)
1972 election, 54, 656–57
1973 by-election, 56, 657
1974 election, 64, 70
cabinet, 71
crisis & dismissal (1975), 47, 55, 81–89, 87–88, 90, 101, 318
Cyclone Tracy, 78
economic management, 58, 61–62, 71–72, 82–83, 91–92, 102, 104, 135, 142, 144, 540, 601
foreign policy, 336–37, 350, 514
Howard in Opposition, 70–72, 80
reshuffle (1975), 82
Senate, 63–64
speaker, 81–82
tax reform, 302
Wiessner, Aileen, 647, 684
Wik decision, 268, 272–77, 283
Wilderness Society, 222
Wilkie, Andrew, 659
Wilkinson, Jonny, 596
Willesee, Mike, 193
Williams, Barbara, 683
Williams, Darryl, 235, 250, 399, 634
Williamstown Dockyard, Vic, 586
Willis, Eric, 37, 39, Plate 17
Willis, Ralph, 187, 224, 664
Willis Government (NSW), 39
Wills (federal electorate, Vic), 116, 188–90
Wilson, Alexander, 659
Wilson, Harold, 35, 231
Wilson, Sir Ronald, 273, 278–79, 285
Windsor, Tony, 446, 651, 659, 661
Winston (name), 23
WIRA (Waterfront Industry Reform Authority), 288–89
Wiranto, 340
Withers, Reg, 100, 102, 105, 114–15
WMDs. see Iraq
Wolfowitz, Paul, 442, 469
Wollstonecraft, NSW, 56–58, 62–63, 66, 134, 155, 165–68, 195, 244–45, Plate 8, Plate 10
women
1998 marginal seat-holders, 311
divorce law, 73
gender equality, 328
gun laws, 249
health, 245–46
health policy, 194
Howard’s policy, 223
Indigenous policy, 281
Islam, 425, 463
Latham, 484
legal education, 27
Newman as assistant minister, 237
Pakistan, 463
parental leave, 494
political leaders, 199
republican debate, 324
‘secret women’s business’, 273
sex discrimination, 494
social position, 14, 22
sport, 546
see also feminism
Women’s Electoral Lobby (WEL), 65
Wong, Penny, 550
Wood, Douglas, 526
Wood, Fiona, 413
Woods, Bob, 194
Woolcott, Richard, 350
Wooldridge, Michael, 196, 206, 218, 235–36, 603, 634
Woollahra, NSW, 54
work. see employment
work for the dole. see employment
WorkChoices, 487, 547, 566–67, 573, 579–80, 582–85, 614–15, 629, 633, 636, 649, 653, 659
working class. see blue-collar workers
workplace or enterprise agreements, 123, 219, 241–42, 292–93, 299, 562–67, 570–74, 591. see also Australian Workplace Agreements
workplace relations. see industrial relations (labour)
Workplace Relations Act 1996, 288–89, 296, 300, 313, 659
World Economic Forum (WEF) (Melbourne, 2000), 543–44
world economy. see economic conditions
world politics
1970s, 68
future, 673
Howard as minister, 96
Howard as PM, 29
Howard’s career, 4
Howard’s family’s interest, 11, 17, 21
see also foreign affairs; international law
World Trade Organisation (WTO), 502–3, 506
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World War I, 4–7, 10, 21, 24, 30, 468, 470, 529, 668, 673, Plate 1
World War II, 4, 9–11, 13, 17, 23, 28, 32, 69–70, 178, 228, 336–37, 458, 465, 468–69, 527, 529, 590–91, Plate 2. see also Pearl Harbor
Worth, Trish, 206, 311
Wran, Neville, 39, 63, 115, 323, 326
Wriedt, Ken, 87
Wright, George, 571
Wright, Tony, 6–7, 621–22
WTO (World Trade Organisation), 502–3, 506
WWF. see Maritime Union of Australia
Wynn, Graham, 175
X
Xstrata, 553
Y
Yani, Ahmad, 338
Year 2K (Y2K) scare, 542–43
young Australians
Bali bombings, 415–19
drug laws, 520, 598–99
employment, 547
health policy, 497
republican debate, 319–20, 324
suicide rate, 489, 490–91
Young Liberals, 29–30, 32–33, 35, 37, 39
Youth Council (Liberal Party). see Young Liberals
Yudhoyono, Ani Bambang, Plate 31
Yudhoyono, Susilo Bambang (SBY), 339, 420, 422, 463–63, 518–21, Plate 31
Yugoslavia, 45
Z
Zhu Rongji, 505–6, 508, 514
Zimbabwe, 76, 103, 156, 523–26, 594
Zoellick, Bob, 451
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