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Born: Established: 1939 Earlwood, Canterbury area, Sydney Inner West, Sydney, New South Wales, ;
Gender: Male
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1 2 y separately published work icon A Sense of Balance John Winston Howard , Sydney : HarperCollins Australia , 2022 24692440 2022 single work autobiography

'On how our sense of balance has defined us as a nation and will safeguard our future.

'In the years that John Howard served in the national parliament he came to understand the special character of Australia; to appreciate its strengths and weaknesses; and most importantly to respect the sense of balance in the formulation of public policy that has long defined us as a people and made Australia an attractive destination for people from across the world.

'In this book he explores this balance, its foundations and its future. Written against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as some of the more contested political events of recent years - the election of Donald Trump, the Brexit vote, the rise of China, and, within our own country, a carousel of six prime ministers in eleven years - these reflections touch on how Australia has responded to pressure over the last decade or so. Commentary on these subjects from politicians, opinion writers and social media can sometimes seem shrill and divisive. Australia's 25th and second longest serving prime minister has faith that no matter what challenges and extremes threaten to upset our sense of balance, the country's institutions and people will remain robust into the foreseeable future.' (Publication summary)

1 John Howard John Winston Howard , 2021 single work correspondence
— Appears in: Dear Mum 2021;
1 He Formed His Views in an Era When Fixed Economies Worked John Winston Howard , 2015 single work obituary (for Malcolm Fraser )
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 21 March 2015; (p. 7)
'I only lasted 22 hours in the first job Malcolm Fraser gave me. When he was elected leader in 1975 he asked me to become Chief Opposition Whip...'
1 7 y separately published work icon The Menzies Era : The Years That Shaped Modern Australia John Winston Howard , North Sydney : HarperCollins Australia , 2014 7876166 2014 single work biography

'An assessment of Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister by Australia's second-longest serving Prime Minister - a significant, unique and fascinating history of The Menzies Era. Fresh from the success of his phenomenal bestselling memoir, Lazarus Rising, which has sold over 100,000 copies, John Howard now turns his attention to one of the most extraordinary periods in Australian history, The Menzies Era, canvassing the longest unbroken period of government for one side of politics in Australia's history. As we all know, John Howard was Australia's second-longest serving Prime Minister in Australia's history. The first, of course, was the monumental Sir Robert Menzies, who was Prime Minister for a total of 18 years, five months and 12 days, by far the longest-serving Australian Prime Minister. His second term of 16 years is far and away the longest unbroken tenure in that office, and during his second term he dominated Australian politics like no one else has ever done before or since. Through this era, there was huge economic growth, social change and considerable political turmoil. Covering the impact of the great Labor split of 1955 as well as the recovery of the Labor Party under Whitlam's leadership in the late 1960s and the impact of the Vietnam War on Australian politics, this magisterial book will offer a comprehensive assessment of the importance of the Menzies era in Australian life, history and politics. John Howard, only ten when Menzies rose to power, and in young adulthood when the Menzies era came to an end, saw Menzies as a inspiration and as a role model. His unique insights and thoughtful analysis into Menzies the man, the politician, and his legacy make this a fascinating, highly significant book.' (Publication summary)

1 Celebrating the 500th Edition of a Cultural Institution Peter Coleman , Keith Windschuttle , Les Murray , John Winston Howard , Tony Abbott , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: Quadrant , December vol. 57 no. 12 2013; (p. 8-15)
'To mark our 500th issue in October, Quadrant held a celebration dinner at Fort Denison in Sydney Harbour on Wednesday October 16, attended by 180 guests. Several people spoke to mark the occasion.'
1 33 y separately published work icon Lazarus Rising John Winston Howard , Pymble : HarperCollins Australia , 2010 Z1731558 2010 single work autobiography

'He has been one of Australia's most controversial prime ministers, leading the Liberal Party to victory over four elections and becoming the second-longest-serving PM in the nation's history. John Winston Howard is the face of the modern Liberal Party, an economic radical and social conservative whose ideology has united many Australians and divided just as many others. But what people often forget is that long before he became Prime Minister, John Howard was an idealistic politician.

'This book looks back over 30 years in politics, and at the changes Howard has seen both inside and outside the Government during that time. From his modest beginnings, to his steep ascent in Liberal Party ranks, and subsequent time in the wilderness during the Coalition's opposition years, to a victory almost no one had predicted, and on to some of the most tumultuous years in Australia's recent past, this is history seen through the eyes of the ultimate insider. Here, Howard tells how he responded on issues vital to Australia, such as gun control, East Timor and the relationship with Indonesia, the aftermath of 9/11, and the rising tide of asylum-seekers.

'Lazarus Rising takes us through the life and motivations of John Howard, and through the forces which have changed and shaped both him and the country he led for 11 years.' (From the publisher's website.)

1 A Sense of Balance : The Australian Achievement John Winston Howard , 2008 single work prose
— Appears in: True Blue? : On Being Australian 2008; (p. 199)
1 A Tribute to Quadrant John Winston Howard , 2006 single work criticism
— Appears in: Quadrant , November vol. 50 no. 11 2006; (p. 22-24)
1 8 Proposed Preamble Les Murray , John Winston Howard , 1999 single work prose The text of the proposed constitutional preamble written in 1999 by Les Murray and Prime Minister John Howard. The preamble was released for discussion on 11 August 1999.
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