The Aussie Way with John Howard

John Howard was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1974 to 2007 and prime minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007.

Prime Minister Howard offers insights into Australias own special relationship with the United States beginning with why Australias participation in the Iraq war was in his nations best interest. Echoing parallels with the United States, he offers his views on multiculturalism which he calls a very confused credo—and Australias role in the Anglosphere, particularly as it relates to China, its largest and most powerful Asian neighbor. He speaks of the current financial crisis and the need to remain confident in the market and the dangers of overregulation. Finally, he answers What should Americans know about Australia that we dont?

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• HooverInstitutionUK
• Australia
• friend
• war
• terror
• Iraq
• Afghanistan
• multiculturalism
• Anglosphere
• Australia-China
• economy
• overregulation
• finance
• crisis
• markets
• trade

[SkullOfYorick]

I can't believe Australians chose the moron Kevin Rudd over such a great statesman as John Howard. Oh, well. Since my country voted for the deplorable John Major, Tony Blair and David Cameron, I can't really talk!

[thejobloshow]

Great episode. Regardless of your politics, there's no denying Howard represented Australia well here.

[Wallabytrack]

@boganlewis HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa Supergoose! Please do not do that to your child.you may regret it when he gets older! lol

[Wallabytrack]

@Mthooz Thank You,well said!

[CloseTheseEyes]

@stephenbiboy You're so out of touch.

[denfilade]

Don't know if this has been pointed out yet, but at two minutes, when the subtitles say "squadron of [inaudible]", I think it's possible he said "squadron of hornets", referring to the 14 F/A-18 Hornets of No.75 Squadron sent to Iraq in 2003.

[Mthooz]

They Australian people deserved this "dessicated coconut" as their PM! A man who previously as treasurer gave us record levels of inflation, interest rates & unemployment. Finally the ALP's tenacity to implement real economic reforms has stood us in good stead through the GFC. Even Tony Abbott has the integrity to admit that it was Keating and Hawke. All Johnny boy did was ride the economic wave and promote stupidity and lack of education so that he could brainwash people into voting for him.

[JohDevola]

One of Australia’s greatest prime Ministers, best at the off the cuff interview (except for any labor minister up against Kerry love labor O'Brien) the only man not scared by the polls when it came to sticking up for what he believed in...Then we have Alco Hawk, Jelly back Keating, bow to the polls Dud and then there is the I’ve lost the primary vote of the Australian public but I will form a factional useless govt Julia. Who is a little green or red depending on the polls for the day.

[stephenbiboy]

How is this discredited loser still talking his sad old right wing 1950's rhetoric - he lost his seat in an election.

The worst Prime Minister in Australia's history

[73XR673]

Those damn European freeriders!