John Howard 2000 cabinet papers: climate wars and the conservative re-engineering of Australia

Newly released documents reveal a government preoccupied with GST, carbon emissions and returning the country to the prime minister's idealJohn Howard had come to office as prime minister in 1996 promising that by 2000 he would return Australia to being "comfortable and relaxed" about its history, the present and its future.The 2000 cabinet papers, released by the National Archives of Australia on Friday, reveal that he was well advanced in his mission to turn Australia into the place he promised. Continue reading...