John Howard
John Howard is a former Australian prime minister and Liberal party leader
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Paul Keating says John Howard should 'hang his head in shame' over Iraq warFormer prime ministers rejoin battle over the findings of the Chilcot report into the UK’s decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003
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Bob Katter says he will back Coalition in event of a hung parliament – as it happenedQueensland independent says he will guarantee the Coalition confidence and supply. As it happened
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John Howard defends Iraq war, saying it was 'justified at the time'Former PM says claims Australia went to war on a lie are untrue: ‘There were errors in intelligence but there was no lie’
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Pauline Hanson should not be a 'scorned species', John Howard saysFormer PM says anyone elected to parliament should be ‘respected for that’ as he urges conservatives to ‘stay and fight’ from within Liberal party
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Australia needs its own Chilcot inquiry into Iraq war, former defence head saysReport demonstrates flaws in the decision-making process to send Australia to war and the risks of blindly following allies into conflict, experts say
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Australia can learn from Chilcot report, says ex-Greens leaderChristine Milne criticises lack of separate inquiry into Australia’s role in Iraq under John Howard’s leadership
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With the result of the Australian election still in doubt, the Liberal party has descended into vitriol and the prime minister is badly woundedTurnbull tried and failed to appease the right – now he has nowhere to turn
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'Sophomore surge' by first-term MPs could push Coalition over the lineWith polls suggesting a very close election result, the personal vote of Coalition MPs could give Malcolm Turnbull’s government the edge over Labor
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Coalition has 'no mandate' for workplace reform, say unionsTwo days out from the election, the government is yet to respond to a Productivity Commission review of workplace laws
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Coalition 'hiding' plans for industrial relations reform, say unionsAustralian Council of Trade Unions warns Coalition government will bring back Howard-era WorkChoices
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John Howard calls for laws to protect those 'tangentially affected' by same-sex marriageFormer prime minister also backs Brexit, saying vote was ‘a reaffirmation of the nation’s determination to decide’ on immigration
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Today's campaign: Labor straps on zombie-hunting gear and Rob Oakeshott leaves the nation hangingElection 2016: Labor to address budget cuts languishing since the Hockey era and the former independent MP may or may not be recontesting his former set of Lyme
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Campaign catchup: Trump effect reaches AustraliaElection 2016: Donald Trump is clearly too big to be restricted to the US presidential campaign – but even he can’t outshine the ‘black hole’ debate
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Crumbs and all: Prince Harry, Hillary Clinton and Julia Gillard have cutlery swiped for exhibitionFor 15 years activist Van T Rudd, nephew of the former PM, has been collecting used forks from the world’s most powerful
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It took one massacre: how Australia embraced gun control after Port ArthurThe decisive political response to the killing of 35 people in Tasmania by a gunman 20 years ago changed Australia – and has lessons for the US today
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Brexit would negatively affect lives of millions, official UK report saysCabinet Office says UK would spend years renegotiating trade and other agreements with EU and non-EU countries
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Jamie Briggs says Malcolm Turnbull assured him path to cabinet still openIn his first interview since quitting over inappropriate behaviour towards a public servant, the former cities minister also lashes out at ‘ridiculously over the top’ media commentary of his resignation
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Sunday penalty rates should be cut in certain sectors, report recommendsAustralian Council of Trade Unions says Productivity Commission findings pave the way for similar changes made by John Howard under Work Choices
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Courier-Mail editor’s puppy faces move to Holt Street, the ABC courts conservative figureheads for new documentaries and the Australian snaps a Fairfax rivalThe Weekly Beast: News Corp HQ braces for new breed of newshound
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Rather than making it harder to qualify for welfare support, the government should look at ways to limit the supply of people needing support in the futurePunitive approach to restraining welfare costs lazy and short-sighted
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Turnbull brings in Howard hires and new talent but cabinet the first port of callNewly-appointed advisers, a mixture of older and younger hands, move in to replace public servants in prime minister’s office
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All of Australia's national security changes since 9/11 in a timelineWe’ve collated all the changes to national security laws, and introduction of new powers, in this interactive timeline
The Nauru files The Nauru files are raw evidence of torture. Can we look away?