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Where It All Went Wrong: The case against John Howard
by Amy Remeikis (Author) Format: Kindle Edition


4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (86)



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On the thirtieth anniversary of John Howard coming to power, a searing analysis of the untouchable prime minister: how the ‘great economic manager’ sold our future.

John Howard is often revered as one of the great Australian prime ministers (1996–2007): economically prudent, politically astute, ‘relaxed and comfortable’ with Australia’s identity, venerated by the Liberal Party and grudgingly admired by the left.

Why then – just twenty years after his government ended – are we in such a mess?

Amy Remeikis is one of our most astute and convincing political commentators, and here she argues for a complete revision of how we see Howard’s tenure, for the first time holding him to account for the future he created. Of our modern crises, most are caused by his policies. Housing crisis? Guilty. Work insecurity? Guilty. Giving away gas? Guilty. Climate denial? Guilty. Rise of the far right? Guilty. America's lapdog in foreign relations? Guilty. Jingoistic tracksuits and flag-wrapping? Guilty and convicted.

Far from being ‘great economic managers’, the Howard government bought boomer votes with franking credits and negative gearing, sacrificing the generations now inheriting the nation. They sold out their children and grandchildren for mining billionaires, investment properties and annual cruises.

Amy Remeikis is the highly informed voice of these dispossessed generations. In showing us where it all went wrong, she illuminates the path to a better future.
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'Amy Remeikis has written a powerful account of the stories John Howard told this country and the grip they still exercise on our collective imagination. At the same time, she has given us a timely reminder of just how much a prime minister can change Australia – as long as they possess determination and belief and know what they want to get done.' -- Sean Kelly

About the Author

Amy Remeikis is the Chief Political Analyst at The Australia Institute and a contributing editor for The New Daily. Amy is renowned for her incisive political commentary and extensive experience as a journalist, author and former political reporter for Guardian Australia. Amy regularly appears in national media and is celebrated for her powerful writing on gender, politics and social justice. Her work continues to influence public debate and policy discussions across Australia. She is the author of On Reckoning. Where It All Went Wrong is her second book.

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Product details

• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0FXBM11GF
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Simon & Schuster Australia
• Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ 24 February 2026
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• File size ‏ : ‎ 2.6 MB
• Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
• Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled 
• X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
• Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled 
• Print length ‏ : ‎ 200 pages 
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Jim KABLE
5.0 out of 5 stars J Dubya H
Reviewed in Australia on 3 June 2026
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This was the pompous little walker who selected an Anglican Archbishop to be Governor-General whose protection of a chap he elevated to the position of Bishop over the woman who had been 14 when seduced by him - a married chaplain at the Anglican boarding school she attended - saw the Captain’s pick forced to resign - yet up until his recent death retained his half-million AUD per annum pension while his victim spent 30 years seeking an apology he did not really ever give though to be fair the Anglican church with his disappearance is at last making amends. That woman is a friend…since 1988 - when we were fellow students in a Goethe Institute summer German language class. Amy Remeikis most of what you detail here happened when I was outside Australia teaching in another country and when I returned to Australia it had been remade in such an ugly selfish greedy way that I scarcely recognised it - it took years for me to figure out that Howard was at the root of it - an ugly spiteful mean-minded chap - product of his corrupt father and that man’s participation in a post-WWII rort in PNG which - as I understand it - gave his father the wherewithal to own a service station. The rot goes deep.
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Doc
5.0 out of 5 stars Spot On
Reviewed in Australia on 4 June 2026
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The current struggle by govt to repeal his CGT & his other lurks proves Amy's point. If Labor prevails in this we might finally be rid of the unflushable turd
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Christine Haynes
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for all Aussies.
Reviewed in Australia on 4 June 2026
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This book is brilliant! Finally somebody has shown the bushy-eyebrowed rat in his true colours.
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DownunderTrish
5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant account of the Howard era
Reviewed in Australia on 2 May 2026
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Great book. Well researched & referenced. If you want to know why we have a housing crisis - read this book.
4 people found this helpful
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in Australia on 21 March 2026
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A must read for those too young to have lived it or those who need a reminder, because the damage he did continues.
5 people found this helpful
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J. Grasso
1.0 out of 5 stars I'm a Lefty and I still can't get over Howard's multiple Electoral Victories....Waah!
Reviewed in Australia on 28 February 2026
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Clearly delivered by a hard core leftist and written entirely though that prism. As long as you don't expect any objectivity or nuance and are a "Howard Hater", you'll be fine.
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Robert
5.0 out of 5 stars The seed of Australia’s current problems
Reviewed in Australia on 12 May 2026
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Amy writes a compelling case, layer by layer dissecting the myth of Howard. Exposing from everything from taxation, squandering our mining booms with frivolous handouts, to destroying the unions and us making us despise those on benefits. Amy stacks up the house of cards and exposes that under Howard we became poorer and more divided through his politics. A must read.
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diane dromgold
1.0 out of 5 stars Don’t bother
Reviewed in Australia on 5 May 2026
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I was keen to read this. I wanted to understand. In the end I gave up, despite persisting too long. So unbalanced even I couldn’t swallow the offered pill. Often reading as hysterically left and constantly negative. Pity. Opportunity missed.
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Occasional lapse of reason
5.0 out of 5 stars A national tragedy
Reviewed in Australia on 9 April 2026
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A much needed book on a Prime Ministership that was electorally successful but was harmful in the long run to the Liberal Party and Australia.


Sadly, in the long run, the legacy of the Honorable John Winston Howard has been:


1. the infliction of multigenerational damage on Australia
2. damage to social cohesion
3. destroying the admittedly always faint hope of becoming a "smart nation"
4. long damage to the Christian church by repelling believers.
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Claire D
5.0 out of 5 stars An eye-opening and sharp analysis of JWH
Reviewed in Australia on 6 March 2026
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An eye-opening book about the prime minister of my childhood. What a trip to learn that the highly revered tenancy of Howard actually set our country back. Amy Remeikis is brilliant and sharp with her analysis. A terrific read.
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Adam
1.0 out of 5 stars Numerous factual errors
Reviewed in Australia on 9 April 2026
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Unfortunately all the glaring factual errors make it hard to accept any of the assertions.
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