Canberra journalist, Costello spin doctor, Howard whinger

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11 June 2010This essay analyses Canberra journalist and Costello advisor, Niki Savva's memoir.

'First we had the "Howard battlers": working and middle class Australians repelled by Keating's exotic pursuits and attracted to Howard's sound economic management. Then we had the "Howard haters", the term his supporters attached to those who criticised his government's actions, especially on asylum seekers or the Iraq war. Now we have the "Howard whingers" ...'

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Publisher TypeAPO Member, Journal
CoverageAustralia
Permanent URLhttp://apo.org.au/node/21628
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