JOHN HOWARD WAS PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA BETWEEN THE YEARS 1996 AND 2007 HIS PARTY WAS DEFEATED BY KEVIN RUDD'S LABOR PARTY IN NOVEMBER 2007 THIS IS THE HOWARD GOVERNMENT LEGACY A CHARTER FOR THE OPERATION OF AUSTRALIA BELIEFS, BEHAVIOUR, INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC SERVICES IN THE INTERESTS OF NATIONAL SECURITY GO TO JOHN HOWARD'S SPECIAL AUSTRALIA