John Howard came to power in 1996, after 13 years of Labor dominance under Hawke and Keating. We have already noted that the themes chosen for NAIDOC WEEK in the early Howard years, 1996 and 1997, were both incisive comments about our public life. See https://johntsquires.com/2022/06/03/50-years-of-naidoc-week-4-1991-1997/ The themes that followed in the Howard years continued … Continue reading 50 Years of NAIDOC WEEK 5 (1998–2006)