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EPISODE · Feb 25, 2026 · 55 MIN

Rethinking the mythology around Little Johnny Howard

from The Radio National Hour · host Australian Broadcasting Corporation

After four years fighting off Russia’s advance Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky has warned Europe that world war 3 is already at its doorstep. And according to Russian journalist and analyst Andrei Soldatov we already seeing it in acts of sabotage across the continent and in the UK. All directed by the Kremlin.Artificial Intelligence maybe coming for your job next. Today Australian logistics company WiseTech announced it will lay off nearly a third of its workforce because of AI. So are the doomers right or is this the productivity revolution we’ve been waiting for? For eleven years John Howard's common touch was electoral gold for the Liberal party, setting the course for a political and policy agenda that endures even today. Many remember him as a prudent economic manager and plain speaking pragmatist, but in her new book Where It All Went Wrong: The Case Against John Howard Amy Remeikis argues that most of today's societal ills can be traced back to decisions made during his Prime Ministership. 

After four years fighting off Russia’s advance Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky has warned Europe that world war 3 is already at its doorstep. And according to Russian journalist and analyst Andrei Soldatov we already seeing it in acts of sabotage across the continent and in the UK. All directed by the Kremlin. Artificial Intelligence maybe coming for your job next. Today Australian logistics company WiseTech announced it will lay off nearly a third of its workforce because of AI. So are the doomers right or is this the productivity revolution we’ve been waiting for?  For eleven years John Howard's common touch was electoral gold for the Liberal party, setting the course for a political and policy agenda that endures even today. Many remember him as a prudent economic manager and plain speaking pragmatist, but in her new book Where It All Went Wrong: The Case Against John Howard Amy Remeikis argues that most of today's societal ills can be traced back to decisions made during his Prime Ministership.

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