Former LNP media advisor in the Howard government, Chris Kenny, pines for bygone times.
In my lifetime I have not seen more division, or a greater lack of social cohesion. Many of us wonder what national values or symbols our country can unite around.
“I am not as pessimistic as that,” former prime minister John Howard told Inquirer. Howard sees the fissures, but offers a broad, historical perspective, and one that stems from first-hand experience through crises such as the Port Arthur massacre, 9/11, the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and the Bali bombings.
