Keating v Howard 60min 11 2 96

History has shown that Howard turned the coalition from a centre right liberal party into a hard right conservative one. Even Malcolm Fraser turned his back on the liberals he once led until finally cancelling his membership once Abbott became party leader

John Howard was the worst pm we ever had. Just watch the never ever speech, he is full of shit.

The bloody libs keep letting them put up private health insurance to the point no one can afford it now.

Love seeing the smirk wiped off Keatings’ face.
Refreshing to see a balanced debate, instead of the media giving the socialist Left a dream run.

the moderator is he the one who bring rural affairs nowadays.

LOVE this stuff!!! I don't favour Keating never have but both these men have contributed their incredible intelligence for the good of all Australia and us Australians.

Random fact about this: Howard can be seen twitching his shoulder at various points during this. A kind of nervous tick. In his memoirs he states that one of his sons informed him of this and he thus didn't do it in the next debate.

Idiots then elected the worst prime minister in Australian history. John Howard. And yes I did say that. Ushered in highest ever personal debt levels, and unaffordable housing.. well done.

Only for John Hewson not being able to explain gst on roast chooks did Keating and the unions enjoy 3 more years of wrecking more of the Australian economy as Whitlam's understudy.

Equal time and a fair go..?? How did you ever get little johnny to agree to that..? Must have greased his sweaty little palms (".)

I liked Howard but I admired Keating for his brilliant debating

20/20 Hindsight is a wonderful thing...You can just see Howard cruelling PJK's chances....PJK did fight back hard on the Daintree, Franklin, etc...

"Two blokes and a cocker spaniel don't make a family"

Based

Ah! At the end Johnny became the 2nd longest serving PM and Keating became the answer to the question nobody asked. Reality is that Keating surfed on a legend like Bob Hawke until he knifed him. Keating has no personal achievement other than "It is the recession we had to have".

No matter how hard Keating tried a sixth term was impossible.

2021 here and I'm a conservative and I would happily have either of these men be Prime Minister for the next 10 fucking years

John Howard was ever a lying sack of sh|t.

Howard sold this country off, FUCK HIM.

Both are great men. No comparison today.

For me this is Australia’s greatest prime minister going up against the future worst.

How on earth did people fall for the little honest John act? Even though Keating seems tired and worn down by this stage, he still ran rings around Howard on the debate issues. Keating was right too, Howard was going to “tippy toe into office and give us the bad news later”.

Keating got his asshole ripped open by Howard in this debate.

Total support of Medicare my arse Howard you liar. Keating was right. He had no interest in supporting people only those who benefit the Liberal Party. He conned a great deal of people for many years and the country is poorer for it because of it. He created the selfish mindset amongst people and businesses to think of yourselves first before all others. We still see the legacy of his reign to this day with the Anti vaxxers and anti lockdown movements.

1.8 billion dollar debt.Look where we are now.

Medicare,Industrial Relations,Environment. Keating was right.

Bronwyn Bishop was learning how to fly a Helicpter.

Two brilliant minds and leaders!

oh boy lol he was really getting under pauls skin between 29.00 & 30.00

Howard was obsessed with making it easier to sack people.

Howard and Keating got along in private.

Why aren't political debates like this anymore?

.. 1.5 billion in surplus within 3 years had keating won, because as he said he would have raised 9.5 billion from his combined policy commitments over 4 years. that covers the so called national deficit he left which was 8 billion.

I wish we could reverse the world, just a little bit. Introducing Kerry Packer. He did bring cricket to the forefront of media in Australia. He absolutely changed the face of sport and how it's delivered in Australia.

This was my first election and I was so excited to vote for the first time.
When Howard won, I learned a very important lesson about Australian democracy: the majority of your fellow Australian voters are either idiots or apathetic.

Howard wins hands down!

1996 was the big year. To Australia in the 21st Century. Now we've made our bed

Its this simple, Paul got the head job and then gave the head job to someone else... Yes, a great man...

Howard taught him a lesson and won our hearts.

In his opening statement, Howard mentions "unfair dismissal laws" discouraging buisinesses from hiring more staff (because they won't be able to sack them at the drop of a hat). So, right out the gate he shows who he actually stands with: not workers, but aspirational buisiness owners whom are already well-off but would like to be MORE well-off.

What happened after Ray Martin said good night and good luck like what happened after they were out what do you think John Howard and Paul Keating did then, I mean how do you think they walked off the set?

how in gods name australia threw away the chance to have another tem of this hero. today's generations would fall over themselves for the opportunity to vote for someone of the calibre of keating. the greatest at the time and never been anyone even near him since.

John Howard, Australia's war criminal...

Both had their good and bad points. Both were pretty good PM's in their own ways. I don't think they will ever be mates!