Watched a good doco on SBS last night (8:30pm) called Liberal Rule, focussing on John Howard's rise to power insofar as how and why he did so. Very interesting show, probably perhaps a little slanted towards Liberal sympathisers more than anything, hence i found it a good watch.
The second episode is on next tuesday at 8:30pm.

Anyone else catch it?

This first episode explores the political evolution of John Howard. His longest-serving Chief of Staff, Arthur Sinodinos speaks of the hurdles Howard had to overcome, including a lack of both elite connections and natural charisma, offset by patience, tenacity and ferocious ambition. As we watch Howard's punishing 20-year journey towards the Prime Ministership in 1996, we see the lessons he's learning and can then watch the strategies he adopts to maintain power and maximise success. The episode also examines the Howard record of economic management: the arena he prioritises as most crucial to power. By exploring the government's policies of choice, we better understand not just John Howard but the impact of his vision on Australia.

Damn, saw the ads last week, really wanted to watch this. Hopefully they'll whack it on their web-streaming thingy: http://player.sbs.com.au/programs#/programs_08/fullepisodes/latestepisodes/playlist/Food-Investigators-Ep9/

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Full interviews online: http://www.sbs.com.au/blogarticle/111147/Liberal-Rule-3-part/blog/Documentaries-SBS

Yeh I saw it, was v good. If only costello had stepped up and won the last election :(

Coalition wouldn't have won with Costello.

last edited by infi at 23:32:47 22/Jul/09

This any different/better than the 4 Corners special "The Howard Years" ??