Labor's Economic Incompetence And Its Effect On Small Business | John Howard
May 19, 2026
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as posted by the channelIn this historical clip, former Prime Minister John Howard delivers a blunt assessment of Labor's economic management — arguing that the government has no coherent plan for productivity and that obsessing over minor interest rate movements misses the real problem.
He specifically calls out Labor's industrial relations constraints on small business as a direct drag on productivity, warning that you cannot raise living standards without producing more from what you put in.
John Howard served as the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, in office from 1996 to 2007. Howard’s achievements as Prime Minister included the establishment of tougher gun laws, the introduction of a nationwide goods and services tax, immigration reform, and industrial relations reform.
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