That's not always true.If you read my post carefully you will see that I have given Keating his rightful dues for,amongst other things, floating the dollar, which however, I believe Howard would have undertaken if it wasn't for opposition from Fraser.And, of course, for reminding us plebs about the 'the Recessuion we had to have'.
And from my distant recollection didn't Keating want to introduce a GST but was rebuffed by Hawke? The problem with Keating was his acerbic tongue, which lead him to believe he was a god amongst men.