he probably should of been he was voted out of his seat 2 elections later.
he was also a very good PM
ill note Howard unlike any of the recent leaders had credit in the bank as a competent leader.
under Howard we never had a housing crisis, cost of living crisis, over priced energy or our of control inflation
in addition wage growth kept up with inflation
Australia also had a surplus in budget to loan out or use which was wasted by Ruud.
my question name a leader since that has left Australian in better shape? the answer is none and that is a sad statement Australia as we are have been going backwards