Keating says Howard's Iraq war commitment brought the 'spectre of terrorism' to Australia
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Former Australian prime minister Paul Keating has launched a ferocious attack on his successor John Howard, claiming his “craven” support of the American invasion of Iraq “visited on Australia the whole spectre of terrorism” and torched our multicultural society.
Keating said Howard’s “stubborn and unctuous...