2001–2004 were contentious years for the Howard Government. This third volume of the Howard Government series explores these controversial years.

In Trials and Transformations Simon Crean, Frank Bongiorno, Philip Ruddock, Tom Frame and others take a critical look at the government’s performance during the Tampa crisis in the lead up to the 2001 election, the ‘children overboard’ affair, the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq and the history wars.

Also analysed are major policy decisions in health and environmental protection and the rise and fall of Labor leader Simon Crean and subsequent rise of Mark Latham.

The first series to examine the performance of the HowardGovernment over its 11 years in office
Includes the principal participants: politicians, key politicians,leading commentators and notable scholars
Drawing on unpublished documents from the UNSW CanberraJohn Howard Library, this book will shape future assessments ofthe Howard Government
A candid critique that will attract the attention of the media andpoliticians