God Under Howard: The rise of the religious right in Australian politics

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Columnist Terry Lane once wrote that Howard 'radiates a malign anti-charisma'. Since 1996, that spirit has spread across the country. Children overboard, fridge magnets, use of taxpayer funds for Coalition advertising, and systematic redistribution of wealth from poor to rich are all key features of the Howard regime. We accept the transparent lies, and vote him in again. How did it come to this Australia's democratic, egalitarian culture has sustained serious assaults from a government which plays to our base instincts, and an opposition which remains silent. In the first sustained examination of the influence of the religious right on Australian politics, God Under Howard reveals how Howard has had his way with Australia's soul.

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Marion Maddox's book is an exemplary case study of the interaction between religion and politics in Australia today.' (Times Literary Supplement)

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Marion Maddox is the leading authority on the intersection of religion and politics in Australia. She has taught at the Universities of Adelaide and South Australia, and is presently at Victoria University, Wellington.