"This is the ninth volume in the Australian Commonwealth Administration series initiated from the University of Canberra and its predecessor Canberra College of Advanced Education."--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:
Pt. 1. Governance issues--The search for balance and effectiveness in the Australian Public Service--Non-departmental public bodies as a focus for machinery-of-government change--Continuing Howard's privatisation agenda--The Senate a paper tiger?--Reconfiguring the Federation--Reshaping public integrity----Pt. 2. The economy--Rural policy issues--Industrial relations and the labour market--In the name of failure: a generational revolution in Indigenous affairs--Discovering the environment--From multiculturalism to citizenship--Searching for the national interest----Pt. 3. John Howard, Prime Minister--Staying on.

This book looks at the administrative and leadership style of former Prime Minister John Howard's fourth and final term in government (2004-2007). An important contemporary reference work for students and researchers of Australian politics.
[Variant title:Australian Commonwealth Administration 2004-2007.]