Watch FIFA World Cup 2026™ LIVE, FREE and EXCLUSIVE

INTERVIEW: John Howard speaks to SBS about 2004

John Howard speaks to Anna Henderson (SBS).jpg

John Howard speaks to SBS Chief Political Correspondent Anna Henderson Source: SBS News

SBS News In Depth
View Podcast Series
Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and Android

It's 2004. Shannon Noll's What About Me is dominating the charts. The Notebook is in cinemas. And John Howard is claiming his fourth election victory. 20 years on, the cabinet papers offer an insight into government decision-making of the day. SBS Chief Political Correspondent Anna Henderson spoke to John Howard about the year.

Listen to Australian and world news and follow trending topics with SBS News Podcasts.

Share

Latest podcast episodes

Emilia Nazari (SBS).jpg
Darwin's migrant walking group (SBS-Josh van Staden).jpg
In this photo provided by NASA, the Orion spacecraft with Artemis II crewmembers aboard approaches the surface of the Pacific Ocean for splashdown off the coast of California.
Creative activities underway at the phone-free Posthoornkerk basilica (AP).jpg

Recommended for you

Cars line up to purchase fuel at a service station.
Russian President Vladimir Putin seated at a desk in front of a microphone.
A man wearing a hat and a blue beach shirt stands beneath a tall coconut tree, his hands clasped in front.
A person fuels up their silver car at a gas station
A composite image of drawings of houses and families
A woman's face, taken while she is speaking flanked by two others.
Taiwanese mother faces deportation
A young woman charging her electric car, parked in front of a house with solar panels on the roof.

Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Follow SBS News

Download our apps

Listen to our podcasts

Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service

Watch now

Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world