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John Howard: records

This page lists significant records for John Howard held by the National Archives and other institutions.

National Archives' records

Our collection includes records from John Howard's years as prime minister and member of parliament.

You can access some Howard government records that have already entered the open access period. Each year, we make more records available when they enter the open access period.

This is a selection of records from our collection, including Commonwealth records and Howard’s personal papers (CP 197), that are in the open access period.

  • Correspondence as Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs, 1975-77 (series M174)
  • [Fraser Cabinet] Statement by the Hon John Howard MP Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs - Prices/Wage pause, 1977 (A12933, 51)
  • Korean Ambassador and John Howard sign taxation agreement, 1982 (A6180, 12/7/82/5)
  • John Howard – Leader of the Liberal Party at Liberal Party press conference, 1987 (A6135, K7/8/87/1)
  • Opposition leader John Howard being interviewed with members of Aboriginal cricket team, Parliament House, 1987 (A8746, KN23/10/87/4)
  • Incoming government brief 1996 – Government Division, 1996 (A463, 1996/1230)
  • John Howard – election 1996, 1996 (A6135, K8/3/96/30)
  • Kenneth K Noza, High Commissioner for PNG - presenting letter on Introduction to Prime Minister John Howard, 1996 (A6180, 14/5/96/1)
  • Aboriginal Flag and Torres Strait Flag - formal recognition, 1996-97 (A1209, HON1994/46 PART 5)
  • Waterfront policy issues, 1996-98 (A1209, 1991/2579)
  • Howard Ministries - Cabinet submissions, memoranda and minutes, 1996-2007 (series A14370)
  • Howard ministries - Cabinet files, 1996-2007 (series A14371)
  • Ministerial correspondence of John Howard as Prime Minister, 1996-2007 (series M4326)
  • Reform of the electricity supply, 1997-98 (A1209, 1997/1388)
  • Australia-Indonesia relations – East Timor aspect, 1999 (A463, 2000/185)

You can search a collection of Australian prime ministerial transcripts dating from the early 1940s on PM Transcripts.

In this section: John Howard

  • Fast facts
  • Timeline
  • Before office
  • Elections
  • During office
  • After office
  • Partner
  • Key people
  • Records

Records at other institutions

These institutions also hold records on John Howard.

Australian organisations

Australian Capital Territory

  • Australian War Memorial, Canberra
  • National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra
  • Noel Butlin Archives Centre, Canberra
  • The Howard Library, Canberra

New South Wales

  • Canterbury Boys High School, Sydney
  • Charles Sturt University, Regional Archives, Wagga Wagga
  • Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
  • State Library of New South Wales, Sydney

Queensland

  • John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane

Victoria

  • University of Melbourne Archives, Melbourne

International organisations

United States

  • National Archives and Records Administration, Maryland

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