from parliament, but Mr Howard said that would be bad for the party.
Mr Howard said he did not believe "any criticism can be offered at the Governor-General" for signing off on Mr Morrison's appointments to the ministries, because on the face of it, it was "nothing illegal".John Howard says the Liberal Party was missing a "manifesto for the future" at the last election.
"I think it influences elections but that doesn't mean I have to automatically change my view," he said. "I think the main reason we lost was that we didn't present a manifesto for the future. You've always got to offer a plan for the future, particularly if you are a party that set a record of economic reform," he said.
Another takeaway from the interview was Howard at pains to emphasise the low primary vote for ALP, but couldn’t resist a dig that it wasn’t just Libs who voted for teals but also ALP as they had no chance to win seat. An admission that ALP primary vote dip was in part strategic
John Howard is even less relevant today than he was as PM 🙄
“It’s not in the interests of the Liberal Party to have a by-election at the moment” - John Howard. And there lies the problem with the modern Liberal Party. The Party is their priority.
Pure representation of Liberal party ideology - putting themselves ahead of the Australian people.
The longer Morrison stays in the LNP the further into oblivion the LNP will transcend. There will, without any doubt, be more dirty laundry to come. What’s next? ……………
Where was he when John Alexander forced a by-election in Bennelong despite not needing to? J H Christ on a bicycle how the actual F does he remember to breathe with his mind so over the place?
Well maybe Labors ICAC should only be allowed to investigate the coalition as it is not in their interest to have their own MPs held accountable. It doesn't matter if it's not in their best interest, it's about Australias best interest. We need transparency in government.
Let's get the opinion of a war criminal who's got a book to sell. Fail.
And he’s right A by-election now would lose them one of their few safe capital city seats
Well dah That's kinda the point. 🙄
Who gives a fat rats clacker what a racist war criminal thinks
The Liberal party works for us, the people! Bloody hell, the arrogance of this party. Still no apologies from these men who show no respect for Australians. May they enjoy their long stay in oblivion.
Poor little Johnny’s book release has been disrupted. He must be livid.
Howard started the rot in the liberal party.
Howard and DictatorScott DictatorMorrison only have self interest in heart, IMHO. Certainly not the interests of the *voting* public of Australia.
We still suffer Howards miserable legacy.
Sarah Henderson’s last remark sure as hell took the shit eating smirk from his face.
Okay, so if it was Labor would he be calling for a resignation? You can’t play politics with corruption.
Might be in the interest of the country.
He showed his delusional political bias for party over people of Australia & is trying to play it down by obfuscating and saying ‘people don’t care’ (yes we do). No doubt if Albanese did this it would be a very big deal.
Desperate Politically Biased Ex-PM trashes reputation by defending ScottyTheDictator while flogging book called ‘A sense of Balance’ 😂
Really, they’re rolling John out again?
Ah. The old war criminal.
WarCriminal
Howard’s faulty logic! It’s in the interest of the people of Cook to have a by-election. auspol
Howard is a has been. Imagine putting party over country…
Listening to Howard makes my skin crawl he’s a slimy person that stands up for Morrison n George Pell.
We are a democracy not a LIB-ocracy! It is in the best interest of the people of Australia that Scomo goes and a bi-election be called IMMEDIATELY! He does not and has not represented his position as a PM and now MP in the interest of Australia at any time. GO NOW!
Get rid of Buttrose and Tonagh NOW. This fascination with continuing to focus on doing it right by the LNP has to stop.
I think publics best interest outweighs liberals best interests. Bring on a bi election!
John Howard started the LNP fall into a lying, deceitful, corrupt outfit which he continues to foster. resignmorrison auspol
I guess the interest of democracy in our country is of no consequence really in the eyes of the RRW....just power for power's sake. Just when you think it couldn't get worse.....faaaaark.
I’m a bit surprised at Howard’s honesty, frankly. His party-centric comments are bluntly disrespectful to Australia, it’s citizens, & our Constitution. And it remains unclear why Morrison secretly co-authorised the other Ministries - was he planning a coup?
Who cares about the Libs? It's definitely in the interests of Australia for Morrison to resign immediately. Morrison has trashed the Libs. Every day he clings on just reminds us why we booted the Libs out of office. He is like the unwanted person at a party. resignmorrison
Nothing JWH says has any significance or import. His opinion stands for nought! JWH wrought more long-term troubles upon the people of Australia than any other single being. When do silly old white men come to understand their opinions are no longer respected or warranted?
And Howard is irrelevant.
There are Weapons of Mass destruction out to get the Liberal Party of Australia !!!
You know, We are Paying Him plus extras for spreading Dung !!!
Literally no one gives a shit what the war monger has to say
Which tells you everything you need to know really.
No one cares what Howard Hasbeen thinks.
he should stay in parliament and face the consequences
I have lived in Cook & have NEVER voted for these tossers. I say bollocks to John Howard! We don’t want a conman like Scott Morrison representing us. And who cares what he thinks anyway. abc730
What a shock. The poster boy for the LNPCorruptionParty thinks Scotty’s and the GG’s actions are all fine and we should just move on. corrupttothecore
Who cares about integrity as long as the Libs are not impacted 🤮
Born to rule mentality of the Tories
Put the fossil back in the cupboard. Please!
How about in the interests of Australia Johnny? You haven’t changed have you!
But it's okay for the entire nation to keep him?
It’s not in the interests of the Liberal party to allow Morrison to hang around. It is however in the interests of the ALP.
Pathetic attempts at gotcha journalism by Sarah ‘Trump Trump Trump’ Ferguson.
He won his seat with 62% of the votes. Does he think this will cause that many LNP voters to switch parties to punish them for having to do an election again and cause them to lose the seat?
There in lies the problem. The LNP’s primary consideration is always, always, what’s good for the LNP. Rarely if ever is it, what’s good for Australia.
Hang on I thought the conventional wisdom says by elections go against the party in power.
max96496488 Nasty, nasty piece of work. Lost his seat because he’d become irrelevant then, and the world had passed him and his government by. Since then he hasn’t been sprinting to catch up. Still the same adversarial approach to everything. Us and them.
If form guide of the former prime minister SM is anything to go by he is just as likely to resign from LNP & remain on cross bench as an independent & then try to appoint himself as his Parliamentary allocated advisor.
By all means avoid by-election,cos cost is not getting back into govt any time soon Longer ‘Secret Squirrel’ Morrison stays in parliament,trashing Lib brand,it only hurts Libs & Exposes spineless OL, mired in scandal & disgrace. But hey,we r only voters,don’t mind us! CookVotes
Well, that is what the Liberals are best at - they unashamedly put themselves before the people.
Too funny. Of course it's not.
Well now the dusty old corpse of Australia's original worst PM has wheezed out his worthless opinion I'm twice as sure that I want Morrison to resign.
I love that the LNP think rolling out Howard is some sort of a solution. May they long continue in this vein.
I note Mr Howart's prefers 'recognition' in preamble of Oz Constitution such as 'the first people on the landmass of the Cth were Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders'. Collectively A&TSI ppls ARE the First Ppls of continent Oz. A&TSI ppls ARE hundreds of separate living cultures
Oh Christ is that berk still alive...
Pretty sure that's not a valid reason. 🤷
Who gives a rats what Howard thinks
ketaminh Good to see where his priorities lay , never mind accountability and convention .. ScottyMinisterForEverything …
John Howard is a war criminal.
So a scorned ex PM is now the repository of all things moral and correct? No, the electorate of Cook was deceived by their candidate and have a right to remove him.
The rot started with Howard.
John Howard is irrelevant.
JH has given the only, the ONLY, reason why he should remain in parliament. Not because he’s a worthy contributor, but just avoid a by election.
In my opinion John Howard should be on trial for war crimes as part of the 'Coalition of the Willing' in Iraq. 1m killed - 100,000 civilians - men, women & children; ..illegal invasion of a sovereign country under false pretenses....wmds only supplied by coalition.
He doesn’t want an MP overboard ScottyMinisterForEverything
I thought he died. Must have been wishful thinking
Once you start taking advice from Howard, the end is nigh.
That’s corrupt and inept
But he doesn’t want the job
Said the repulsive little man who attacked workers rights.
Howard……Putting politics above principles since 1974.
Why is any serious news organisations(sky isn’t serious) talking to this man?
ketaminh 'Reeking with principle' is revealing.
Why the hell do you keep giving airtime to this has dried up old prune? He has nothing of worth to add to any debate and has been a blight on Australian politics for decades. The ABC really has lost it’s way!
Party before country....or honour
John Howard should avoid TV appearances so the contents of my stomach can remain where they are.
Geriatric who lied about the royal Australian navy should just bugger off. Him and the rest of the lnp. He's a disgrace
Typical Liberal Leader; thinking of the party rather than what’s best for the people of Australia.
Bullshit, after his secret political take over of a number of ministerial roles that reminds people of a certain age of the bad old USSR he should resign, or be sacked and arrested and a by-election should be called. Resignation or not, he should still be arrested.
Based on revelations over the past few days, I think majority of Australia would beg to differ...
Howard the apologist 😵💫
So who knew it was preferable to have a proven deceitful liar sitting in the parliament than have a by election? Apart from howard. SoPredictable
“John Howard says Scott Morrison resigning would not be in the best interests of the Liberal Party”. That’s the problem with the NSW LNP, isn’t it? It’s always about what’s best for them, and never about what’s best for the country.
Howard showed a total disregard for what (I hope) we regard as right, choosing to disregard that for his party's benefit. Appalling!
Party before country. Howard the unAustralian.
Tsk Tsk. Howard has missed the point. We NEED a by-election to remove ScoMo and to install someone more appropriate. The people in that electorate need proper representation.
This ideology was well and truly nurtured and then cemented by JohnHoward and he is still laying the stepping stones to an Australian pathway to nowhere. Well, except to our countries emotional and moral bankruptcy. OutDamnSpot
Of course he should. This is nothing compared to the Andrews Government all lying at their bungled hotel inquiry and how worksafe and VicPol are so corrupt that they covered up for them so they avoided the very laws they brought it yet hundreds died.
You went to him for a comment 🙄
Always about politics! Forget the potential corruption heh Johnny!
So yet again, the LNP will always favour a political decision over a moral or ethical one. SUMS THEM UP!
I just don’t buy that argument. Sack the corrupt bastard
When you are accustomed to privilege, equality feels like discrimination.
Little Johnny has always been a highly principled rodent
John Howard is a wasted old fossil
Ahhh the usual “nothing to see here, please disperse” mentality
They are shitting themselves because Morrison has shat on them all and the party
Fart
I'm afraid Mr Howard is too old and irrelevant to take up airtime.
Who is this old bloke 😩🙄
Who cares what that old turd thinks?
Shit up old man
Isn't that perfectly Howard? The question of whether or not something was right has never troubled the war criminal once.
Oh, I thought John Howard was chronically frozen to be revived when Liberals are back in power Federally, hopefully after I'm gone...
We don’t care what you say JH
Old man screaming against the wind!
Because if he resigns .. liberals WILL lose another seat
Has nobody broken it to Howard that he is no longer relevant to politics?
Stop rolling this relic out.
Let’s just say, rich bastards doing what they want and not giving a shit about the rest of us.
Like Howard ever gave a stuff about democracy…, and if you were never sure - this comment proves it… 🙏
Always what is best for the party, not the Australian people. Seems to be a theme with conservative political parties globally.
This comes from a man who took us to an unjustified war. He had no morals like Morrison.
Waste of time.
No surprise there. Ethics? Morals? Trustworthiness? Nah - none of those are important when it comes to politics, eh John Howard? Bugger the voters of Cook, eh! Leave them represented by a no hoper. There's not a member of LiberalAus who isn't intent on cheapening democracy.
The'pariah' from the shire! The very last reason Morrison should stay in Parliament is to avoid a by-election!
The most Corrupt federal politician in 30 years is supported by the second most corrupt. What a surprise 🤔
.. . . . especially when a by election would succinctly show how the electorate views the inherent Liberal Party Toxic Culture
Why? Because he will loose his benefits of being a politician or because there’s no suitable candidate that will be able to win cook? Sorry but it wouldn’t matter who u put in there, the Lib stench has already lost this seat. Better to get it over and done with get rid of him!
It's all about the Numbers with these CorruptCnts and not doing what's right for Australia ..
At all costs and with an absence of decency it’s about hanging AND a that’s why these neo liberal pricks have been ejected.
Good old Johnny the war criminal doesn’t have a problem with the corrupt Morrison, who would have thought
Hey Johnny….
I wonder if little Johnny was the ex prime minister named on the Heffernan report. Traitors stick together
Can we please stop giving the worst people in Australia air time?
Perfect time for the geriatric old fart to chime in No by-election because it's not in the Liberal party interest? Never mind the interests of democracy, good governance or the electors It demonstrates the Liberal credo in the most definitive way, us before them at all costs
Howard is also passed his use by date.
Who gives a flying f… what that old creep thinks.
The boys’ club will protect its own. Protection racket for the mob.
of course he did side eye 😒
“John Howard says” is not a matter of any import. Hasn’t been for a decade at least.
Slime covers for slime
He would say that wouldn’t he. Another dinosaur that needs to read the mood properly.
Power is all that matters to the LNP, what a disgrace.
Australian population says John Howard should keep his opinions to himself to avoid embarrassing himself
You must be kidding
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