The Desire for Change, 2004–2007The Liberal National Party Coalition was elected to office on 2 March 1996 and continued in power until 3 December 2007, making John Howard the second longest serving Australian Prime Minister. This book is the final in a four volume series examining the four Howard Governments. Contributors to each of these volumes are asked to focus critically on the Coalition's policies and performance to reveal the Howard Government's shortcomings and failures.