After 11 years in power, during a frozen in time period in Australian politics, Jon Howard, man of the past, experienced humiliating defeat by loosing his electoral seat from unknown rival candidate that expelled him from Australian politics for ever.
His arrogant and discriminatory policy towards Australians of non Anglo origin created unnecessary divisions in Australian society.
At the same time people of Australia showed more maturity then their former leader by saying NO to his blind out of date strictly pro American and pro British policy that left Australia with reputation of American and British Puppet without dignity.
During eleven years of his leadership he encouraged Anglo-Saxon militant nationalism by virtually abolishing, multicultural policy of the labour government before him, in spite of the fact, that today, more then 50% of Australian population comes from non Anglo-Saxon origin.
In order to preserve British colonial status of Australia he cheated and misled Australian public during last referendum forcing people only face dilemma between British monarch (Australian monarch was out of equation) and republic.
He did his best to present himself as Australian patriot but in fact he was hard line colonial British Anglo nationalist.
While Pauline Henson was talking Jon Howard quietly was walking and very much contributing unpleasant events in Australian society like Cronulla riots where the main militant slogan was “Kill Wogs, kill Asians, kill Abos, kill Libs”.
He established concentration camps in Australian deserts for assailment seekers and other unwanted migrants. His government wasted tax payers money placing advertisement on TV channels encouraging people to spy on each other and report to the authorities if they observe anything “suspicious”, similar as it happened in Hitler’s Nazi Germany. He simply lied Australian public by giving unfulfilled promises about GST, interest rate and so on. He was trying by all means to preserve privilege status of white Anglo protestant rich elite by giving more funds to elite private schools than to public schools encouraging segregated white schools: White flight leaves system segregated by race - National - smh.com.au.
After such disasters policy the sudden promising renascence came by bringing Kevin Rudd a man with more human face who was elected by majority of people as a new leader of the country.
As good leaders, History remembers those who unite people and nation. John Howard definitely was not one of them.
Unlike Jon Howard Kevin Rudd, former diplomat, presented himself as an educated intellectual, intelligent, qualified and tolerant leader with moral integrity, who fully understands Australian present reality.
Kevin Rudd did not get “Job for the boys” in Australian politics like Alexander Dyna and Kim Beasley who inherited seats in the parliament from their fathers.
He speaks several foreign languages including, as only western leader, fluent mandarin ( Chinese ).
In order to confront racist and dangerously divisive policy of previous government, Rudd's first words after elections were:

” I want to be prime minister for all Australians”.

Then he immediately involved Australia in Kyoto protocol in solving the problem of global worming.
He's indirectly told Americans he does not wont his country to be anyone’s puppet. Japanese are strongly warned not to hunt whales in Australian waters.
His strong ties with Chine will reinforce Australian economic growth and avoid market crises that is happening in USA.

After so many years of destructive divisive Howard’s policy, Kevin Rudd has very difficult job in front of him to bring back unity, dignity and social stability to his country Australia.

We wish him and people of Australia all the best.