Australian Prime Ministers are often remembered for a single word or phrase that encapsulates, rightly or wrongly, favourably or pejoratively, the general theme of their administration. Where Robert Menzies addressed the 'forgotten people', Harold Holt claimed Australia was 'all the way with LBJ'. While Malcolm Fraser warned that 'life wasn't meant to be easy', Bob Hawke strove for 'consensus'. While it is perhaps imprudent to claim a definitive phrase to identify the current PrimeMinistership, itislikely John Howard will be remembered, above all else, for his liberal use ofthe term'mandate'.