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WorkChoices

 

In March 2006, the Government's WorkChoices legislation came into effect. Representing a major reworking of Australian industrial relations law, the package outlined a new system for workplace relations. After an extensive government advertising campaign, endless analysis by commentators, and countless cartoons, WorkChoices remains the focus of considerable debate.


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Lambs to the slaughter

Eric Löbbecke - Daily Telegraph, 2006

Cartoon of John Howard dangling a carrot in front of a lamb whose head is directly underneath the blade of a guillotine with the initials 'IR'