▁National ▁Service . ▁She ▁worked ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁Division ▁of ▁Post - W ar ▁Re const ruction ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁the ▁Division ▁of ▁Indust rial ▁W elf are . ▁She ▁developed ▁some ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁first ▁policies ▁on ▁industrial ▁w elf are ▁and ▁under to ok ▁compreh ensive ▁research ▁into ▁personnel ▁practice ▁in ▁government ▁m un itions ▁fact ories ▁and ▁private ▁industry . ▁ ▁However , ▁being ▁unable ▁to ▁obtain ▁permanent ▁employ ment ▁in ▁the ▁Public ▁Service ▁for ▁health ▁reasons , ▁she ▁found ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁private ▁management ▁consult ant . ▁This ▁was ▁to ▁prove ▁dis astr ous ▁finan cially ▁as ▁her ▁employ er ▁often ▁didn ' t ▁pay ▁her . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁was ▁always ▁an ▁important ▁aspect ▁of ▁her ▁work . ▁Re alis ing ▁that ▁" to ▁be ▁involved ▁in ▁writing ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁involved ▁in ▁politics ", ▁she , ▁Bar n ard ▁and ▁Dav ison , ▁worked ▁hard ▁through ▁the ▁Fellow ship ▁of ▁Australian ▁Writ ers ▁to ▁protect ▁writers ▁and ▁the ▁freedom ▁of ▁expression . ▁She ▁lo bb ied ▁for ▁writers ▁to ▁receive ▁Federal ▁government ▁subs id ies . ▁The ▁" sal on " ▁she ▁and ▁Bar n ard ▁held ▁in ▁Sydney ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁hosted ▁not ▁only ▁writers ▁but ▁also ▁peace ▁activ ists ▁such ▁as ▁Lewis ▁Rod d ▁and ▁Lloyd ▁Ross . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁war ▁years , ▁E ld ers h aw ▁documented ▁cases ▁in ▁which ▁police ▁ra ids ▁on ▁individuals ▁and ▁left - wing ▁organis ations ▁resulted