▁It ▁sought ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁power ▁over ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁five ▁years ▁to ▁legisl ate ▁on ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁matters . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 4 ▁Pow ers ▁The ▁powers ▁the ▁government ▁sought ▁to ▁gain ▁included : ▁▁ ▁The ▁re h abil itation ▁of ▁former ▁serv ic emen ▁ ▁National ▁health ▁ ▁Family ▁allow ances ▁ ▁Emp loyment ▁and ▁un emp loyment ▁ ▁The ▁ability ▁to ▁legisl ate ▁for ▁ind igen ous ▁Austral ians ▁ ▁Corpor ations , ▁or ▁comb ines ▁ ▁Foreign ▁invest ment ▁ ▁Trust ▁laws ▁ ▁Mon opol ies ▁ ▁Air ▁transport , ▁▁ ▁Un iform ity ▁of ▁railway ▁gau ges ▁ ▁Mark eting ▁of ▁comm od ities ▁ ▁Man ufact uring ▁( production ) ▁and ▁sales ▁of ▁goods ▁ ▁National ▁infrastr ucture ▁( subject ▁to ▁state ▁appro val ) ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁powers ▁also ▁included ▁limitations ▁as ▁saf egu ards ▁against ▁the ▁ab use ▁of ▁legisl ative ▁power . ▁ ▁Rest rict ions ▁on ▁Government ▁power ▁ ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁speech ▁ ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁speech ▁and ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁Expression ▁were ▁restrictions ▁on ▁state ▁and ▁government ▁power ▁which ▁the ▁common wealth ▁sought ▁to ▁legisl ate ▁on . ▁▁ ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁religion ▁The ▁government ▁also ▁sought ▁to ▁apply ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁freedom ▁of ▁religion ▁over ▁state ▁govern ments . ▁ ▁Refer endum ▁All ▁of ▁these ▁points ▁( the ▁proposed ▁heads ▁of ▁power ▁and ▁restrictions ▁on ▁power ) ▁were ▁put ▁to ▁refer endum ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁question . ▁It ▁is ▁notable ▁that