▁the ▁points ▁referring ▁to ▁corpor ations , ▁trust s , ▁comb ines , ▁and ▁mon opol ies ▁had ▁been ▁previously ▁put ▁to ▁refer endum , ▁and ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁carried . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 4 ▁propos als ▁covered ▁the ▁participation ▁of ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁in ▁post war ▁reconst ruction , ▁including ▁control ▁over ▁employ ment , ▁prof ite ering ▁and ▁prices , ▁and ▁related ▁subjects . ▁ ▁For ▁and ▁Again st ▁The ▁proposal ▁was ▁put ▁forward ▁and ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁Labor ▁Party ▁government . ▁It ▁was ▁opposed ▁by ▁the ▁federal ▁opposition ▁( Un ited ▁Australia ▁Party ▁and ▁the ▁Country ▁Party ). ▁ ▁For ▁ ▁The ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁John ▁Curt in ▁gave ▁his ▁broadcast ▁to ▁the ▁nation ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁The ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁said ▁to ▁abandon ▁w art ime ▁controls ▁on ▁the ▁declaration ▁of ▁peace ▁would ▁cause ▁dis organ ization ▁to ▁the ▁social ▁system ▁and ▁destroy ▁the ▁capacity ▁of ▁the ▁system ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁need ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁few ▁dist urbed ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Again st ▁ ▁The ▁Country ▁Party ▁leader , ▁Arthur ▁F ad den , ▁gave ▁his ▁broadcast ▁against ▁the ▁motion ▁stating ▁: ▁It ' s ▁proposal ▁means ▁that ▁in ▁pe ac etime , ▁you ▁will ▁work ▁under ▁government ▁comp ulsion , ▁you ▁will ▁eat ▁and ▁wear ▁what ▁the ▁b ureau cr ats ▁r ation ▁out ▁to ▁you : ▁you ▁will ▁live ▁in ▁mass - produ ced ▁government ▁dwell ings : ▁and ▁your ▁children ▁will ▁work ▁wherever ▁the ▁b