▁of ▁the ▁two - party - pre ferred ▁vote . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁November , ▁John ▁Howard ▁def ended ▁the ▁government ' s ▁advert ising ▁sp ending ▁in ▁the ▁months ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁campaign , ▁paid ▁for ▁with ▁public ▁money . ▁The ▁advert ising , ▁which ▁covered ▁topics ▁including ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁" Work cho ices ", ▁cost ▁$ 3 6 0   mill ion ▁over ▁approximately ▁ 1 8 ▁months . ▁An ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 ▁November ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁Her ald ▁Sun ▁suggested ▁sp ending ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁up ▁to ▁$ 5 0 0   mill ion , ▁though ▁this ▁took ▁a ▁bro ader ▁view ▁of ▁what ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁that ▁sum . ▁Howard ▁was ▁critic ised ▁for ▁not ▁reve aling ▁documents ▁written ▁by ▁his ▁department ▁about ▁further ▁changes ▁to ▁industrial ▁relations ▁laws ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁Work Cho ices ▁legisl ation . ▁In ▁response , ▁the ▁government ▁said ▁the ▁propos als ▁had ▁been ▁cancel led , ▁and ▁that ▁Work Cho ices ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁expanded ▁upon . ▁The ▁Seven ▁Network ▁failed ▁in ▁attempt ▁to ▁access ▁the ▁documents ▁under ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁Information . ▁ ▁National s ▁Senator ▁Bar nab y ▁Joy ce ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁his ▁crossing ▁the ▁floor ▁to ▁support ▁Labor ' s ▁am end ments ▁to ▁Work Cho ices ▁remained ▁open , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁judge ▁all ▁legisl ation ▁on ▁its ▁mer its , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁critic ised ▁by ▁National s ▁leader ▁Mark ▁Va ile . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2