Four days after the Howard government’s 2007 election loss, Joe Hockey declared WorkChoices was dead.
Hockey had spent the past 10 months in government as the workplace relations minister, charged with trying to soften and sell what had become a toxic policy and a central thrust of Labor’s campaign.
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Phillip Coorey is the political editor based in Canberra. He is a two-time winner of the Paul Lyneham award for press gallery excellence. Connect with Phillip on Facebook and Twitter. Email Phillip at pcoorey@afr.com
