Was the Howard government the puppet master of the Waterfront dispute? How much did they know about training a non-union workforce offshore?
Host Jan Fran reveals new documents from deep in the archives that provide some answers to questions that have dogged Australian politics for 27 years.
Production: Kirsti Melville, Geraldine Fela, Claudia Taranto, Michelle Rayner
Music composition and sound design: Russell Stapleton
Thanks to Anne Flahvin from ABC Legal, Michael Osmond and Michael Nailand from ABC Archives. Thanks also to Danielle Cahill, Tiger Webb Alex Spring and Sophie Kesteven.
Artwork was by Jo Ley
This episode contains archival material from the ABC TV series The Howard Years
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