I do not wish to be a cause of further distraction to the government, 1997 [picture] /

Title devised by cataloguer from information provided on image.; Published in the Canberra Times on 12 July 1997.; Part of the Pryor collection of cartoons and drawings.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn4312857. Geoff Prosser, Minister for Small Business and Consumer Affairs in the Howard Government finds himself in breach of Howard's Ministerial Guidelines over a conflict of interest and is compelled to resign from his portfolio. Thereafter, the guidelines are relaxed.--Information provided by Geoff Pryor