Did Prime Minister Menzies introduce conscription at the start of WW2?

Question

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Answer 1

Military conscription was brought in - 1943, John Curtin was PM.

John Curtin - Prime Minister, 1941-45.

CONSCRIPTION: CURTIN'S DILEMMA

As wartime prime minister, John Curtin struggled with some thorny personal dilemmas, but none caused him more soul searching than the issue of conscription.

Conscription was introduced during WWII for service within Australia but the area of service was extended to the southwest Pacific zone in 1943.