11 Dec 1961
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 11, 1961
Page
1
The government faced a major setback after a weekend national election. The ruling party shed ten or more seats in the House of Representatives, with most losses concentrated in remand areas, eroding its majority and signaling a significant shift in national power.
The article reports Labour winning six doubtful seats in the House of Representatives but still short of a majority to form a government. It notes a surprise result reversing Menzies era gains and a string of state-level shifts, with the Liberal–Country coalition losing ground across most states except South Australia where policy resentments persisted.
The Mea vies government claimed control of the House due to DLP backing and said the DLP would hold balance in the upper house. Good government depends on negotiating with the DLP for national measures. The ALP was urged to learn from elections that leftist and Communist influences threaten traditional Labour thinking.
Fraser secured 16 160 votes to Small 8? for a resounding Liberal victory in the Australian Capital Territory. Voter turnout rose to 28 607 from 25 745 in 1958 with postal votes contributing as counting continued. Fraser praised voters while Small conceded and noted Liberal gains as Canberra grows.
An American agency said the Soviet Government asked Albania to withdraw its diplomatic staff from Moscow, signaling a complete break in relations between the two countries. Reports followed Albanian newspaper notes, with confirmation sought in Moscow and London. If confirmed, it would mark the first severance by Russia with a satellite state.
Kennedy plans a determined effort in Paris this week to win full Allied agreement to a strategic negotiation with four Soviet powers for a Berlin settlement. General de Gaulle questioned whether to proceed without French cooperation, potentially blocking a joint Allied diplomatic effort. Washington circles suggest the U S may move alone to initiate new exploratory talks with the Soviets.
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