PM resigns sparks Holt to name Cabinet Tuesday
Sir Robert announced resignation at 11 21 am after Liberal and Country parties meeting. Holt elected party leader and McMahon deputy. Holt to announce new ministry Tuesday night with 24 ministers sworn in Wednesday morning. Sir Robert’s retirement ends 16-year second term. Coalition talks amid tension, McEwen and McFwen noted.
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Country Parties
Liberal Party
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McMahan
Hasluck
Jnhich
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Country Party
Mackie
McEwen
W. M. Hughes
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McFwen
Farewell vote press hints on Liberal leadership future
The article notes Mr Holt's retirement plans after a parliamentary farewell. It mentions his attendance at a lunch in Melbourne near Toorak, tribute to Sir Robert McMahon and Mr Hasluck, and speculation about keeping his home away from the Prime Minister’s Lodge. It references party divisions and the Liberal machine's influence across states.
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Toorak
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Australia
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McMahon
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Dame Partie
Weekend Cabinet Shuffle Tests Holt Government
The new Prime Minister Harold Holt faces a weekend task of finalising the inner Cabinet and Ministry. Reshuffle uncertainty centers on portfolios including External Affairs and Defence while balancing Labour and National support and Senate numbers.
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Retirement statement signals political shift in Australia
Sir Robert Paltridge announces retirement plans after lengthy service. Leader Shane and key ministers react as the government faces a transition period. The statement, delivered to a joint party meeting, outlines readiness to step aside and support a chosen successor while outlining his 16 years in Parliament and duties to electors.
Menzies Remembered Through Contemporaries and Life Portraits
James Jupp Geofrey Sawer and Frank Krop felmacher present impressions of Sir Robert Menzies the man from Jeparit traces his path from Jeparit to the Lodge Jonathan Gaul maps his political journey as Cor respondent Pages 2 3 Peter Luck chats with Sir Roberts gardener chauffeur and secretary Page 3 Dame Pattie seeks a home after life at the Lodge for Holt and Mrs Holt tributes and pictures across pages 3 9 0
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Hopes for peace fade amid Viet Nam war talk
Washington fades on hopes for an early end to the Vietnam War while page references mark scattered items. The paper notes American troops searching for a rumored armed nuclear bomb in the southern Spear region and lists various page notices from politics to weather and sports.
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