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home / archives / politics / australian / federal / 11th September 1966

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Avoiding any "accidents"...

In January 1966 Harold Holt had taken over as Prime Minister when Sir Robert Menzies retired from office. Holt was to achieve a landslide win later in this election year. For the Prime Minister and for the Opposition Leader Arthur Calwell security was foremost as there had been an assassination attempt on Arthur Calwell earlier in the year.