Arthur Augustus Calwell KC (28 August 1896 – 8 July 1973) was an Australian politician who served as the leader of the Labor Party from 1960 to 1967....
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Calwell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Arthur Calwell (1896–1973), Opposition Leader of Australia Bert Calwell (1898–1962), Australian...
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on Arthur Calwell, then leader of the Australian Labor Party. On the evening of 21 June 1966, while campaigning for the 1966 federal election, Arthur Calwell...
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leader of the Labor Party in 1960, and in 1967, after the retirement of Arthur Calwell, was elected leader of the party and became the Leader of the Opposition...
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and is named for Arthur Calwell, who was Minister for Immigration 1945–1949 and Leader of the Australian Labor Party 1960–1967. Calwell has been a safe...
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The Frontbench of Arthur Calwell was the opposition Australian Labor Party frontbench of Australia from 7 March 1960 to 8 February 1967, opposing the Liberal-Country...
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initiated by his ALP predecessor, Arthur Calwell. However, he displayed a more flexible and caring attitude than Calwell, who was a strong advocate of the...
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City and to Cooma. The suburb was named after the Labor politician, Arthur Calwell (1896–1973). The suburb name was gazetted on 5 August 1975. Streets...
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the Labor Party from 1960 to 1967 Arthur Calwell supported the White Australia policy. This is reflected by Calwell's comments in his 1972 memoirs, Be...
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Peter Kocan (section Assassination attempt on Calwell)
Australian Opposition Leader Arthur Calwell on 21 June 1966. He fired a shot at point-blank range through a car window, but Calwell escaped with only minor...
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non-European immigration did not change until after the retirement of Arthur Calwell as leader in 1967. Subsequently, Labor has become an advocate of multiculturalism...
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Arthur Calwell Preceded by Ben Chifley Succeeded by Arthur Calwell Leader of the Labor Party In office 20 June 1951 – 9 February 1960 Deputy Arthur Calwell...
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through increased immigration. The first Minister for Immigration, Arthur Calwell, promoted mass immigration with the slogan "populate or perish". It...
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opposition from the Catholic Church, represented by B. A. Santamaria and Arthur Calwell. Ultimately, the Defence Act was amended so that conscripts could be...
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he became the oldest first-time Opposition Leader in 59 years, since Arthur Calwell (aged 63) took office in 1960. Albanese unveiled his shadow ministry...
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fear of Imperial Japanese invasion in WWII, Minister of Immigration Arthur Calwell stated in 1947: "We have 25 years at most to populate this country before...
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won an increased majority over the opposition Labor Party, led by Arthur Calwell, in a landslide. The Liberal–Country coalition TPP result of 56.90%...
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1967. It followed the resignation of previous leader Arthur Calwell. The contest was won by Calwell's deputy Gough Whitlam in a caucus ballot. The following...
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Arthur Calwell 20 June 1951 7 March 1960 8 years, 261 days H. V. Evatt 11 Gough Whitlam 7 March 1960 9 February 1967 6 years, 339 days Arthur Calwell...
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Labor Party under Arthur Calwell, despite losing the two-party-preferred popular vote. In his first election as Labor leader, Calwell significantly reduced...
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(1948). Evatt retired in 1960 amid signs of mental ill-health, and Arthur Calwell succeeded him as leader, with a young Gough Whitlam as his deputy. Menzies...
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War II, Santamaria gained an exemption from military service. In 1972 Arthur Calwell, a leading Catholic Labor politician, confirmed that Santamaria had...
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Arthur Caldwell (footballer, born 1913) (1913–1989), English footballer Arthur Calwell (1896–1973), Australian politician This disambiguation page lists articles...
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expected to eventually become mainstream Australians. It was coined by Arthur Calwell, Australia's first Minister for Immigration, to promote the assimilation...
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while left-wing parliamentarians and unions loyal to H. V. Evatt and Arthur Calwell remained in the Australian Labor Party. The earliest formal factional...
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prime minister temporarily, upon the death of the incumbent prime minister. Arthur Fadden was the only other Country Party prime minister. He assumed office...
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1945 by the Chifley government and its first Minister for Immigration, Arthur Calwell, as part of the "Populate or Perish" policy. It was intended to substantially...
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won an increased majority over the opposition Labor Party, led by Arthur Calwell. This was the only time that a Federal Government won a seventh consecutive...
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George Pearce Albert Gardiner James Scullin Arthur Blakeley Ted Theodore Frank Forde H. V. Evatt Arthur Calwell Gough Whitlam Lance Barnard Jim Cairns Frank...
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position despite the opposition of some within the Labor Party, including Arthur Calwell and Eddie Ward. The board supervised all defence expenditure of over...
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