No fateful swim for PM Harold Holt

[La Rouge Beret]

On 17 December 1967 the Prime Minister of Australia enjoys a brief swim in Port Phillip Bay and returns home later on that date.

What are the effects of the continued term as Prime Minister for Mr Holt both domestically and internationally?

 

[jeckl]

Might delay or even remove Whitlam, since the Libs will have a popular leader (both with in the collation and the punters) so no, 3 day pm.

 

[La Rouge Beret]

And that was my thought the Libs had Billy McMahon post Holt and he was very unpopular. Despite his inability to communicate with the general populace it was amazing that Whitlam won with an eight seat majority.

 

[jeckl]

And that was my thought the Libs had Billy McMahon post Holt and he was very unpopular. Despite his inability to communicate with the general populace it was amazing that Whitlam won with an eight seat majority.

Don't forget this was after he lost last time. Also the Liberals had been in power for like 20 years, so an entire generation had grown up knowing only one party in government. So change

 

[MonaroLS]

Doing the Harold Holt

Well we wouldn't have that phrase in our lingo about doing the bolt.. To disappear.