The would-be assassin, Peter Kocan, dropped his gun and ran. He was soon caught, arrested and entered Australian political lore as our first would-be assassin of a political leader. While the young ...

Last week, a very special event took place in Parliament House. The daughters of Sir Robert Menzies and Arthur Calwell - Heather Henderson and Mary Elizabeth Calwell - came together to reflect on ...

The last Australian immigration minister to argue for a specific target for overall overseas migration fixed to a percentage of the total population was Labor's Arthur Calwell in 1945. Calwell's ...

Calwell covers 175 sq.km on the north-west fringe of Melbourne, north beyond the Western Ring Road with the Tullamarine Freeway and Airport dividing the electorate in two. East of the airport the ...

Consequently I came into contact with many politicians. This peripheral foray into political life was very interesting, especially as I was going out with a MP's son. For instance, Arthur Calwell made ...

Calwell, explaining why he wanted to expand­ Australia’s migrant intake to include Europeans, declared: “There can be no argument against immigration at this point of Australian­ history. We must fill ...