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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: Harold Holt (1908-1967) (pictured) was the 17th prime minister of Australia, from January 1966 until his disappearance on December 17, 1967. His tenure was marked by significant policy initiatives, including support for the Vietnam War and the dismantling of the White Australia policy. Holt, a keen spear fisherman, disappeared while swimming at Cheviot Beach near Portsea, Victoria. His disappearance led to various conspiracy theories, including allegations of a botched kidnapping, suicide and assassination. In 1983, Anthony Grey, an award-winning British journalist published a sensational book - The Prime Minister Was A Spy. In it, he made the remarkable claim that Holt was a spy for communist China and that he had not drowned but, in fact, had been picked up by a submarine and lived out the rest of his life in Beijing.

Faith Bandler led the 1967 referendum (far right) on Aboriginal rights, which received the support of 91 percent of Australian voters. Here's a look at how she differed from 2023 Yes campaigner Marcia Langton (left), who has accused the No campaign of 'base racism' and wondered if Voice campaigners 'would read and write'.

On Q+A, Michelle Ananda-Rajah (right), a federal Labor MP from Melbourne who owns seven investment properties, was accused of being 'patronizing.' Amy Brown, an enraged audience member who spoke out against Dr Ananda-Rajah, kept repeating the word'stop it'. This is really patronizing.' You're patronizing me,' she said. Dr Ananda-Rajah confessed to being one of 84 federal MPs out of 227 in Parliament, who owned more than three investment properties in the debate about negative gearing, answering questions from Stan Grant (left).

Ratepayers are furious that a Melbourne council has invested $170,000 on restoring a public swimming pool's iconic 10-meter diving tower, but no one will be allowed to jump from it because the building has been declared unsafe. The Harold Holt Swim Centre tower (pictured top) was a popular drawcard for families during its entire working life (pictured inset), but it was closed in 2003 due to safety issues. Because the tower was not restored to a new state of health and safety, it was only a monument, not a heritage overlay.