News about Harold Holt

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.