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Fadden Ministry
The Fadden Ministry was the twenty-ninth Australian Commonwealth ministry, and ran from 28 August 1941 to 7 October 1941.
United Australia Party–Australian Country Party Coalition
- Rt Hon Arthur Fadden, MP: Prime Minister, Treasurer (CP)
- Rt Hon Robert Menzies, KC MP: Minister for Defence Co-ordination (UAP)
- Rt Hon Billy Hughes, KC MP: Attorney-General, Minister for the Navy (UAP)
- Hon Percy Spender, KC MP:
United States – addressing the Canadian parliament and lobbying President Roosevelt for more arms production. After four months, Menzies returned to Australia to face a lack of enthusiasm for his global travels and a war-time minority government under ever increasing strain.
In Menzies's absence, Curtin had co-operated with Fadden in preparing Australia for the expected Pacific War. With the threat of Japan imminent and with the Australian army suffering badly in the Greek and Crete campaigns, Menzies re-organised his ministry and announced multiple multi-party