Attempted assassination of Arthur Calwell
On 21 June 1966, an assassination attempt was made on Arthur Calwell, then leader of the Australian Labor Party.
| Attempted Assassination of Arthur Calwell | |
|---|---|
| Location | Mosman Town Hall, Sydney, Australia |
| Date | 21 June 1966 |
| Target | Arthur Calwell |
Attack type | assassination attempt |
| Weapons | .22 rifle |
| Victim | Arthur Calwell (survived) |
| Perpetrator | Peter Kocan |
It was arguably the third assassination attempt in Australian political history following Henry James O'Farrell's attempt on the life of Prince Alfred in 1868 and the assassination of NSW Legislative Assembly Member Percival Brookfield in South Australia in 1921, though Thomas Ley, who died while imprisoned at Broadmoor Asylum for murder, was suspected of killing four political opponents in the 1920s.
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