inet , ▁and ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁achieve ▁significant ▁ass ur ances ▁for ▁increased ▁commit ment ▁to ▁Singapore ' s ▁def ences , ▁but ▁under to ok ▁mor ale ▁boost ing ▁exc urs ions ▁to ▁war ▁affected ▁cities ▁and ▁fact ories ▁and ▁was ▁well ▁received ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁press ▁and ▁generally ▁raised ▁aw aren ess ▁in ▁Britain ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁contribution ▁to ▁its ▁war ▁effort . ▁He ▁Return ed ▁to ▁Australia ▁via ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁– ▁address ing ▁the ▁Canadian ▁parliament ▁and ▁lo bb ying ▁President ▁Ro ose vel t ▁for ▁more ▁arms ▁production . ▁After ▁four ▁months , ▁M enz ies ▁returned ▁to ▁Australia ▁to ▁face ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁enthus ias m ▁for ▁his ▁global ▁travel s ▁and ▁a ▁war - time ▁minor ity ▁government ▁under ▁ever ▁increasing ▁stra in . ▁ ▁In ▁M enz ies ' s ▁absence , ▁Curt in ▁had ▁co - oper ated ▁with ▁F ad den ▁in ▁prepar ing ▁Australia ▁for ▁the ▁expected ▁Pacific ▁War . ▁With ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁Japan ▁im min ent ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁Australian ▁army ▁suffering ▁badly ▁in ▁the ▁Greek ▁and ▁Cre te ▁campaign s , ▁M enz ies ▁re - organ ised ▁his ▁min istry ▁and ▁announced ▁multiple ▁multi - party ▁comm itte es ▁to ▁advise ▁on ▁war ▁and ▁economic ▁policy . ▁Government ▁critics ▁however ▁called ▁for ▁an ▁all - party ▁government . ▁ ▁M enz ies ' ▁res ignation ▁ ▁In ▁August , ▁Cab inet ▁decided ▁that ▁M enz ies ▁should ▁travel ▁back ▁to ▁Britain ▁to ▁represent ▁Australia ▁in