▁defe ating ▁the ▁forces ▁of ▁evil ▁in ▁the ▁world ". ▁With ▁the ▁Pacific ▁on ▁the ▁br ink ▁of ▁war , ▁O pp osition ▁leader ▁John ▁Curt in ▁offered ▁friendship ▁and ▁co - operation ▁to ▁F ad den , ▁but ▁refused ▁to ▁join ▁in ▁an ▁all - party ▁w art ime ▁national ▁government . ▁ ▁Col es ▁and ▁Wilson ▁were ▁anger ed ▁at ▁how ▁M enz ies ▁had ▁been ▁treated , ▁and ▁on ▁ 3 ▁October ▁voted ▁with ▁the ▁O pp osition ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁to ▁reject ▁F ad den ' s ▁budget ; ▁F ad den ▁prompt ly ▁res igned . ▁This ▁became ▁a ▁rare ▁moment ▁in ▁Parliament ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁sitting ▁government ▁is ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁House . ▁This ▁did ▁not ▁occur ▁in ▁Australia ▁again ▁for ▁another ▁ 7 8 ▁years . ▁Under ▁the ▁pro dd ing ▁of ▁Governor - General ▁Lord ▁G ow rie , ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁avoid ▁calling ▁an ▁election ▁given ▁the ▁dangerous ▁international ▁situation , ▁Col es ▁and ▁Wilson ▁threw ▁their ▁support ▁to ▁Labor . ▁ ▁G ow rie ▁then ▁d uly ▁sw ore ▁Curt in ▁in ▁as ▁prime ▁minister ▁on ▁ 7 ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁E ight ▁weeks ▁later , ▁Japan ▁attacked ▁Pear l ▁Har bor . ▁ ▁On ▁ 9 ▁October , ▁M enz ies ▁res igned ▁as ▁U AP ▁leader , ▁but ▁not ▁before ▁calling ▁for ▁a ▁party room ▁meeting ▁to ▁determine ▁whether ▁the ▁party ▁should ▁form ▁a ▁un ited ▁opposition ▁with ▁the ▁Country ▁Party ▁or ▁go ▁it ▁alone