Gerrymandered SA elections threaten reform in parliament
The South Australian political row centers on electoral reform and gerrymandering. The dispute pits Premier Dunstan and reform plans against Mc Hall and Hall’s seat-redistribution proposals, debating quotas, variations, and constitutional limits amid interstate scrutiny.
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Stott
House of Assembly
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Australia
South Australia
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House of
Adelaide
Hall
Elizabeth
Chasties Beach
Hit
ALP
Life goes on in wartime Biafra amid daily routines
An Irish journalist notes Biafra's wartime life remains remarkably normal despite fighting. Markets bustle, roads reopen, hotels run, beer flows, and a silent economy thrives with shortages and a growing black market. Media thrives, saboteur hunts rise, and refugees mark a major exception to wartime calm.
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Biafra
Progress
Sriest
National forum on health services in Australia proposed
A Senate select committee may be formed to inquire into hospital and medical costs, aiming to establish a nationwide health services forum unseen for over two decades. The debate covers Government, opposition, and expert bodies involvement, staffing needs, and the potential for a national approach to health welfare and policy evaluation.
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Benet
Australia
Royal Commission On
Ealth
National Health and Medical Research Council
British Medical Association
Prevent Senate
Eas
Loterim
Senate
Senate Select Committees
Ppsit
Australian Labor Party
Liberal-Country Party
Sta
Letters on Vietnam War and Australian public opinion
Curtin, writing amid Vietnam conflict debates, argues educated readers struggle with emotional fatigue and fear regarding US actions. He reflects on Australia's place within the American sphere, pleads for empathy toward Saigon and Hanoi civilians, and calls for national mourning for all fatalities and wounded.
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Vietnam
Canberra
America
Tich
Prom Wetton
Tn International
Johnson
Churchill
England
Hiller
Ares
Australia
Aviny
Viet
Pensioners Plight Demands Swift Government Action
A letter laments the plight of widows and pensioners amid depression era hardship. It calls for rapid legislation to improve salaries and pensions for all elderly, condemning mere speeches and urging the government to address housing and welfare without delay. The author stresses dignity and fair share of national prosperity for pensioners.
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Perwioner
Elise
Canberra Hotel Seeks Clarity On Easter Weekend Rooms
General Manager A B Harfe confirms reports on occupancy from the April report, noting that only one vacant room was documented and that the Easter weekend did not indicate a widespread shortage of accommodations. He cites a Sunday tourist influx and defends the feasibility of visitor stays at the venue.
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ECATE
Harfe
Canberra-Ber
Viceral figure attends Federal Executive Council meeting
A government official attended a Federal Executive Council meeting at Government House yesterday morning and later opened a reunion event for the Economia Commonwealth for Asia and the Far East at the Canberra Theatre.
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Federal Executive Council
Government House
Mornin
Economia Come Munion
Axia
Par East
Canberra Theatre
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