High Court decision expected on Monday
The joint sitting is set to begin Tuesday and run at least two days. Federal Attorney General Senator Murphy said the court’s decision could affect Parliament’s inherent rights. Representing Senator Sir Magnus Cormack and Senator James Webster, QC Needham said the relief sought targets executive action, not legislative processes. Chief Justice Sir Garfield Barwick and Justices McTiernan Menzies Gibbs Stephen Mason will hear the matter, which Barwick moved into the Full High Court for immediate hearing.
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Murphy
G. D. Needham
Magnus Cormack
Lib
Vic
James Joseph Webster
Garfield Barwick
Justice McTiernan
Justice Menzies
Queensland
Nsw
Victoria
Western Australia
Sir John Kerr
Garfield
Sir John
Needham Aaid
Needham
Parliaments joint sitting faces script review and legal challenge
Television stations must submit scripts for film of Parliament opening. The Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Televising of Parliament wants to see the commentary scripts to accompany the footage. The issue raises questions of dignity, press access, and the legality of a joint sitting as courts consider injunctions and constitutional powers.
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Australian Information Service
ABC
Grahame Horsfield
Horsfield
Cope
Corpretation Aaah
Byrne
Watergate figure Joi Dean sentenced in cover-up case
Washington reports Joi Dean, a principal figure in the Watergate affair, was sentenced to one to four years in prison for his role in the cover-up. The judge imposed the term after findings of obstruction and conspiracy linked to the Nixon administration era.
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Washington
Frida
Aap-Reuter
Joi Dean
Nixon P
Watergate
Petrol Rationing Grips Canberra Service Stations
More than sixty Canberra service station proprietors agreed to freeze petrol supplies at 2000 gallons to reserve fuel for essential services. The move, under the ACT Automotive Service Association, aims to curb panic buying and ensure a 160000 gallon emergency reserve. Citizens will need certificates to buy petrol after stations hit the 2000 gallon limit.
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Canberra
ACT Automotive Service Association
J. Marshall
Sam
Advisory Council
ACT
ACT Automotive Service Associ
ACT film by Canberra schoolboys at overseas festival
A 10 minute colour film made by 12 Canberra schoolboys from Daramalan College will screen at an international film festival in Switzerland this month. The film titled Life in the year 2000 was created by students aged under 16 under 15 year old Warrick Smith as writer. The project cost detail and production notes were provided by Father Arthur Braithwaite.
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Canberra
Switzerland
United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund
Unicef
Australian Broadcasting Commission
Daramalan College
Dickson
Arthur Braithwaite
ACT Childrens’ Ilm and Television Council
Braithwaite
Omni
Lachlan McKenzie
Father Braithwaite
Hobart
Labor rifts erode confidence in government says Whitlam
The Australian Prime Minister Whitlam agreed with backbencher Robinson that divergent ministerial views and caucus rifts increased public confusion and eroded confidence. He and Robinson signaled ongoing policy fragmentation while announcing measures at the Premiers Conference and supplementary Budget. Anthony warned of a leadership crisis and looming inflation. Snedden accused the PM of admitting policy failure and public confusion.
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Whitlam
Robinson
Lib
Qld
Mrobinson
Anthony
Kadina
South Australian Country Party
Canberra
Public transport cuts in NSW amid fuel crisis
NSW Public Transport Commission slashes bus and train services as fuel shortages threaten the eastern seaboard. Transport halted in Sydney and Newcastle on Sunday with only peak services Monday. train frequencies cut by half. Oil industry walkouts in Victoria affect LPG supply and refinery operations, prompting shortages and corporate appeals to conserve stocks.
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Sydney
NSW Public Transport Commission
Central Industrial Secretariat
G. Pollites
Seaboard
Polites
Australia
Public Transport Commission
Newcastle
Melbourne
Victoria
Australian Workers Union
Labour and Industries
Rafferty
ACTU
Souter
Fighting erupts as Turkish forces push into villages in Cyprus
In Cyprus western Kyrenia Mountains Turkish forces advance into four Greek Cypriot villages abandoned after heavy artillery. An artillery defended outpost on Mount Kypha toppled a UN patrol attempting ascent. No injuries reported as reporters' car came under fire.
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Lapithos
Cyprus
Kyrenia
Associated Press
Kypa- Tot
Former bank building sold at public auction in Manuka
A former ES and A Bank building in Flinders Way Manuka sold at public auction yesterday for 115,000 to Jim Pead on behalf of an undisclosed client. Auctioneers started at 80,000, fell to 60,000, then rose to 115,000 with bids of 500 at a time, before bidding closed.
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Manuka
ACT Advisory Council
Jim Pead
Flinders Way
ANZ Bank
Roger Phillips
R. A. McKillop and Co
Petrie Street
John Tanner Real Estate
Ainslie Avenue
Ron Rowland
Canberra
The Crunch and Economic Strikes Stir Australian Press
The Reserve Bank Governor Sir John Phillips signaled that the economy was at a crunch while Warwick Bracken reports from Sydney. Hawke, leader of the ACTU and ALP, warned of possible backlash against government and unions amid strikes. New Zealand proposes a 200 mile economic zone at a U S Conference on the Law of the Sea.
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Reserve Bank
John Phillips
Warwick Bracken
Sydney
ACTU
ALP
Hawke
New Zenland
The Saturday Page discusses Turkey opium export fears
The article notes Turkey's renewed opium growing and export, sparking US concern over a possible Beroti addiction resurgence. It references Saturday Page content and cites a tourism view of New Orleans noted as flavorful and French colonial in tone.
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New Orleans
Errol Simper
New of the Cry
Pape
Turkey
Date set for Nixon impeachment debate in House
The US House will begin on August 19 its debate on the impeachment of President Nixon. A separate sports note reports England's touring schoolboys rugby team defeating ACT schoolboys at Manuka Oval 28 4 after trailing 3 4 at half time.
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US House of Representatives
Nixon
ACT
Manuka Oval
England
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