High Court Dismisses Interim Ban on Joint Sitting
Sydney Monday Full High Court unanimously refused interim injunctions blocking tomorrow’s joint sitting of the Senate and House of Representatives. Six judges held any legislation passed can be tested later before the High Court, with costs reserved. The decision, delivered by Chief Justice Barwick, noted the Governor General’s joint sitting is an executive act set against constitutional limits.
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Peak Hour Buses Run Only During Peak Times
Canberra introduces fuel saving measures restricting government transport to peak hours from today and curtailing government plant use. Milk shortages threaten supply if the curtailment lasts over two weeks, with bottled milk expected from Thursday.
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Petrol rationing limits supply at Queanbeyan Yass stations
About 300 people received petrol ration certificates as emergency services. Stations opened but many hit the 9,000 litre limit by lunchtime. Proprietors report no clear future deliveries, though Mobil stations may continue due to Eden reserves. Queanbeyan and Yass outlets limited sales to regular or account customers with a $2 cap, with supplies expected to exhaust by this afternoon.
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Public Transport and Government Vehicle Curtailments Amid Crisis
Peak-hour bus services run on all normal routes 6am to 9:30am and 3pm to 6:30pm with no school buses. Ministers and senior staff may use ministerial cars. Gala xy fleet cars are paused. Departmental mini-buses shuttle between Parkes, Barton and Russell Hill, and between the city and Woden. Police patrols reduced. petrol expected to last two weeks. Taxis operate normally. TAA issues briefings. Ansett services largely unaffected for now.
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Milk and Gas VI Fuel Shortages Persist
Milk distribution will shift from bottles to quart cartons in the coming days. Diesel and furnace oil are needed to run boilers for pasteurisation homogenisation and bottle washing. Efforts target conserving steam by removing bottle washing.
Inflation alarm from Melbourne institute warns of hyper inflation risk
The Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research warned of a real hyper inflation possibility in Australia as wages surge and policy options fail. It projected 1974 earnings up 25 percent, potentially 30 to 40 percent next year, with a recession unless drastic measures are taken. It urged wage restraint, tax cuts, and public sector wage freezes, plus a larger deficit funded budget to lift growth.
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Governor fails to end student sit in at Flinders University
In Adelaide, about 100 students from Flinders University's history department refuse to leave the Registry building after a day of talks with staff. Governor Sir Mark Oliphant, Visitor to the University, met the students by telephone and then on campus for talks lasting about 45 minutes. A second meeting followed with the Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor A M Clark and the history professor R J Moore, while the Chancellor Justice Bright was set to meet the students the next day.
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Four Bandits Hold Up ANZ Bank in Prahran Heist
In Melbourne Prahran four armed bandits smashed into the ANZ Bank at 5 10 pm and escaped with about $105 000 as staff were placing cash in the safe. It was the largest Melbourne bank raid in five years. One man with a sawn off shotgun supervised on the pavement while another remained in a car. The others fled with the money.
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Late News May Rally Yields Sparse Clues
Fragmentary newsroom text mentions long sentences and unclear references. The snippet hints at legal or court items with names and places, but details are obscured by OCR errors. No clear outcome, dates, or events emerge from the readable fragments.
Hawke optimistic on oil strike settlement in Arbitration Commission
In Melbourne Mr Hawke president of the ACTU said he was hopeful the oil industry strike would be settled soon in the Arbitration Commission before Mr Justice Williams. He will present the oil unions case after talks with top oil industry union officials. The dispute centers on a new award for about 4500 oil company workers and is delaying Bass Strait crude oil. The government warned of a drawn out fight if transport workers strike proceeds.
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Film not to be vetted by parliamentary committee
The Joint Committee on the Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings decided late last night that it no longer wished to vet film of the opening today of the joint sitting of Parliament before it is shown in television news programs. Earlier report.
Tribunal warns on wage agreements amid price cap test
The Prices Justification Tribunal rejected an 18 percent request for interstate freight-rate rises by Mayne Nickless Ltd, allowing only 12 percent and ruling wages beyond a $16 weekly increase cannot justify higher prices. It warned employers against bypassing the Arbitration Commission to recover costs and urged a disciplined approach to general rate levels.
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Mayne Nickless Ltd
Whitlam urges wage restraint at union conference
Prime Minister Whitlam told the Building Workers Industrial Union in Sydney that repeated wage rises of 15 to 20 percent or more are unsupportable in current economic conditions. He urged unions to consider government measures and to back wage indexation tied to productivity, warning that inflation battles require sacrifice and unity against opposition.
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Building Workers Industrial Union
Sydney
Commission
Fromkin
Milk cartons become only container in ACT plan
Local ACT agenda shows the ACT Milk Authority endorsed placing milk in cartons as the sole container. Canberra pages highlight related inquiries on governance, while other notices and schedules reference varied topics from Cyprus to court cases and showpage listings.
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ACT Milk Authority
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