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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 07, 1970
Page
12
Sir James Darling, head of the Australian Road Safety Council, hinted at backing driver licences for those as young as 15. He questioned whether 18, 16, or 14 is best and said training them earlier may be better at a road safety forum run by the Progressive Reform Party.
A light Piper Tri Pacer, carrying two people, vanished during a flight over the northeast New Guinea coast near Port Moresby. It is the second Papua New Guinea light aircraft to disappear in less than a week, with another Beechcraft Baron missing since last Sunday in western Papua with six aboard.
Buyers owning more than three percent of the Australian wool clip warn the wool board marketing plan could hinder disposal of the wool. The Interlaine federation of wool merchants processors and manufacturers in the Common Market says the plan would alter sales volume and prices. Also reported is the acquittal of Carmen Jiale in Fremantle Petty Sessions Court on a charge linked to a strip act at a football club fundraiser and Linnel Abeysekera acquitted of living off prostitution proceeds.
London sources say Britain’s Race Relations Board is unlikely to take up a dispute with the Australian government over the exclusion of a coloured British citizen from an assisted migration passage. The report notes the stance appears cautious and tentative amid diplomatic sensitivities.
Starfish menace in Papua New Guinea waters grows as Administration issues public appeal to locate how widely the coral-dewourine crown of thorns starfish has spread.
Sydney reports the NSW Government will legislate to form an insurance commissioner with wide powers if the Commonwealth fails to act on regulating insurers. The motion seeks immediate registration of motor vehicle comprehensive insurers and signals possible state-by-state action within days. Melbourne notes East Australian Insurance may be forced from business as public support collapses.
The father of 14 year old Sydney schoolboy Charles Todman who traveled from Sydney to Paris without tickets or passport made no approaches to the Immigration Department for help. Immigration officials had visited the home but could not determine the family’s wishes. Charles spoke from Paris saying Australia lied to his family and criticizing his father’s emigration. A 14 year old Filipino boy was a stowaway arriving at Mascot less than an hour after Charles Todman’s case surfaced.
NSW Legislative Assembly heard a comprehensive report by Allan Barton on waste disposal. The inquiry concluded the Sydney region faces critical pollution risks from industrial and household waste, with calls for coordinated authority to prevent future problems.
Federal Cabinet has sympathetically pursued wool industry problems amid budget talks. Shipping and Transport Minister Sinclair cited overfull employment and high wages as drivers of unrest, with calls for immediate direct and indirect aid for woolgrowers while awaiting price improvements from better handling and marketing. The Country Party report informed Government support options.
The Australia Party opened nominations on August 21 to form a team for the ACT Advisory Council elections in September. ACT branch and Mr A J Fitzgerald, who performed well in the ACT by election, back a bid, while secretary A D Emeryn Filiott confirmed the closing date. Fitzgerald plans to nominate again, with discussions ahead on leading the party team.
An Adelaide psychiatrist Dr C Brewer argues that drug use is not drugs, urging less severe penalties for simple acts of smoking marijuana. The Senate Select Committee on Trafficking and Abuse is urged to reevaluate laws, focusing on education over punishment.
In an Australian tour, Professor Jean Chesneaux, Sorbonne expert on Far Eastern modern history, discusses May 1968 student revolt, university restructuring, and the impact of Vietnam and China on world affairs. He notes the shift from Europe-centered history and the value of rethinking society through non Western perspectives. He will deliver a final ANU lecture on August 20.
Sydney reports the Prime Minister Gorton will promptly weigh any New South Wales request for drought relief. Relief would be on a dollar-for-dollar basis with the Commonwealth and State governments, following talks with NSW Premier Askin and a deputation of primary producers.
Mr Askin pressed Mr Gorton on drought in NSW and urged continued rural reconstruction. Relief for drought sufferers on a dollar-for-dollar basis was promised prompt consideration. Sheep prices slumped in the south, and Bourke graziers reported heavy livestock movements as rain faltered. The coast and river areas faced feed shortages with pastures drying, while officials warned a drought declaration could come within two weeks if rain did not come.
Canberra union officials said yesterday that two hours before a carpenter fell six storeys to his death on Wednesday men on a nearby building were ordered to leave high level work because of the danger of strong winds. The report cites safety warnings and the fatal accident.
The Commonwealth Government considers establishing a national business school for post graduate management education at the University of NSW in Sydney. A high level inquiry report urges a top quality program, created via a foundation for Australian Management Education to cover costs and ensure strong teaching staff.
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