Bills pass to reform electoral system in first joint sitting
The Federal Parliament's first joint sitting passed three electoral reform bills, with Senate representation for the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory in the Senate Representation Bill 1973. Calder crossed the floor to government support on one bill, then returned to the Opposition for another. The Commonwealth Electoral Bill No 2 1973 also passed, guiding elector variation. The sitting continues with Health Insurance and Petroleum Authority bills, as televised by the AHC.
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Country Party
Senate
Northern Territory
Mr Calder
Senator Hall
Lm, SA
House
Calder
Health Insurance Commission
Petroleum and Minerals Authority
AHC
Kings Hall
Parliament House
Cabinet Confusion Over Scott Report on Government Purchasing
Ministers debate the Scott report recommendations for a government purchasing commission sweeping most purchasing duties into a central body. Exceptions cited include the Media Housing Construction and Services and Property departments. Key ministers question implications and possible reconsideration.
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Scott
Morrison
Department of Defence
Commission
Milk Deliveries May Be Cut
A meeting of milk industry representatives and ACT Milk Authority will consider limiting home deliveries to alternate rights to conserve petrol supplies. Bega Milk Co operative manager B J Hill said petrol ration certificates were not applied for as petrol was stored. Diesel fuel shortage affects bottle sterilisation and pasteurisation. switch to cartons could cut consumption by 50 percent. LPG for carton sealing expected to last 3 to 4 weeks. Certificates altered by holders led to possible cancellation and reporting to the department. About 300 more applications for certificates were filed.
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ACT Milk Authority
Bega Milk Co-operative
B. J. Hill
Department of the Capital ‘Territory
Hill
Department of the Capital Territory
Service Station Proprietora
Friday Book Reviews Highlight Kafka Felice Connection
Franz Kafka’s fixation on writing overshadowed romance. Maurice Dunnevy will discuss a new book featuring Letters to Felice in Friday’s review pages. Kafka was engaged to Felice but never married.
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Franz Kafka
Maurice Dunnevy
Felice
Kafka
Governor Oliphant talked out of resigning in Adelaide
Adelaide Tuesday report that South Australia’s Governor Sir Mark Oliphant, 72, considered resigning after telling Legislative Council members he was fed up. Premier Dunstan spent 45 minutes urging him to stay. Oliphant was upset by MLCs arriving in sports jackets for the Address in Reply at Government House.
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Adelaide
Mr Dunstan
Mark Olipa
Mark
South Australian Legislative Council
Government House
RB. Henderson
Mark Oliphant
Henderson
Historic joint sitting opens Australian Parliament
The first joint sitting of the Australian Parliament opens amid calm ceremony and sharp exchanges. Prime Minister Whitlam calls the occasion historic and sober, while Opposition leader Snedden pursues a theatrical critique. Senators Hall and Beazley, and Country Party leaders Anthony and Sinclair, spar over electoral reform and representation as debates proceed on three Bills and the double dissolution package.
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Whitlam
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Whitaim
Japan
Senate
Robert Menzies
Kings Hall
Education
Beazley
Country Party
Anthony
Labor
House of Representatives
Cope
Senator Hall
Senator Towmley
Tas
Sinclair
Liberal Party
Canberra
Enderby
Act
TWU Men Strike Today Across Australia
Australian transport workers begin a nationwide strike after a midnight start. About 75 000 workers face a return to work if the Federal Transport Workers Union backs resumption. ACTU head Hawke urged a quick return as meetings in the states decide whether to extend the action.
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Australia
Federal Transport Workers Union
Aeer
Canberra
ACTU
Ft Hawke
Justice Williams
Ae Yesterda
Aireheery
South Australian Bill to Grant Emergency Powers
Emergency measures are set to be declared within seven days under a new bill introduced in the House. The government seeks legal authority to proclaim emergencies and act promptly across the state.
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Adelaide
House of
Nixon admits involvement in Watergate cover-up
President Nixon acknowledged he knew of the Watergate cover-up from the start, undermining his impeachment defence. The confession sparked Republican defections, including Vice-President Ford, and revealed he considered implications of the cover-up and blocked FBI inquiries. He had withheld details from Congress for months.
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Washington
Nixon
Ford
House of Representatives
FBI
James St Clair
White House
John Dean
Watergate tapes implicate Nixon in June 1972 cover up
Transcript excerpts show President Nixon discussed the Watergate break-in with H R Haldeman on June 23 1972 six days after the June 17 burglary. He sought to block FBI inquiry into funding linked to his reelection committee and later expressed regret over misstatements.
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White House
H. R. Haldeman
Democratic Party
Watergate Hotel
Washington
Haldeman
Central Intelligence Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Nixon
St Clair
Judiciary Committee
Coldest August Day on Record in Canberra
Canberra logged a record August low of minus 7.8 degrees from 6am to 6am with an overnight minimum of 5 degrees. The previous August low was minus 7.7 degrees on August 11, 1969. A maximum of 10 degrees at 2:30pm accompanied sunny, low humidity conditions. Tomorrow brings increasing cloud and light rain risk with a high near 11 degrees. Skiers welcomed the cold with superb snow in Cooma's runs, as reported by the Visitor Centre.
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Canberra
Cooma
Threat by sea to S Coast clubhouse at Mollymeck club
Partial notices show tensions over maritime threats to the S Coast clubhouse of the Mollymeck golf club. Mentions December timing and looming titles on page 3.
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The
Mollymeck
Coasttain ‘Decimer
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