Budget reaction sparks blunt insult claim at state congress
RSI state councillor P G W Whitelaw called the budget provisions a deliberate insult to Australian servicemen overseas. The 50th annual State congress suspended standing orders to debate war pensions, passing a resolution urging the RSL executive to convey government reaction and urge a reconsideration. Whitelaw said the budget implies returned servicemen earn $3 less than the basic wage, a direct insult amid overseas conflict.
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P. G. W. Whitelaw
Congress
RSL
Whitelaw
Australia
Pensioners slam social services budget in Canberra
Nearly 100 delegates from Victoria, NSW and Queensland gathered on Parliament lawns. Irene Ellis, Federal honorary secretary of the Combined Pensioners Federation, criticised a $1 pension rise amid price hikes after a basic wage adjustment. She argued the married couple increase of $180 is unfair and will alienate public opinion against a government seen as neglecting the least able to mobilize industrial action.
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Victoria
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Combined Pensioners Federation
Irene Ellis
Primary producers react to Federal Budget effects
In Melbourne farmers say they fare fairly well from the Federal Budget but expect delays in benefits while costs rise locally. Vic Wheat and Woolgrowers chief P J Meehan warns Victoria’s taxes may rise as no state finances relief is expected. Industry leaders welcome nitrogen fertiliser bounty and superphosphate continuation, while drought-affected farmers seek more aid. In Canberra and Sydney, producers note defence costs and potential budget items for agriculture.
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Victorian Wheat and Woolgrowers’ Association
P. J. Meehan
Meehan
Victoria
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Graziers’ Association of Victoria
JA. Russell
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United Farmers and Woolcrowers Association
T. B Walker
Sydney
Marcor
Australian Country Party of Nsw
RB. Hunt
Canberra
Industry not satisfied yet says ACMA leader in Canberra
Associated Chambers of Manufactures of Australia, Mr J H Waite, said industry remains disap ppointed with the Budget. He urged official endorsement of industry’s role in national strategic targets and criticised the deficit’s impact for delaying private sector stimulus. He noted little or no stimulus for the hardest hit areas despite social measures.
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J. H. Waite
ACMA
Canberra
Waite
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