Parliament House site battle reshapes Canberra debate
The Canberra Times argues Parliament House should be built on Capital Hill rather than the lake shore. It argues the hill offers expansive views and prestige, while acknowledging shore advantages such as proximity to government offices and easier parking.
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Lord) Holford
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Lord Holford
National Capital Development Commission
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Canberra Times
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Parliamentary Triangle
Anzac Parade
National Library
High Court
Parliament House siting debate shapes Canberra’s heart
The NCDC argues against the Capital Hill location while backing a lake site, but Parliament’s choice will decide the city’s essence. Canberra’s identity ties to Parliament, with the hill’s prominence offering a physical symbol of the nation’s justice and will. The discussants urge a decision that reflects Parliament as the capital’s core.
Budget as an election tool discussed by Dr Aitkin
Dr Aitkin analyzes how budgets shape elections, noting most Australian federal votes occur after budgets. He argues indirect taxes soften impact, pensions and Aboriginal aid influence voters differently, and that the current budget aims to avoid overt tax hikes while keeping options open for a possible late year election.
Why a new House Why a new House
The article argues against demolishing Canberra's Parliament House for a new multi million dollar building. It advocates expanding the existing structure with added floors and wings to preserve its character rather than replace it. It questions planners focus on aesthetics over preserving a distinctive Old Parliament House and Blundells Cottage. It warns that abandoning the old building could force future uses like a conference centre with uncertain viability.
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Greece
Blundells Cottage
Australia
Parliament House
Senate
Representatives
Canberra Letters Range From Architecture To Faith
Readers debate a Parliamentary House site and the fate of East Row West Row buildings. A letter-writer backs Capital VOW on Capital Hill and urges federal support. Other submissions discuss child safety on school buses, warning signs on buses, and a Catholic mother's view on the papal encyclical On Human Life with emphasis on marriage as a sacrament and grace.
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Canberra
Capital Hill
Open air cafe proposal for Civic Square Canberra
Audrey Benjamin of Deakin urges support for Cius Petersilka’s Canberra Times idea of an open air cafe at Civic Square. She says the square should be a linger spot for visitors at any hour, ideal before or after theatre, with room for more than one cafe to add city colour.
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Manuka
Cius Petersilka
Civic Square
Canberra Times
Canberra
Audrey Benjamin
The Pill Sir is answered by Stanley Makris Garran
In reply to Mr Smith on August 16, Stanley Makris Garran argues that the compassionate God, the source of life, existed before the Pill and that many people do not require an anti life to believe in Him or trust in His divine love and mercy.
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Gorton
Wentworth
Mr . Smith
Stanley J. Makris
Holding attacks oil deals over Bass Strait profits
Victorian Labor leader Clyde Holding lambasts government oil deals with Esso and partners over Bass Strait prices. He cites rising petrol costs, argues excise and taxes will hurt ordinary citizens, and urges auction rights and higher offshore royalties to boost state revenue.
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Bass Strait
Labor
Gorton
Bolte
Holding
Bas Strait
Gorion
Mr Holding
Henry Bolte
Esso
Canberra Hospital Food Standards Question Raised
A reader compares hospital meals at Canberra Hospital with hotel fare noting the food was better than expected and prepared under dietary supervision. He praises not overcooked vegetables and patient dish choices while criticizing the limited amenities on the sixth floor and suggesting broader improvements for future patients.
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Canberra Hospital
Canberra Community Hospital
R, L
Kindness to a dog by a Good Samaritan
A Moss terrier in a Downer yard escaped and was fatally struck by a car. The driver who stopped retrieved the dog and informed the grieving trio of boys. The writer praises the anonymous kind motorist who showed humanity to a small animal, hoping the example endures.
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M. Casthes
German measles dangers urge timely medical advice
A Canberra parents group warns of an apparent measles rubella epidemic and urges pregnant women to seek medical protection early. They emphasize risks of rubella in early pregnancy causing deafness blindness mental retardation and heart lesions in the unborn child and advise keeping infected children away from public places to avoid contact with pregnant women.
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Canberra
Eleanor Evan. Watson
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