Wheat price plan final says Anthony in Commons
Government keeps wheat stabilisation plan, arguing it prevents chaos if the industry opposes changes. Anthony says a new base price on 200 million bushels with limited home consumption pricing would average about 1.48 a bushel, higher than the old plan’s base and aimed at stable income, despite industry hesitation and possible Wheat Board controls.
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Hote of
Commonwealth
Anthony
King
Vic
Federiction
Wheat Board
Webb
Lab
Sociallam
Anguish over Costa death penalty delay in Australia
Prime Minister Gorton said a fate decision for Jose Manuel da Costa would come soon. Da Costa, sentenced to death for the Darwin contractor murder, received a fourth stay of execution to review clemency petitions as Parliament debated the issue.
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Gorton
Jose Manuel da Costa
da Costa
Darwin
PS inquiry urged in Budget debate
An independent inquiry into the efficiency of the Commonwealth Public Service Board was urged by Mr O Connor in the Budget debate. He argued such an inquiry would benefit all, noting other nations and even the English public service undergo periodic review by royal commissions or independent inquiries.
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Commonwealth Public Service Board
O*connor
Lab
Nsw
O'Connor
Royal Commission
Dri Rster
Senate to debate dissent vote over Standing Orders
The Senate Standing Orders Committee will discuss a dissent vote against a ruling by Senate President Sir Alister McMullin. Government Leader Senator Anderson said the move arose after Thursday's four hour debate that overturned his ruling on whether an absolute majority was needed to suspend Standing Orders. Anderson urged further discussion in the committee and the motion to adjourn passed unanimously.
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Senate Standing Orders Committee
Senate
Alister McMullin
Parliament House
Anderson
Sir Alister
DLP
Turnbull
Tas
Alister
Question on evidence in Eden Monaro election funds
The Leader of the Opposition asked the Minister for the Interior whether sworn evidence alleged payments to a police agent to mobilize Yugoslav voters for Liberal and Country Party candidates breached the Commonwealth Electoral Act. The minister said the matter had not been brought to his attention and would be considered before replying.
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Whitlam
Interior
Nixon
Legislative Council of Nsw
Eden-Monaro
Snowy Mountains
Liberal Party
Country Party
Australia protests French hydrogen bomb test in Pacific
The Australian Government protested to France over last week’s hydrogen bomb explosion in the Pacific. Minister Hasluck told Parliament he called the French Ambassador to convey Australia’s views against nuclear tests, and said the note’s text would not be released.
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Pacific
Eacoe Affairs
Hastruck
House of Representatives
Hansen
Lab
Qld
Hasluck
Visas for Soviet Army Choir at Adelaide Festival
The Minister for Immigration Mr Snedden said visas would be granted to members of the Soviet Army choir to visit the Adelaide Festival of Arts next year despite questions over their involvement in the invasion of Czechoslovakia. He noted Australian reception would reflect policy changes by the Soviet government. He also discussed Sydney runway specs meeting FAA and UK Airports Authority standards, stating the pavement at Sydney could safely support Boeing 747s.
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Anthony
Lab
Nsw
Snedden
Adelaide
Senate
Sydney
Feder Aviation Administration
United States
British Airports Authority
Ormonde
Scott
Atdney
International Federation of Airline Pilots
J. M. Bartelski
Botany Bay
Health spending per person doubles in decade says minister
Health Minister Dr Forbes told Mr Cross that average per person health spending more than doubled over ten years. He noted a 1966-67 expenditure of 27.50 dollars per person on hospital medical pharmaceutical and other health services versus 12.63 dollars ten years earlier. He broke down the 1966-67 spend as 36 cents on pharmaceuticals 28 cents on hospital 20 cents on medical and the remainder on other services.
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Dr Forbes
Cross
Lab
Qld
Forbes
Australia to prepare danger goods code for transport
Minister Sinclair told Opposition Leader Whitlam that a model code for classification labeling and transport of dangerous goods within Australia is being prepared. The code should be finished late next year and submitted to the Australian transport advisory council for consideration in a written reply.
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Sinclair
Whitlam
Australia
Australian Transport Advisory Council
Airport Sydney Airport would fulfill ICAO requirements
The Minister for Customs and Excise Senator Scott states Sydney Airport would meet all ICAO standards governing the use of jumbo jets, addressing security and regulatory concerns.
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Sydney
International Civil Aviation Organisation
NZ firm wins job in WA on cheaper freight
The House heard freight charges between Australian ports were higher than those to overseas ports. Minister Ginelair noted this hampers Australian competitiveness. MP Chaney asked if the Mount Tom Price and Dampier project used a New Zealand firm with New Zealand materials. Sinclair agreed freight from New Zealand to northwest Australia is cheaper and urged reciprocal growth, while noting freight anomalies are not always commendable.
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House of Representatives
Sinclair
Chaney
Lib
Hamersley
Ron
Mount Tom Price
Dampier
New Zealand
Australia
Fremantle
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