Multiple fatal and serious car crashes reported at Canberra area
A string of road incidents across Canberra and Victoria left several dead and others injured. Key cases include a 28 year old Can berra man killed on Sulwood Drive and a 35 year old passenger in hospital with head injuries. a three year old seriously injured in Fisher. a Queanbeyan man who died after a collision. two fatalities in a northern NSW near Gun ning after a car and semi trailer crash. a Jindabyne man killed in a Kosciuszko Road crash. and a Melbourne incident where a one year old boy was struck by a vehicle that failed to stop. Police report multiple high impact crashes and ongoing investigations as weekend toll rises.
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John Conley
Shlam Place
Kambah
Rodney Edwin Lewis
Inkact Street
Woden Valley Hospital
Badimarta
Fisher
ACT
Queanbeyan
Lowe and
Menote
Wickola Wdumetz
Hazelwood Street
Wada Spaseski
Gunning
Margaret Darroch
Victoria
Darrach
Robert Samuel Darrach
Goulburn Base Hospital
Kosciusko
Eucumbene Dam
Jindabyne
Trevor Goodwin Fisher
Condell Pack
Nsw
Cooma
Melbourne
Michael Kelly
Blackburn South
ACTU Advocate to Contest Safe State Seat Pre-Selection
ACTU industrial advocate Robert Jolly 31 announced his intention to contest pre-selection for the safe State Labor seat in an early move signaling a push within the party. The announcement positioned Jolly as a notable figure aiming to secure the nomination amid internal party dynamics.
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Melbourne
ACTU
Robert Jolly
Tord VR Oboes
Kp Ae
Appointment of Ahmed el Sabah to form new cabinet
An official government statement announces Ahmed el Sabah was chosen to form a new cabinet after Parliament's dissolution. Prime Minister Croan is referenced as the current premier, with Rabbinic and clerical figures named in the prior discussions.
Prince Leonard eyes Canberra lake as model for Hutt River Province
Prince Leonard George Casley of the self styled Hutt River Province says Canberra's Lake Burley Griffin could inspire a similar project in his secessionist territory. He visited Canberra yesterday aiming to meet ministers, but received a cooler reception than in Queensland where August 27 was dubbed Prince Leonard’s day. He plans free port facilities in Western Australia, arguing international law supports his claim.
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Canberra
Lake Burley Griffin
Hutt River Province
Western Australia
Prince Leonard
Prince Leonard George Casley
Australia
Prince
Queensland
Bijelke-Petersen
Gold Coast
Cooolangatta
Fraser
Hutt River
Yarralumla
Hutt Street
Review Committee Pushes Amendments to Trade Practices Act
The committee urges revision of price discrimination allowances, removal of most public hearings, abolition of penal provisions, and tighter controls on anti-competitive employee actions. It also backs merger provision changes, ending ministerial merger intervention, and strengthens consumer protection with a plan for a standing Federal State ministerial committee to harmonize consumer laws.
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Trade Practices Act Review Committee
Consumer protection reform push outlined by committee
The report recommends extending legislation to cover false land transactions, placing consumer actions in state courts, allowing mandatory disclosures and corrective ads, and creating an Australian Consumer Affairs Council. The Federal and State governments would be bound by the act, with Mr Howard noting strong government interest and rapid amendments. The Swanson chaired panel cited 200 submissions and aims to reduce interpretive uncertainty while addressing discriminatory pricing and employee conduct under tightened rules.
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Imperial Chemical Industries of
Australia
New Zealand
T. BB. Swanson
Commonwealth Industrial Gases Ltd
J. A. Davidson
Department of Business and Consumer Affairs
A. G. Hartnell
Murdoch University Perth
A. Kerr
H. S. Schreiber
Sydney
Hailstorm in Mexico City Causes 12 Deaths
A Friday night hailstorm in Mexico City with winds up to 72 km/h killed 12 people and forced evacuation of more than 10,000. Police said debris toppled posts, power lines were down, and the Red Cross confirmed the fatalities as outages lasted for hours.
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Mexico City
Associated Press
Red Cross
Taiwan accused of secretly making plutonium in reactors
US intelligence cited by The Washington Post reports Taiwan is secretly recycling nuclear by products from its atomic reactors to produce plutonium. The Ford Administration delayed two reactor deliveries amid concerns over proliferation and electoral considerations.
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Washington
Taiwan
Washington Post
Agence France-Presse
Clandessee
India
New Delhi
Ford
Unions Open Minded on Shipbuilding Plan in Australia
Sydney unions say they are open to negotiations over the next three weeks despite condemning the Federal Government's wage and strike freeze proposal for shipbuilding. Newcastle dockyard workers may vote tomorrow on accepting or rejecting the plan to avoid wage indexation and industrial disruption for 12 months while pursuing orders for HMAS Tobruk, the Howard Smith carrier, and a floating dock.
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Sydney
Australian National Line
Newcastle State
Newcastle Trades Hall Council
Jack Kidd
Newcastle
Tomorow
Kidd
Telex
Commonwealth
Mitsubishi Heavy Industry
Hmas Tobruk
Howard Smith
Fire destroys Hotham Heights Hotel at Mount Hotham
Thirty four people flee as the three storey Hotham Heights Hotel at Mount Hotham is gutted by fire. An electrical fault is suspected. damage estimated at 400 dollars. Two Japanese engineers, a waitress, and the ski lift manager re entered rescuing others before they were forced out.
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Melbourne
Mount Hotham
Hotham Heights
Australia
Fallineelings
P. Schuman
Medibank raid leads to gambling charges in Melbourne
Police raid on the Hex Hill Medibank branch during a Medibank Sociallab function led to the seizure of a roulette wheel crown and anchor and other gambling articles. Five men to be charged on five counts for sale of alcohol without a licence. Fourteen more men charged with consuming liquor in an unlicensed club.
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Melbourne
Hex Hill
Medibank
Medibank Sociallab
Pridd Policy Criticised Over Indian Ocean Presence
Opposition leaders attack government defence stance on the Russian influence in the Indian Ocean. Copyright mention notes a world authority's Sidney visit for East Asia Pacific copyright seminar. Page references indicate broader coverage including Russia, China crime wave, Irish violence, genetic research, and local sports and notices.
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Indian Ocean
China
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