Parliament hears rent 'rip-off' claims from overseas staff
NSW Labor MP Martin told the Public Accounts Committee that Australia faces high overseas rent charges for official residences. Bureau officials cited $13,000 a month car house rent in Jeddah and rising costs in Jakarta and Algiers, noting New Zealand is the notable exception to generally unrewarded generosity from other governments.
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Australia
Martin
Lab
Nsw
Overseas Property Bureau
Parliamentary
Joint Committee On Public Accounts
Malcolm Cowie
Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
Mission
Canberra
Cowe
New Zealand
France
Paris
Jakarta
Street pledges aid for school leavers
Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations Street pledged ongoing government help for youths leaving school. He cited about 250,000 soon entering the job market and noted most will find work, with 95 percent of last year’s leavers already employed. He cited the employer subsidy scheme placing 2,300 youths and about 200 applications for the Community Youth Support Scheme as evidence of government action.
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Street
Aldred
Vie
Spy letter from Thai Embassy sparks student spying claims
Senator Primmer said the Thai Embassy circulated a letter urging Thai students in Australia to spy on each other. Senator Carrick requested a copy for further study. In separate notes, talks on uranium enrichment and a Fox report were discussed by Fraser and Uren, while estate duty receipts were reported as about 637.6 million dollars for 1966-76 and an estimated 71.9 million this year.
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Thailand
Australia
Primmer
Lab. Vic
Education
Carrick
Fraser
Uren
Lynch
Hason
Lab
Nsw
Case for wine subsidy debate at Senate inquiry
Penfolds consultant told the Senate Committee on Trade and Commerce that a newspaper report claimed an Adelaide wine merchant imported 100 000 dozen bottles of Blue Nun Liebfraumilch. The seller would have received a 542 000 export subsidy, a claim the submission said underscored the need for Australia to support its wine industry to compete with German exports.
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Liebfraumsteh
Chris Bain
Penfold's Wines
Senate Committee On Trade and Commerce
Penfold's
Adelaide
Liebfraumilch
Germany
France
Australia
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