08 Dec 1977
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 08, 1977
Page
1
Canberra resident Mr America Spina calls for urgent government action to protect kangaroos along Hindmarsh Drive in Red Hill after counting six road victim kangaroos this year. He cites lack of warnings for motorists and argues kangaroos deserve protection from speeding drivers.
South Australia Premier Dunstan announced that Australian Democrat Janine Haines will fill the Senate casual vacancy left by the Liberal Hall. The move keeps party balance via cabinet review and solicitor-general input, with Haines poised to be elected in a joint sitting next Wednesday.
Prime Minister Fraser condemned Dunstan’s move to replace Liberal Senator Hall with an Australian Democrat as a shabby deal that undermines the Constitution. He warned it could trigger a Labor Democrat alliance and cost Democrats votes in the upcoming election. Chipp, Democrat leader, welcomed the politics and noted Liberal moves toward the Democrats.
Five people are dead including the pilot after a US Air Force U2 reconnaissance aircraft crashed on take off from the British base at Akrotiri. Six others were injured when the jet hit a building housing the air traffic control centre during a routine flight to monitor the Israel Egypt disengagement deal in Sinai.
Egypt announces closure of Soviet Union cultural centres and consulates from East Germany Hungary and Czechoslovakia plus Soviet and Polish posts outside Cairo. Government says offices incited opposition to Sadat peace moves with Israel. Parliament address quotes Premier Mamdouh Salem.
The NSW Aboriginal Legal Service, handling 20 000 cases yearly, has shut its doors to new clients and may close within three weeks. President Paul Coe calls it a deliberate Fraser government move to destroy them as federal funding drops 30 percent since July. Eight branches, 38 staff, mounting debts threaten pending High Court actions on land rights and uranium oil issues.
Mrs Eleanor Pennay director of the Australian Legal Aid Office in the ACT has resigned to take a legal position with the Hong Kong Government. She cites uncertainty and morale damage from the transfer of ALAC to the ACT Legal Aid Commission as a key factor and notes her staff’s concern over the office’s future.
Australian officials warned that boats leaving camps without proper immigration checks will be sent back. Minister Nixon said overseas teams will process refugees normally, and the Hong Giang, carrying 75 Vietnamese refugees, sailed from Jakarta toward Darwin. Navy sources say the barge is unseaworthy and could be slowed by storms, with arrival due Sunday or Monday.
Dr Shik Aun Low, 42, was taken from a Perth to aircraft and charged in a Perth Court yesterday with 12 counts of false pretences related to Medibank. The charges mention $200 but the Commonwealth prosecutor said ongoing investigations involve at least $50,000. Low was remanded until December 16.
The Canberra Times will publish a Saturday guide outlining swinging seats and the swing needed to flip them. The article targets armchair political experts seeking a concise preview of which seats may change hands and by what margins.
On Monday The Canberra Times will print the full list of candidate voices and the latest tallies up to that stage, providing readers with the ongoing results of the vote.
Police report two armed bandits wearing masks robbed a North Melbourne security firm last night. They smashed a glass door at Peel Street Abse Security Company at 9.45pm, then forced four staff members including a young woman to the ground and handcuffed them.
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