Fires Rage Across Canberra as Winds Hamper Efforts
Winds up to 26 knots whip through the ACT as hot dry conditions hinder fire crews. A large bushfire near Padstow River and Tharwa has burned hundreds of acres, threatening homes in Piesley and surrounding areas. Firefighters say containment is uncertain with cooler relief only modestly improving conditions over the next days.
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Ulate Stine
Hudgee
Canberra
Act
Unusual Weather Sets Off Two-Day Temperature Dip
Weather officials report an unusual cold spell with overnight temperatures about five degrees below normal. A spokesman cited winds and humidity affecting conditions and predicted today would resemble yesterday with a high around 24 degrees, though some readers might not notice the change.
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Feraael
Buberra
A. Bureau of Reprdoay
Sd Yesterd
Muxionin
Arrests at pop festival in Tralee cited by police
Six men aged between 1 and 25 faced arrest at a pop festival in Tralee yesterday. A police spokesman said the crowd included attendees from the Lion area and a late arrival caused delays. The incident sparked delays and prompted police action at the event.
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Helly
Tralee
Hess
Business survey shows booming manufacturing sector gains
A December quarter survey of Australian manufacturers by the Australian Manufacturers Association reports stronger production, employment, and new orders. Confidence rose ahead of the November elections, with expectations for the March quarter improving though labour and capacity constraints persist.
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Jim Proveient
Canberra
Australia
New
Wales
Wae
Manchy
Bangladesh appoints new ambassador to United States
The Bangladesh High Commissioner in Aratrli Mr M Hossain Ali is named the first ambassador to the United States. He plans to leave for Washington to present credentials to the President after consultations in Canberra. Bangladesh is currently represented by a charge d affaires in Washington. Ali has led Bangladesh delegations to Australia New Zealand and Fiji since May.
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Aratrli
M. Hossain Ali
Tr Ali
Canberland
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Washington
Charge Samairen
Ali
Australia
New Zealand
Fiji
Aiaan Forsien
Violence escalates as Irish conflict claims multiple lives
In Belfast and border areas three teenagers opened fire killing a liquor store owner, wounding a woman near Helfnut Street. A butcher Louis Leonard, 26, died after being struck by gunfire in Derrytin village. Overall toll rises to 666 in three years of Northern Ireland turmoil, with sectarian violence continuing as a church near Belfast was targeted outside services.
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Associated Press
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Northern Ireland
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Erry
Prager Agnew
Belfast Nuburhy
Army
Whitlam signals Buy Australian policy for contracts
In Canberra yesterday Prime Minister Whitlam announced a policy favoring Australian owned companies for government contracts. He linked the move to government oil and petroleum supplies as part of a broader effort to boost domestic ownership and cost considerations, aligning with election commitments. The decision follows debates about national ownership and supplier sourcing in the oil sector.
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Canberra
Whitlam
Whirling
Department 9
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IRB
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Neavald
Pastgavermagit
Phike
Senate posts to be close in party power shifts
The Senate push mirrors a tight race as right and left wings bid for influence. Key figures include McClelland and Whitlam era figures, with Liberal losses reshaping the balance of power, and elections in Lilley Parramatta and Cairns influencing leadership prospects.
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Labor Party
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Whitlam
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Murphy
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Navy
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Fae
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Apollo 17 astronauts bid farewell to the Moon and begin homeward voyage
The Apollo 17 crew Captain Eugene Cerman Dr Harrison Scharitt and Ronald Evam left lunar orbit after a final emotional goodbye. They described Earth as a future stepping stone while preparing to splash down in the Pacific near Baker Island on a Wednesday AEDT.
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Reuter
Apollo
Eugene Cerman
Ceram
Harrison Scharitt
Ronald Evam
Earth
Missoe
Somtral
Memon
Bouse
Dr Schavitt
Pacific Ocean
Samoa
Aedt United Pies Tnternational
GP body rejects Labor plan after peace talks
A fragmented clipping notes multiple items including a GP body rejecting a Labor plan amid peace talks, plus mentions of Dr Tubby Clayton’s death in London. Other lines skim sports cricket results and SA Liberal movement, with NSW edging Victoria in a back-page Australasian final.
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P. TB. (Tubby) Clayton
Hime
London
Cricket South Australis
Australis
Adelaide
Etromg
NSW
Victoria
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Melbourne Cricket Ground
World News
Four Year Old Fails To Save Friend In Drowning
Sydney reports a four year old boy attempted to save a friend from drowning in a Villawood yard pond. The helper fell in after the child. Police and divers recovered two youths later, drowning incidents follow a tragic day near Cockle Creek.
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Villa Wood
Symes
Brian James
Robert Stoddart
Howe
Villawood
Robert
Scott Grimmess
Smithsfield
Inday
Cockle Creek
Bobbin Head
Felice
He Jenengtt Murry
Australia
Jancher Monfared
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