Delays in ACT Courts Prompt Call for Reform
The ACT courts suffer unacceptable delays across Supreme and Petty Sessions benches due to staffing and organisation failures. Calls for a fourth permanent magistrate and faster handling of minor offences, with potential use of special magistrates, aim to restore prompt justice at minimal cost.
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Jrusticr
Canberra
Australia
Supreme Court
Greenwinxl
Dobson
Greenwood
Education reform under Wyndham Committee in New South Wales
A discussion of the Wyndham Committee's 1950s reforms in New South Wales education. It reviews aims for a sound oral education, the shift from home-room to varied subject allocations, and the impact of external exams on school organization. It notes funding, staffing, and facilities constraints, the 12 to 16 year old cohort, and calls for renewed reform aligned with media and adolescent needs.
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Wyndham
New South Wales
Nsw
Clas
Oie
Suger
Wyndham — Committee
Sertior
McPherson
New Zealand joins subsidy drive amid trade shifts
The article outlines New Zealand's entry into aid payments for sheep farmers as Britain shifts policy, nudging NZ toward the European Economic Community while pressing for continued fair primary prices. It details the planned payments, funding sources, and potential impacts on the sheep industry, with notes on fertiliser use, ewe killings, and the wool market restructuring. It also mentions leadership changes and the broader push to reform marketing and pricing in NZ agriculture.
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Westminster
Commonwealth
New Zealand
Britain
Japan
Royal New Zealand Navy
New
Carter
London
Ite
Keith
Ormal
Sir Keith
Sir Keith Wit
Woa! Board
Pethory
Black Mountain Tower and Civic Entertainment Debate
A fragmented 1614 discussion notes the Black Mountain tower as a public aesthetic issue. It argues Parliament’s hill location protects against pollution and considers entertainment value and transmission quality for residents. The piece hints at conservation priorities and mentions Margaret C. Anderson Bruce Hall.
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Tipht
Black Mountain Tower
NCDC
Mount Ainslie
Margaret C. Anderson
Bruce Hall
Letters to the Editor on animal welfare and publishing
A reader laments abandoned animals and criticizes the lack of care by owners during absences, urging better provisions. The piece shifts to a critique of Australian publishing, noting 1960s library lending rights, author earnings, and a correspondent’s counterpoints about trade deficits and foreign investments.
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Bir
Adrian Chan
Buc
Elocmanay
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Wand Colleges
Umior
Pup
Corland
Federated Farmers Organisation
Keith Holyoake
Meat Industry Reserve
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Zewhini
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Ralph
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Tyne
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Australian National University
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