Take-away price survey in Canberra shows wide value gaps
The Canberra Times reports take-away prices vary across two major Canberra fried chicken stores with a 25 percent gap in chip prices. Single chicken pieces range from 4¢ to 45¢, hot dogs 25¢ to 30¢, and buttered rolls cheaper at a mid-city stand. Coca Cola and Cottees cite suggested prices of 20¢ and 206, while pizza and hamburger prices differ by shop. A Consumer Affairs Bureau spokesman urged shoppers to switch stores if prices seem unfair and to report misdealings.
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Cottees
Coca-Cola
Kingston
Consumer Affairs Bureau
Fraser warns of unemployment risk mirrors 1930s fears
Liberal labour spokesman Fraser told Canberra that overseas shortages and domestic missteps could trigger a renewed unemployment crisis akin to the 1930s. He criticized government economic nationalism and policies on minerals, oil, resources diplomacy, and investment, saying a global downturn would dampen investment and hurt trades and exports.
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Australia
Australian Jazz Convention heads to Queanbeyan Showground
More than 65 Australian jazz bands from across the country will perform at the 28th Australian Jazz Convention at Queanbeyan Showground starting Boxing Day around 10am. The six day event ends New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day. Notable groups include Yarra Yarra Jazz Band and Harbour City Jazz Band with additional Australian musicians. Two public concerts are planned at Canberra Theatre on December 28 and 29 at 8pm. Ticket prices are $6 for non musicians for all six days and $3 for verified musicians.
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Canberra
Meational Library
Attack over house costs in Australian politics
Deputy Opposition leader Mr Lynch criticized Labor in Canberra for driving up home buying costs. He accused government monetary policy of forcing building societies to raise rates and warned young couples face 40 percent higher repayments in Victoria.
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Lynch
Canberra
New Zealand to form independent force in Singapore
Prime Minister Kirk said New Zealand and Britain will create independent military forces in Singapore to replace the ANZUK presence after Australia scales back. The plan envisions a New Zealand brigade HQ in Singapore from February with British troops still under ANZUK until late 1974, then a phased national force as ANZUK winds down.
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Britain
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Eee
ANZUK
Butterworth
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Relaxed visa rules reunite Australian families this Christmas
Australia eased visitor visa formalities from September 1 enabling thousands to reunite with overseas relatives for Christmas. Immigration Minister Grassley said the faster approvals reduced waiting times and boosted family reunions, noting one third of the population is linked to an overseas country by birth or family ties. He urged visitors to return next year with fond memories.
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Grassley
Caneberra
Australia
Grossley
Grassby
Melbourne officer shot policeman attacker charged
A 21 year old man was charged with 12 counts including attempted murder after a policeman was shot north west of Melbourne on Friday night. Other charges include armed robbery, damaging a police car and Castlemaine Police Station, discharging a firearm and resisting arrest. Senior Constable Eric Reynolds, 44, is in satisfactory condition after surgery. He was moved to Melbourne from Castlemaine Hospital.
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Maine
Castlemaine
Eric Reynolds
Prince Henry Hospital
Castlemaine Hospital
Abduction Charge Involving Perth Infant Case
An 11 year old girl will face Perth Children’s Court on Friday charged with abducting an 18 month old baby girl. The missing child Sonia Teresa Houlahan was found unharmed at Scarborough Beach after disappearing from a Cloverdale house in the Perth suburb.
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Perth
Willl
Perth Children's Court
Sonia Teresa Houlahan
Cloverdale
Scarborough Beach
Ham
Australians critical of government housing and strikes policy
The ASRB poll of 2000 voters across six states and ACT shows 86 percent want stronger action to curb strikes and 80 percent think housing interest rates are too high. Education is the only policy area with a clear majority supporting government policy, while views on China policy and inflation measures are divided.
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DLP
China
Britain
Europe
Australia
Canberra holiday service changes during Christmas period
Public services across airlines banks libraries post office and transport announce holiday hours. Several outlets including Woden Plaza chemists and fast food outlets will operate with restricted or extended hours while closures affect Canberra Hospital post offices rail services and public libraries during Christmas and New Year.
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Ainslie Avenue
Wam
Woden Plaza
Moron
Manuka
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