Eye on ASIO future as Spry nears retirement
Prime Minister Giunicon and Attorney-General Hughes should study the future of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation during the Christmas New Year break as Sir Charles Spry nears retirement. The piece questions ASIO’s role, relevance, and the need for a potentially broader, quieter approach to internal security in a changed Cold War era.
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Giunicon
Hughes
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
Charles Spry
ASIO
Charles’ Sucerasor
Tus
Istory
sHindtton
ASIC
Chifley
Iaxison
Australia
Nsw
Gorton
Calls for outside appointee over ASIO misgivings
Public confidence in ASIO prompts calls for an outsider to lead the agency due to concerns over governance and privacy. The discussion references possible successors, a judge like Reed, and questions past actions including a phone tap and use of a private citizen’s records in 1966.
Invisible guest at Christmas, a wary helper for Santa
A whimsical note praising an unseen helper of Saint Nicholas, likening him to an invited guest who aids in gifts and festive duties. The writer jokes about duties, expenses, and the helper sharing space with Santa, wondering if two Christs could fit for the price of one without the mysterious figure.
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Leslie
Bury
Federa
Gach
Power and safety in high powered cars debated
In a letter to NRMA officials, M. J. Miller argues high power increases accident risk. Citing NRMA data, he notes even small cars with 1,192cc engines can achieve minimal acceleration but poor point-to-point times reflect driver technique over power. He contends drivers with high power-to-weight ratios should face driving tests or restrictions.
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Smith
Ead
Trent
Hhe
NRMA
iMicance Company
Wpree
Tay
Glebe
Mount Siromiy
M. J. Miller
Christmas church dispute ends in WA returning to law
The Jerramungup church dispute nears a legislative tidy up after a long fight over funding, rates and a planned Anglican church. Farmers faced bankruptcy, a donor funded key costs, and Bishop Hawkins defended the church’s aim to reconcile a fractured community amid debates in Parliament and local government about compulsory church rates.
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KG. Hawkins
Euan Sae
Jerramungup
Jerramungui
Ortaher
Supreme Court
IBM
High Court
High Cour
Miller
Australia
David Brand
Labor
Graham
Sage
David
Yong Wa
Jerrmungup
Europe Asia road link gets go ahead at Bosphorus
Historic bridge plan seeks to connect Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus. Turkish government approves construction to ease Istanbul traffic, with hollow box or truss designs, six lanes, and tolls expected to repay cost as crossings rise.
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Xerxes
Black Sea
Bosphorus
Europe
Asia
Istanbul
Ankara
Latantul
Anatolia
Britain
Severn Bridge
Rumeli
Mehmet II the Conqueror
Beylerbeyi Palace
Heme
Golden Horn
Sii
Jean
Canberra roads spark urgent safety plea and career counseling critique
A Canberra reader urges action on dangerous Banks Banks and Bentham Streets intersection after multiple near misses and a fatality. A separate letter supports the Canberra Times editorial on career guidance, calling for university and secondary education counseling reforms and new diploma pathways.
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Cancerra
Tarern
Sehlich
de Robert Brivendenlmost
Althoigh
Set Inca
Ate Iy
Road Safety Council
Amber
Youne
Hilren
Canberra
Burley Griffin
Banks
Benthun
Hein Adce
Royal Canberra Golf Links
Bill Debenham
Education reform prompts inquiry into ACT schooling
Canberra parents and teachers react to a proposed ACT education committee of inquiry while concerns rise over high resignation rates among teachers and a shift toward private schools. Criticism targets government funding and planning, with advocates urging urgent action to strengthen public education and retain trained staff.
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Owen
Act
ACT Education Authority
Requien Ter
Audi x Committee
Canberra
Nsw
Gorton
Kathleen Amnott
Mower Hours and Peace A Boundary Case
A reader questions ideal mowing hours for Mr Archibald and compares them with other workers to gauge how soundproofing and shifts affect neighborhood quiet. The letter argues early mornings and Sundays can disrupt peace more than general daytime noise from yard work, urging balanced schedules and lawful respect for public comms.
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Js Atehi
Ryses
Tum
Sam
Archibald
West Door
Archivbald
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Justice Reed
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Commonwealth
Weis
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Army
Fraser
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Daness
Patel
Campbell
Jacop
Roland Miller
Athol Thomas
Perth
Tmn
Hawkins
Shire Council
Onde Council
Hwopeteworthy
Labor Party
Liberal and Country Party
4Nion
H. E. Graham
Topkapi Palace
Seragno
Old Tsianbbul
Galata
Beyogli
Teheran
Baghdad
Budapest
Stock‘holms
Sirkeci
Haydare Pasha
Dimitri Nesteroff
Larks
Ine Pitssenger
Howphonis
Elwes Hon
National Union of Australian University Students
New South Wales
University of ‘Glasgow
MUAUS
Education and Science
Australian Unieersiies
Schon Tiason
Universiiies
Wnits
Commonwealth — Employment Service
Industry
North Melbourne
Curtin
Colin Monger
Pabtiesien
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