Canberra faces rising unemployment as public work contracts shrink
Canberra’s youth unemployment climbs amid a downturn in government hiring and a fragile tourist sector. Authorities consider diversifying employment, lowering public wage reliance, and launching community projects like recycling, toy repair, and elder assistance to engage young jobseekers.
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Robinson
Canberra
Australia
S@anberra
Washington
Ottawa
Melbourne
Sydney
Nsw
Missing journalist links events a year apart
In 1975 Australian press faced danger and misjudgment amid a year of high ambitions wrecked on shipping shoals. Roger East, likely killed or missing, tied to two major stories as he drifted from Darwin Reconstruction Commission PR to a one man news service in East Timor. The Loans Affair loomed, Fraser and Whitlam clashed over supply, Gov Kerr’s temper tested in a constitutional crisis redefining government power.
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Roger East
Bank Timor
Roger
Australia
Darwin
East Timor
Fraser
Senate
Whitlam
House of Representatives
John Kerr
Crean
Treasury
Cairns
Cameron
Barnard
Defence Ministry
Stockholm
Bass
Connor
Enderby
Whither Geiger and the Whitlam era in Australian politics
The year 1973 marked a tumultuous Australian political scene with Labor and Liberal bids for power, Whitlam's railway vision rejected by non-Labor states, and constitutional debates in Melbourne. The Kingston era faced foreign policy clashes, East Timor turmoil, and a disillusioning embassy shutdown as government officials dodged questions and a journalist faced blacklisting.
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Mr Whitlam
Dunstan
Canberra
Pe Eesee
Melbourne
Whitlam
Wss
Reeve
Year of the Four Treasurers and Cyclone Tracy Reflections
A fragmented reminiscence recalls 1975 Darwin Cyclone Tracy and Australia’s turbulent politics. Journalists describe sheltering in Travelodges, flights home on New Year’s Day, and the year’s shifting leadership, including Whitlam and Fraser, amid disaster and political upheaval.
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Darwin
Doss
RAN
Fleet Air Arm
Boulevarde
Sydney
Whitlam
Fraser
Australia
Year 1973 in review highlights politically and abroad
The piece surveys a year of political turnover in Australia with ministers exiting and loan stories unresolved, while Vietnam and Cambodia events influenced foreign policy. It notes Australia’s quick refugee withdrawal, French nuclear tests, and broad regional diplomacy, ending with passive North Korea activity and routine alliances.
Apathy on Timor Describes East Timor Crisis
A letter complains of apathy by the Australian government opposition and people toward East Timor’s struggle for self determination after four centuries of denial. It warns that Portugal’s decolonisation reluctance and border tensions could invite Indonesia to move in under the banner of protecting residents, threatening Portu East Timor’s future.
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Aurralian
Portu- East Timor
Edom
Indonesia
Portugese
Justifica 8
East Timor
Portugal
Letters on Timor policy and Aboriginal affairs stir Canberra debate
A rassemble of letters urges Australian backing for Timor’s right to a genuine choice and UN intervention to avert hunger and conflict. Contributors from Melbourne to London argue for a clear government stand, citing Papua New Guinea independence and criticizing racial tensions. Other letters discuss Lanyon and Canberra’s National Trust role in preserving Deakin-era heritage, urging caution over relocating Nolan works.
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Indonesia
Australia
United Nations
Vietnam
Timor
Misled prime minister over Timor crisis and resignations
The article recalls political turmoil in Canberra with Mrs Gandhi, the Timor conflict between UDT and Fretilin, and a refugee exodus to Australia. It notes Australian defence strengths, historical inflation trends, and changing public behavior as housewives study economics.
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Canberra
Gandhi
UDT
Portuguese Timor
Dili
East
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