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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Feb 01, 1975
Page
1
A system to allow guilty pleas by post for minor traffic offences will start in the ACT on Monday. The move, to ease court congestion, will apply to penalties up to 200 dollars for offences such as speeding and red light violations.
The President of the Labor Party Mr Hawke plans a March trip to the Middle East to meet PLO leader Yasser Arafat. He previously played a key role in urging government to refuse visas to a PLO delegation and has accepted an invitation.
An official inquiry led by Sir John Nimmo will probe the island’s constitutional link to Australia and its future form of administration. It will assess harmful activities, taxation capacity, historical rights, and impacts on services, with ten days of preliminary visits and broader recommendations on economy, social benefits, entry conditions, communications, and law enforcement.
Robert Michael Haskett, 22, of Bega Flats Reid, died when a car overturned on the Federal Highway about 11 kilometres south of Collector. Driver Brendon Donnelly of Canberra was injured with cuts bruises and a broken arm and admitted to Goulburn Base Hospital. condition stable. Canberra Broadcasters Radio 2CA announced Donnelly as new station news chief replacing Bruce Merchant, who will join the Macquarie Broadcasting Network at Parliament House.
In Yorkshiren on a Friday matinee the curtain rose during a scene as Miss Beryl Johnson 27 was changing from ballgown to rags. She blushed and told reporters it looked out at the audience by mistake. Theatre manager John Simmons of Civic Theatre Barnsley said such incidents won’t become common.
The Trade Practices Commission refused interim authorisation sought by the Australian Medical Association to preserve referral linked hospital arrangements in the ACT. It granted a temporary authorisation until February 24 to let parties wind down or seek a review by the Trade Practices Tribunal. The case centered on negotiations between the Canberra Hospitals Board and ACT Medical Association over patient referrals and private practice.
The commission refused authorization under Section 88 of the Trade Practices Act after hearing debates on preserving the status quo versus the public benefit. It noted substantial public interest and unresolved issues amid political dispute, granting only interim authorization to wind down arrangements by February 24, 1975. The decision may be reviewed by the Trade Practices Tribunal. ACTMA’s Dr John Conenos commented on the impact on private practitioners.
The Australian Labor Party group considers increasing party fees, proposing charges higher than those paid by the secretariat. The report notes internal divisions as the plan moves to discuss on page three. A Dublin feature profiles city life and encounters with residents, appearing on page one. Republicans criticize an official Northern Ireland emergency report for not urging an end to internment without trial.
Melbourne reports Australia has sold 1 million tonnes of wheat to China for 120 million dollars. The sale runs from April this year to March 1976, announced by Wheat Board chairman J P Cass. The site is among Australia’s largest wheat contracts, following last year’s 115 million dollar sale to China.
A basic agreement between Thief Peabody Matsui Costly Ltd and Japanese rice mills outlines a coal export development in the Nebo area of the Bowen Basin. The plan targets 730 million tonnes of coking coal over 17 years starting April 1, 1979, with projected capital expenditure around 3300 million.
The Duke of Norfolk and Earl Marshal has died at 66. He organized the Coronation and ceremonies including Churchill’s funeral and the Prince of Wales investiture. His heir is Miles Fitzalan-Howard, aged nine. Survived by the Duchess and four daughters. Funeral details not announced.
The Commonwealth Police Force will assume control of about 50 000 ACT and Northern Territory fingerprint records within days. The move, described as rationalisation by Commonwealth sources, shifts fingerprint handling to a central Canberra repository, with ACT detectives to consult the new system. Some ACT officials fear loss of autonomy and delays in new print checks as access shifts to Sydney’s Central Fingerprint Bureau.
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