28 Feb 1962
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Feb 28, 1962
Page
1
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Mr Calwell blasted government policy arguing it failed to deliver full employment and adequate protection for Australian industry. He claimed the government lacked a mandate and faced an electorate with a majority backing Labor proposals. The opposition cited rising prices, delayed legislation, and stalled reforms as evidence of failed leadership.
The Opposition plans to fly Victorian Labour member Mr Bird from Melbourne to Canberra for a vital no confidence vote. He has been ill and will only travel for the important vote. He will be sworn in by Speaker Sir John McLeay after a writ from the Governor General Viscount De L Isle.
Prime Minister Menzies announced in the House of Representatives that all other business is suspended until the censure motion is decided. No Bills may be introduced or debated, papers tabled, statements made, or questions without notice answered, as the Senate is expected to meet while the government faces censure and social services legislation moves forward.
The Minister for the Interior Mr Freeth will ask Attorney General Sir Garfield Barwick to study legal immunity from road tax for goods crossing into Canberra. The Chamber of Commerce notes high transport costs and seeks precedent under section 92. A Canberra bound Sydney to Canberra haul costs £9 10d a ton versus £8 to Melbourne tax free.
A South Vietnam fighter pilot claimed to have attacked President Ngo Dinh Diem's palace and landed in Cambodia where Cambodian authorities captured him. The raid wounded one and killed another person. an American contractor died after falling from a rooftop watching the action.
Police blocked crowds at the Pyrmont wharf as the liner Strathmore berthed with a yellow quarantine flag. A woman and her husband, plus three others, were taken to North Head Quarantine Station for examination while doctors and ambulancemen guarded the scene.
In India’s election update the ruling party holds about 70 percent of declared seats with 25 of 40 counted in the National Parliament tally. In North Bombay Defence Minister W. Krishna Menon leads a joint opposition challenger amidCharges of crypto-communism while roughly half the expected votes have been tallied.
Dr Refshauge announced a compulsory X ray survey for all residents over 18, with a central unit at Civic Offices from March 12 to April 16 and additional mobile units visiting Nar cbundah Mt Varralumlu Lyneham O'Connor Ainslie Manuka Kingston. Public servants’ radiographs run March 12 to April 4 with separate arrangements.
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