The Decade Ahead for Australia in the 1970s
A thoughtful forecast outlines Australia facing global shifts, regional ties, and internal reform. It anticipates détente among powers, reassessment of White Australia policy, and a push to modernize government, economy, and culture. The piece predicts material growth but warns against complacency and social change lag. The Sydney Opera House may open within a decade.
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Australia
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Sydney Opera House
A just peace can be obtained in Vietnam interview
Sir Robert Thompson discusses Vietnam with Brian Crozier, detailing why the war may end in a just peace. He notes Vietcong and North Vietnamese weaknesses post Tet, Vietnamisation progress, improved South Vietnamese governance, and questions a coalition with the MLF. He warns on a pure invasion and envisions a possible residual American role.
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Dr Kissinger
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London
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Brian Crozier
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MLF
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Paris
United States
Laird
Korea
Malaya
Victoria's Little Desert scheme faces fanatical pushback
From Melbourne reports describe HMA's critique of William John Farquhar McDonald as Victoria endures a harsh clash over the Little Desert project. Bulldozers clear scrub, roads are rebuilt, and transport moves materials while voters and taxpayers protest. A Legislative Council inquiry is convened yet leaders persist.
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Hma
Victoria
William John Farquhar McDonald
Sir William
Melbourne
Legislative Council
Little Desert landslidealtered Victorian politics
A Melbourne era political shift follows the Dandenong setback to the Little Desert scheme. Ministers and younger MPs challenge Premier Bolte and Lands Minister McDonald as public mood swings against farmland conversion grow. Even supporters worry the project may be quietly shelved amid calls for new conservation focus and a Land Resources Council.
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Tutenkhamen
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Lloyd
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Victoria
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