Cabinet defers ACT devolution decision on self government
Federal Cabinet delays a self-determination decision for the ACT and postpones the Territory’s elections to allow more time for studying powers transfer. Minister McStaley cites September election postponement and unclear timing for future Cabinet talks while Mr Pead proposes a six month Assembly life extension to negotiate executive power transfers.
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Lilka
ACT Legislative Assembly
Assembly
Capital Territory
McStaley
Department of the Capital Territory
Staley
Pead
Middle East
Act
IV Tn
Blakely
Enderby
Bryant
Hitersa
Queensland Premier eyes dugong on the dollar note
Premier M ajelke-Petersen urged consideration of a Torres Strait Islander image of the dugong for the $1 note. He did not push the Prime Minister to redesign the note, but stressed recognition of Torres Strait Islanders and their sea cow heritage amid calls to reflect Australia’s Indigenous people in currency.
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Queensland
Majelke-Petersen
Torres Strait Islander
Considan
Torres Straitsaunders
Premiers Meet in Melbourne to Plot Economic Recovery
A six-state gathering in Melbourne outlines a plan to present a joint economic blueprint to Canberra. Premiers urge higher federal loan funds, lower interest rates, and state-led activation to revive industry, inflation control, and job growth. The leaders seek extra rail and regional development funding, with specific sums requested for Albury-Wodonga and other projects.
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Melbourne
Canberra
Western Australia
Charles Court
Commonwealth
Sir Charles
Lake Titicaca
Lakeside International Hotel
Queensland
Bjelke-Petersen
Knog
Victorian
Hamer
Thompson
Nsw
Wran
Renshaw
Dunstan
Tasmanian
Neilson
Charles
McNeilson
Soam
Bieke-Petersen
Granville
Albury- Wodonga
Australia faces ethics clash in administration reform talks
Bruce White, ex head assisting Defense Secretary, speaking at the Australian Administrative Staff College 20th anniversary dinner in Canberra, laments lost communication and polarisation. He argues changes since the war altered standards, calling for research and codification to guide Australia’s governance and national direction.
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Australia
Bruce White
Secretary of Defence
Canberra
Australian Administrative Staff College
White
Moondy
Fire devastates Gunning general store and shops
A major blaze gutted the Gunning general store and adjacent shops on the Hume Highway last night, with damage estimated at 140000 dollars. The Trading Post owned by Mr Robert Rudd was implicated as the fire source as firefighters from Goulburn Gunning and Yass battled flames, cutting power and closing the highway for about 11 hours before reopening around 10 38 pm as residents aided police and crews.
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Robert Rudd
Gunning
Hume Highway
Goulburn
Yass
Gunning Volunteer Fire Brigade
Gunnine Civil Defence
Anthony to visit Manila to ease ASEAN tensions
Deputy Prime Minister Anthony plans a Manila visit to cushion ties with Malaysia and ASEAN partners. He noted Australia and ASEAN have differences to resolve, stressing Philippines' key role. Kuala Lumpur report says tariffs and quotas on ASEAN imports will be on the summit agenda. Fraser invited to meet ASEAN leaders after the meeting to discuss trade expansion.
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Pame
Anthony
Manila
Austral
South Keou
Australis
ASEAN
Philippines
Asean Group of Countries", He Said A Report From Kuala Lumpur
Ang
Fraser
Canberra Earth Tremor Prompts Police Report Spike
Canberra Times records a quake of moderate intensity with about ten kilometers measured depth and multiple reports from Aranda Macgregor Latham Dickson Yarralumla and Queanbeyan, indicating a widespread but non catastrophic tremor across the ACT region.
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Act
Canberra
Canberra Times
Aranda
Macgregor
Latham
Dickson
Yarralumia
Queanbeyan
Canberra police charge two men with trespass on commonwealth property
Late last night Canberra police charged two men with trespass on Commonwealth property after searches around Reid House and near the Canberra RSL Club in Civic following reports of a man with a rifle in the area.
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Canberra
Reid House
RSL Club
Rudd
Civic
Airlines raise internal and cargo fares across Australia
TAA and Ansett announce average internal air fare increases of four percent at midnight citing higher costs including wages and fuel. Cargo rates also rise four percent next Thursday. Ansett and TAA say the hikes cover added costs and help absorb fuel increases. Air Niugini lifts fares to Papua New Guinea up to 42 percent from July 15, with Port Moresby Sydney first class at 124 dollars and second class at 203 dollars.
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Melbourne
Ansett
TAA
Lyndon Mecurie
Frank Pascoe
Port Moresby
Air Nugini
Australia
Papua
New Gainea
Sydney
Contraceptive device claims Catholic ethics approval
Brookline Massachusetts Thursday reports American researchers have developed a 93 percent reliable contraceptive device with no physical side effects that meets Vatican ethics. The 17.7 centimetre Coutume tube uses rhythm method data to identify ovulation and abstain from intercourse. Dr Louis Kopito of MIT aims to seek FDA approval and begin volunteer tests this year, hoping market within a decade.
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Brookline
Massachusetts
Agence France-Presse
Louis Kopito
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Vatican
Kopito
Ap Hof
US Food and Drug Administration
Rural Roundade Courts and Lists Across Pages
A compact rural round up covers courts and legal notices, law lists, and world news items across pages four and five. Finance page details and miscellaneous markers follow, including brief notices of local civic actions and public records.
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World News
Finance
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Queenshind
Byrke Petergen
Mr Knot
By Arthur Gray
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Sousa
Melgesen
Air
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Perth
Adelaide
Hobart
New South Wales
Bathurst
Pera
Medibank
Medibank Private
Britain
British Isles Trust
British
London
British Airways
Ashe Avenue
Caraserra Wily
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