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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 09, 1973
Page
8
The Friday moves to raise trading banks reserves and lift official interest rates mark a deliberate pullback from a highly expansionary policy seen since 1971. The domestic deficit has tripled the planned shortfall, widening the budget challenge ahead of next year’s likely double dissolution and reform agenda.
Arthur Calwell, longtime Australian Labor Party figure and former immigration minister, died after a career shaping party policy and migration. Known for his loyalty to Victoria and clashes over federal intervention in state branches, Calwell was a steadfast advocate of measured migration and a Catholic lay leader with complex ties to Archbishop Mannix.
Arthur Augustus Calwell, born 1896 in West Melbourne, rose through ALP ranks to serve as Immigration Minister and lead internal opposition to conscription. His career spanned triumphs and bitter splits, including estrangement from co-religionists and ambivalence over immigration policy and China relations, before retirement amid party struggles and Vietnam era debates.
A Macquarie letter argues for religious instruction in schools by clergy or church representatives, stressing parental desire for structured moral guidance. The writer warns against secular drift, cites children asking to attend Catholic scripture, and urges student choice, responsibility, and non coercive teaching to counter modern trends.
Robert Bryce of Torrens P and C Association endorses the ACT education authority panel report. Points include school board financial autonomy to spend funds and a meaningful role in staff selection with representation on selection committees. Ambiguities remain on hire and fire powers and independent board member nomination.
A Canberra Times unsigned letter commends the paper's balanced view on the Australian exchange rate. It notes Australia largely holds its value against major partners while devaluing with France and others. The author argues for closer consultation with Japan to influence the rate and suggests urgent correction if consultative arrangements are lacking.
The Canberra Times on July 3 reports the future national anthem will be chosen, with six proposed versions described as nationalistic and self-satisfied. The note critiques the options and recalls a similar situation elsewhere.
Readers respond to a controversial discussion of whether national anthems are outdated symbols of imperialist history. A letter urges Australians to abandon fixed nationalism, favoring a global human identity and peaceful actions over ritual songs. The page also features letters critiquing Canberra road plans and doctors income figures, with local figures Curtis Turner and Peter Hughes among contributors.
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