Empty 40-bed hostel at Narrabundah stalls plans for use
A $1.5 million 40-bed hostel at Narrabundah has sat unused for about 17 months. Plans have shifted from psychiatric care to a general rehabilitation and nursing home mix. Modifications, including ramps and rails, were to be finished by mid 1978 but have not started. A 96-bed Jindalee nursing home also has 14 empty beds due to staff shortages amid ongoing constraints.
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Terri Jory Health Commission
Ron Wells
Uranium Debate Stirs ALP on Mining Kurs
Perth report says ALP president Hawke predicts eventual mining and export of Australian uranium despite a conference decision for an indefinite moratorium. Hawke stated his personal view that mining may occur, while noting differences with later ACTH Congress expectations and evolving forces at play.
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ALP
Hawke
Australia
Hawkes
Prime Minister labels ALP uranium moratorium irresponsible
Mr Fraser criticized the ALP plan to delay uranium mining as irresponsible. He argued that many countries lack resources and need energy to power homes and industry, noting European nations' power needs were absent from the ALP debate.
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Fraser
ALP
AuMalia
Decision sparks strong clash over uranium mining policy
The Australian Conservation Foundation condemns the ALP policy as disastrous while ACL director Mosley calls it a win for the antinuclear movement. Deputy Prime Minister Anthony criticizes the ALP stance, warning it could strain Australia's economy and international standing amid calls for broader parliamentary debate. SYDNEY, in a view-shared framing of policy tension and potential market impact.
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Australian Conservation Foundation
ACL
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Dr Margaret Mead calls for nuclear ban during Australia visit
Dr Margaret Mead, 75, arrived in Sydney for a visit to Australia and urged a complete ban on mining and uranium treatment until nuclear waste safeguards are in place and full public debate occurs. She backed ALP policy for stronger controls at the national conference.
Uranium ban sparks warnings on trade and revenue
Sydney report notes Australia’s uranium mining ban could label the country a banana republic among major trading partners. George Mackay of the Australian Uranium Producers Forum warns the ALP decision raises development costs, risks higher prices, and prompts buyers to seek supplies elsewhere, potentially cutting national revenue. Editorial and stock impacts teased for pages two and twenty one.
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Australian Uranium Producers Forum
George Mackay
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Japan
Australia
Mackay
APA
Western Australia Premier slams ALP uranium decision
Sir Charles Court in Perth says Moscow will be laughing at the ALP uranium policy. He calls it a left wing blow to weaken the free world by depriving it of essential energy. In Brisbane, Queensland Premier Bjelke-Petersen labels the ALP move unreal.
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Western Australia
Charles Court
Tin
Brisbane
Queensland
Bjelke-Petersen
ALP
Neutron bomb eyed for Europe under US plan
The Defence Department would deploy the neutron bomb in Europe within 18 months if Congress and Carter approve production. The device limits blast and fire to a small area while boosting radiation to kill without destroying buildings, enabling quick reoccupation. Dr Donald Kerr confirms neutron bomb tests in the Nevada desert.
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Europe
New York Times
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Federal Energy Research and Development Administration
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NATO Neutron Weapon Debate Intensifies in Europe
A source close to the nuclear testing program says at least one test occurred and possibly more. Pentagon officials say pressure to deploy the neutron weapon for NATO missiles or artillery came from former Secretary Schlesinger. NATO would deter and defend without destroying territory, with central Europe as the likely deployment zone in West Germany. The White House stated Carter may decide next month on recommending production of the weapon.
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Australians face rising unemployment and wage costs drag
Australia logged an 11,610 rise in June to 332,793 registered unemployed, with Minister Street warning of long term dangers and wage costs outpacing trading partners. NSW led jobless totals while vacancies rose overall, and political voices blamed government for inaction amid rising tensions with unions.
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Melbourne
Australia
Japan
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Conciliation and Arbitration Commission On Cost-Of-Living
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South Australia
Victoria
Queensland
Tasmania
Western Australia
Northern Territory
Department of Social Security
Woolmer and Randall Bat England From Trouble At Old Trafford
England’s Randall and Woolmer steadied the innings after lunch on day two of the second Test against Australia at Old Trafford. Woolmer reached 35 and Randall 45 as England moved to two for 11 in the fifth over after lunch before a disputed appeal involving Chappell and McCosker led to Amiss and Brearley’s dismissals, then the two batsmen rebuilt.
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Bob Woolmer
Derek Randall
England
Australia
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Randall
Brearley
Thompson
McCosker
Chappell
Amiss
Aboriginal zinc lack linked to drunkenness in Aborigines
Melbourne report on two Royal Children’s Hospital surveys at Alice Springs and Derby shows zinc deficiencies in Aboriginal children and teens, especially girls aged 5 to 15, lowering alcohol tolerance. Professor Don Cheek notes protein deficits and early pregnancy among girls, urging health authorities to act.
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Don Cheek
Alice Springs
Derby
Western Australia
Cheek
Melbourne University
Australian Society For Pediatric Research
Australia
Government Printing Office typesetting and book reviews
The Saturday page notes the Government Printing Office still uses Linotypes despite capacity for computer typesetting. It previews reviews on page 13 through 15, including Maurice Duntevy on House of Secrets, John Philip on Cousin Clare, Earth Magic by Les Shaw, Barend Jan Terwiel on Velikovski, and Women of Iron and Velvet by Solrun Haaas, plus other sections and classifieds on later pages.
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Canberra
Trias
Maurice Duntevy
John Philip
Les Shaw
Barend Jan Terwiel
Velikovski
Velvet
Solrun Haaas
Matriarchal party formed in Denmark seeks male servitude
In Odense Denmark Friday two young mothers Mrs Helle Munter 27 and Mrs Britta Svensson 30 announced the Matriarchal Peoples Party. They seek a society where men have no land or capital rights and require permission to be near women. Men would be categorized as labourers progenitors or pleasure-makers. They plan to gather 17000 signatures to qualify for elections.
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Helle Munter
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