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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 17, 1968
Page
3
Figures from the Commonwealth Statistician show illegitimate births increasing in multiple regions. The report notes Victoria and Queensland with high illegitimate shares, while the ACT reports about 7 percent. Data cover recent years with peaks and differing regional patterns.
Melbourne reports criticism of banks over pay rates for female staff voiced by Harold Foster of the Australian Bank Officers Association. London dispatch says Lord Stonham denies Britain’s immigration laws deter Australians and New Zealanders from visiting, arguing limits aim to protect temporary stays and prospective permanent ties, while debate continues on reciprocal immigration and visitor rights.
AAP reports efforts to speed up Papua New Guinea public service recruitment of natives, with the Public Service Commission planning visits to departments to assess progress and possible promotions. The piece notes bank pay disputes affecting female officers and outlines a push to enforce equal pay for work of higher status.
The New Zealand Employers Federation and the Federation of Labour jointly filed an application for a new wage order with the Arbitration Court after an adjourned meeting. No details of the proposal were announced though a hearing is set for July 24.
A Western Australia agency transfer moves administration from the Defence Department to the Navy Department WDNEY as of Tuesday. An Australian Nobel Prize winner, Macfarlane, who is 69, returned to Australia and received an honorary Doctorate of Science from Oxford University. He noted he has also cared for a couple of people.
Representatives of Allan Automotive and major car manufacturers will meet with Minister Lynch and Senator Anderson in Melbourne to discuss an Army requirement for a one ton general service truck. The design aims for high Australian content and capable operation under adverse conditions with a payload of about one ton.
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