Education authority for ACT schools proposed
Canberra urges a statutory authority independent of New South Wales to run ACT primary and secondary schools and pre schools. The Currie committee's 1967 recommendation is revived with Cabinet approval viewed as a milestone, but many hurdles remain including wide public input, future governance links, and cooperation with NSW services and national bodies.
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Australian Capital Territory
Canberra
New South Wales
George Currie
Fraser
Education Authority
Education and Science
National Capital Development Commission
Parliamentary Committee of Inquiry
ACT
Commonwealth Teaching Service
ACT Education Authority
Legal Aid in the ACT and Dr Wilson’s Claims Examined
A Canberra Times letter critiques Dr Paul R. Wilson's July talk and transcript, arguing inaccuracies about Australia's legal aid. It outlines the ACT Legal Aid Ordinance's scope from Petty Sessions upward, the profession’s long push for universal access, and the 1966 and 1968 schemes that provided low fee representation before the ordinance took effect.
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Canberra Times
Paul R. Wilson
ABC
Wilson
Law
Law Society
Legal Aid Schemes Expand with Government Support
Letters argue that reduced fees are government funded at 100 percent until the fidelity fund covers legal aid payments. Since 1966 and 1968 interim schemes exist. 237 applications so far. The writer counters claims of scarce services and unrepresented defendants, insisting comprehensive schemes benefit the community.
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Fidelity Fund
Legal Profession
Wilson
Letters on vote value inequalities and political concerns
Readers discuss electoral disparities pointing to electors per seat rather than population. They challenge the use of total population figures, cite Wimmera electors, and question data relevance. Letters also comment on government secrecy, Omega station surveys, and public awareness of Official Secrets provisions.
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The
Canberra Times
Victoria
Wimmera
Country Party
R. S. King
Thailand stalls oil pipeline plan amid canal alternative debate
Thailand and Japan clash over a proposed 40 kilometre oil pipeline from the Andaman Sea to the Gulf of Thailand with Bangkok demanding half the cost and financing for refineries and petrochemical facilities. A 170 kilometre canal project north of the route is also pushed, risking costly, technically complex work and potential traffic jams if not sized for larger tankers.
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Ministry of International Trade and Industry
MITI
Ministry of Transport
Thailand- Malaysia
Andaman Sea
Gulf of Thailand
Thailand
MITT
Thanom Kitikachorn
Phang Nga Hay
Ban Don Bay
Surat Thani
Japan Consulting Institute
National Energy Authority
Nihon Kaizai Shimbun
Japan
Ban Datu
Ban di Luang
Ban Bo So
Songkla
Middle East
Straits of Malacca
MITE
Masatada Koike
Kra
Philippines
Canal proposal suits Malaysia and Indonesia praise Kra Canal plan
Malaysia and Indonesia welcomed Thailand’s Kra Canal proposal ahead of ASEAN talks, noting potential relief from Malacca Strait congestion and benefits for regional development. Singapore viewed no major worries while port and shipbuilding links in Indonesia and Japan were encouraged. questions remain on transshipment, tolls, and overall cost savings.
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Asean Foreign Ministers
Manila
Tun Dr Ismail
Straits of Malacca
Thailand
Malaysia
Sheep and dog conflict spurs Canberra area debate
Fr M G Brown and Gerard Joseph Hackett weigh in on a long running Mount Taylor sheep and dog clash and the possibility of grazing cattle or re zoning Canberra’s skyline as a response. They critique current plans and road safety along Black Mountain road amid public concern.
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Mount Taylor
Red Hill
Canberra
VICE REGAL VISIT WITH AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB EVENTS
Administrator Sir Rohan Delacombe received Mr E G Whitlam at Admiralty House yesterday. He then attended a Randwick meeting held by the Australian Jockey Club and joined luncheon with Sir Brian Crowe and the AJC committee. An evening dinner at Admiralty House followed.
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Rohan Delacombe
E.G. Whitlam
Admiralty House
Rohan
Lay Delacombe
Randwick
Australian Jockey Club
Brian Croweley
AJC
Sir Rohan
Lady Delacombe
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Linder
Petty Sessions Court
Commonwealth
Malcolm Mackerras Barton
J. E. Dewey
Fourth Division Officers Association
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Tive Association
E. H. Robinson
Yarralumla
Farrer
Mrs S. Bellamy
Ralph Nader
Mr Nader
C. A. Simon
Omega Station
Whitlam
Insance
Omega
New Zealand Herald
Trene M. Summy
Apan
Eduardo Lachica
Asian News Service
Tokyo
Malacca
Lombok Straits
Atchasima
Malaya
Ayutthaya
Foreign Ministry
Bangkok
Thai Communist Party
Nakhon Si Tham
Marat
Chin Peng
Malayan Communist Party
Pattani
Indonesia
Malik
Singapore
Republic
Mualicea Straits
Straits
Persiaan Gulf
M. G. Brown
Lady Denman
Black Mountain
Gerard Joseph
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