McMahon Warns on Oil Dispute and Arbitration
Prime Minister McMahon in Sydney after Cabinet talks urges settlement via arbitration to protect fuel supplies and avoid industrial chaos. He notes unions already gained interim wage increases from Justice Moore and calls on strikers to return to work, warning of Parliament action if necessary. Melbourne remarks label left wing leaders as threats to arbitration.
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Criticism from wool head
Melbourne report on Sir William Gunn, chairman of the Australian Wool Board, accusing trade union leaders of irresponsibility at a wool and meat marketing seminar in Keith South Australia. He urged support for government conflict resolution, warned of costs to all, and said communities must back law and order to avert industrial unrest.
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Australian Wool Board
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Adelaide
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PM oil strike crisis fuels Canberra disruptions
Newspapers report widespread petrol shortages across Canberra with service stations lim ited or closed and some deliveries delayed. The Department of the Interior urged parents to delay school start, while health workers and essential services held petrol reserves. Whitlam pressed for direct negotiations among oil companies unions and government to end the crisis, proposing steps to resume work and avoid lockouts.
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Hall-Belconnen
Yass
Batemans Bay
Cooma
Law School
Australian National University
Whitlam
Canberra
Mirdahon
Petrol ban tightens across South Australia amid fuel crisis
South Australia moves toward emergency legislation to extend a petrol sale ban state wide. Premier Dunstan seeks powers to restrict sales to essential users, seize supplies, and authorise police checks on refuelling sources as petrol shortages threaten transport, hospitals, and industry. Officials warn supplies could run dry in five days without shipments.
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ACT
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South Australia
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ACTU
Albattalian Medical Association
Read of the West Australia Weather Front Causes Cold Spell
A cold front detaches across Western Australia affecting the coast from the night through morning. The front is expected to bring cooler temperatures and gusty winds as high pressure moves in, with possible showers along the coast later in the week.
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Moruya
Merinka
Narooma
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Smao
Sydney
Brisbane
Refineries Affected by Australian Maintenance Strike
Six of Australia's ten oil refineries are affected by a strike by maintenance workers. Four refineries remain operating in Melbourne and Sydney, including BP plants at Kwinana and Crib Point, Total at Marraville, and Caltex at Kurnell. Some refineries stay under contracts or state awards, keeping others unaffected.
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Australia
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Amavo Australia Pay Ptd
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