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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jul 31, 1972
Page
13
Prime Minister McMahon urged Victorian Liberal delegates to pull out all the stops at the state council conference. He claimed the party has retooled policies, improved finances, and must win decisively, vowing to hang the Liberal drum louder and present a united front to public debates.
Roy Morgan and Australian Public Opinion Polls report that if a Federal election occurred in July, ALP would win with 47 percent support for first preferences. The survey interviewed 124 Federal electorates, showing swing toward ALP amid weaker DLP and independents, though the Budget could alter dynamics before voting.
The Deputy Prime Minister Anthony warned that cost pressures threaten Australia’s export strength and economic gains. Rising wages and shorter work weeks could lift export prices and dampen overseas sales, risking a weaker balance of payments and growth prospects.
The university plans to expand counselling to aid part time students. An advisory committee on part-time studies will oversee the project, represent teaching staff, administration, and student groups, and report to the Vice-Chancellor via the Senate of General Studies.
Melbourne man Jack Prince aged 48 was found dead in his Taipei room yesterday. Police cited by AAP report say he was located in a hovel and the death is being investigated.
Melbourne Sunday. George Ivan Smith director of the United Nations office in London arrived in Australia and urged Sydney to adopt a more outward looking foreign policy. He criticized Australia's inward focus and nonrecognition of China, saying the nation should reflect its historic individualism and strength. He was accompanied by his adopted African daughter, Edda, age 12.
The Canberra St John parish motion, carried at the Canberra and Cranbourne Anglican synod in Goulburn, declares that Aborigines, single parent families, and the dependent aged are disadvantaged by the social welfare system. It urges slower national living standards growth via higher taxation to aid these groups, and calls for fuller funding of voluntary child welfare agencies. The synod notes a 4% postwar rise in living standards and presses for realistic government support.
A special commission presented to the synod on Saturday recommends an alternative to infant baptism and waiving Confirmation before first Communion in certain cases. The plan calls for baptism in public service, emphasizes child welfare and Christian education, and proposes a thanksgiving service with an annual dedication led by the bishop.
The General Synod in Sydney 1969 passed a canon recognising deaconesses within the Church of England in Australia though stating their order is not one of the historic three orders. Critics argued it shortfalls women in bishops priests and deacons while supporters saw it a step toward further progress despite opposing views on priestly functions and sacramental roles.
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