Labor to raise petrol prices as poll issue
The ALP pledges to push increases in petrol prices as a key issue ahead of the federal elections. Mr Connor, Labor's shadow minister, promised to ensure petrol and oil product costs would fall if elected, while critics accused the government of pursuing large price hikes and questioned oil industry ties.
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Renovations Hit Canberra Hotel Occupants and Oil Debates
Canberra’s Hotel Kurrajong will close for extensive renovations during parliamentary recess as ministers, opposition and MPs debate a sweeping oil policy. The plan, tied to Esso and BHP concessions, faces criticism over funding and timing with limited capital transfers and a multi-year project awaiting Parliament approval.
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Nauruan Wool Research Plans Hit Five Million Budget
Nauruan leaders unveil a 5.11 million dollar plan to fund wool research and education under a parliamentary program. The scheme funds CSIRO study tours, postgraduate fellowships, and university research, with participation by 18 scholars and a tour through Australia and Europe.
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Chancellor's First Task in Mixed Court Martial Verdict
Melbourne reports a court martial ending with Captain Clarence Rule found not guilty on all charges after a protracted, evidence-free hearing. The same day Dr HC Coombs chaired a lecture at ANU inaugurating the new Coombs Lecture Theatre.
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Obituary Veteran of two air wars
Veteran aviator Charles Benjamin Dolphin 70 former commander of the Australian section of a Dutch force based at Fairbairn during World War I died in Canberra. He served in RAF from 1916 flying multiple aircraft, later returned to service in World War II with the RAAF Reserve, and held posts in recruitment and training before serving again with US forces in the New Guinea area. Survived by his wife.
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Skylark Rocket Detects X-Ray Sources Over Southern Sky
A Skylark research rocket launched from Woomera on Wednesday night reached 11 miles and surveyed the southern sky. It detected two strong X-ray sources for Suppl ton, said yesterday.
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