Aboriginal sickness described as worst seen by doctor in Canberra
An Alice Springs doctor reported that Central Australian Indigenous sickness is the worst he has encountered, worse than conditions in Ethiopia and Asia. He cited high parasitic infections and eye ear disease, rampant syphilis, and hospital barriers for Aborigines, urging tribal healers and a barefoot-doctor system and criticizing two new white hospitals as unsuitable.
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Ethiopia
India
Bangladesh
Papua New Guinea
Alice Springs
Trevor Cutter
Central Australian Aboriginal Congress
Canberra
Cutter
Papunya
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Australian US tie sought for lone parent group
The National Council of Parents Without Partners Australia joined Parents Without Partners Inc USA after talks toward a global body for lone parents and their children. President Max Clifford in Melbourne said the federation would aid lone parents as Budget relief looms while criticizing lack of consultation. PWP has a hall in Dickson and plans a national secretariat.
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National Council of Parents Without Partners
Australia
Max Clifford
Melbourne
Avis Denhalm
PWP
Dickson
National Council of Parents Without Partners (Australia) Inc
Ethel R. Pearce
Canberra Times
Nancy Abriel
Queensland MLA urges women to kill attackers
Brisbane report quotes Mrs Rosemary Kyburz saying women should carry a weapon to kill or maim attackers. She argues it is better to face manslaughter charges than be raped and shamed in court, asserting a woman has a better chance of clearing a manslaughter case than pursuing rape prosecution.
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Brisbane
Queensland
Rosemary Kyburz
Demonstration Outside SA Embassy in Canberra sparsely attended
A Canberra protest in solidarity with black South Africans drew few Aboriginal attendees. Neville Perkins of the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress spoke, praising CARE’s cause but focusing mainly on Northern Territory land rights. CARE had kept vigil outside the embassy for Soweto Week, marking June last year when 450 students were killed in Soweto.
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Canberra
Federal Council For the Advancement of
Mrr
Neville Perkins
Central Australian Aboriginal Congress
Perkins
CARE
Northern Territory
Fox Reports
Soweto
South Africa
RAN Accepts New Submarine in Scotland Ceremony
The Royal Australian Navy commissioned HMAS Orion, the first new warship since 1971, at Greenock Scotland. Commodore GJ Woolrych presided as the naval representative in London while his brother accepted the submarine for command. Orion will train six months in British waters and is due in Australia around April next year. It is the fifth of six Oberon-class subs. five years of build with delays from industrial troubles and faulty equipment.
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Royal Australian Navy
Greenock
Scotland
London
GJ. H. Woolrych
R. H. Woolrych
Owen
Britain
Australia
RAN
National fuel strike averted in Perth yet still brewing
In Perth the threatened national fuel strike appeared to be averted after tanker drivers and aircraft refuellers moved to pause. However, Perth workers will continue their action at least today with meetings planned, amid arrests and court hearings for 21 pickets in Fremantle.
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Perth
Rob Cowles
Fremantle
TWU
van Hodgson
Premantle
Austria
TWL
Transport Workers Union
Building Industry Faces Sudden Stoppages in Melbourne
Talks collapsed between employers and unions in Melbourne triggering immediate stoppages that unions say could spread nationally. Main demands include a 35 weekly wage increase, a 35 hour week, and an afternoon smoke break. Workers in the sector earn about 165 to 190 a week.
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Melbourne
Australia
Tender bids invited for $200000 Lodge renovation
The Lodge invites tenders closing tomorrow for a $200000 program to improve staff and services facilities. The project aims to modernise the kitchen and services areas, add a staff Common room, separate lavatories, a new storeroom and pantry, and a staff wing fire escape. Decisions wait Mr Fraser's return from overseas on June 27 after committee recommendations.
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Fraser
Department of Construction
Canberra
Roo Kangaroo Spotted in Farrer Suburbia
Roo, a 1.5 metre tall kangaroo from the surrounding hills, wandered into Farrer and bounded along Beasley Street toward Mount Taylor. It paused briefly when faced by a small dog on Southlands Oval before being persuaded to jump a fence and move on. A Territory spokesman said there were no official sightings yesterday and urged the public to leave the animal alone and let it return to the hills.
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Farrer
Suburbia
Beasley Street
Mount Taylor
Southlands Oval
Department of the Capital Territory
No more parking likely at Kippax Health Centre
The Kippax Health Centre director Mrs Eileen Dixon said an engineer from the Department of the Capital Territory told her it was unlikely that additional parking spaces could be provided during this stage of the Kippax development. The parking problem worsened with the Kippax Fair, as shoppers parked in the ambulance and staff carpark.
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Kippax
Eileen Dixon
Department of the Capital Territory
Paul Blair
Meeting told of research on student selection
Dr John Reeves described Queensland style assessment replacing finals with school results and the ASAT test for Year 12. The ACT agency aims to produce a secondary college record and tertiary entry profile, while concerns about fairness and cross college scoring remain.
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Queensland
John Reeves
ACT Schools Accrediting Agency
Phillip College
ANL
Canberra College of Advanced Education
Reeves
Australian Council For Educational Research
Doug Morgan
ACT Schools Authority
Sydney
Australia
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