Trans Tasman ties urged to deepen proximity and cooperation
Canberra hosts New Zealand Prime Minister Marshall as editorial lauds closening Australia New Zealand relations. It argues for cautious political integration, urges resolving disputes amicably, and highlights potential gains from joint wool marketing and military standardisation while preserving New Zealand’s independence. It notes past disagreements and calls for visa freedom and joint response to nuclear tests.
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Canberra
New Zealand
Marshall
Australia
North America
Europe
New
trans-Tasman
Royal Military College
Duntroon
Stockholm
New emphasis on Australian New Zealand and Japan ties
The 1972 Tokyo week signals a shift in ANZUS relations with Japan as Australia and New Zealand seek direct access to Japanese thinking. Officials push for expanded Tokyo diplomacy, closer information exchanges, and mid level contact, while advocating a Japan study center to deepen understanding and avoid misunderstandings in long term links.
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Japan
Australia
New Zealand
America
United States
Tokyo
Kasumigaseki
Foreign Ministry
Peking
Moscow
Britain
Europe
Anzus
Washington
New
London
Shann
Foreign Affairs Ministry
Keith Holyoake
Wellington
Canberra
Kissinger
Nixon
Profesor Crawcour
Australian National University Department of
Australian Senate Foreign Relations and Defence Standing Committee
Noisy mowing machines and suburban animals
Letters discuss replacing noisy mowing machines with unconventional lawn keeping ideas. Nigel Wade advocates animal grazers such as pinioned geese and rabbits, referencing Parliament House lawns. A reader named Dr Peter C Arnold rebuts editorials on health schemes, arguing fundamental flaws in the system and calling for rebates and less blame on doctors.
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Hill
Suburbia
Canberra
Parliament House
Nigel Wade
General Practitioners’ Society
Australia
Australian Medical Association
Labor Party
Peter C. Arnold
General Practitioners Society
Critics argue against national health scheme in Australia
Readers debate the Australian Labor health plans and the NHS in Britain, claiming higher taxes and drug costs under a national program. Letters cite contributions, rebates, and comparisons to English experiences, with opinions on Aboriginal studies, Canberra governance, and church unity shaping the broader debate.
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Australia
NHS
Hayden
Bill Hayden
Labor
Atient
Ia Medical
Labour
England
P. D. Hughes
French scientists urge caution on French nuclear tests
Letters from scientists and laypeople debate the health impact of French atmospheric nuclear tests in the South Pacific. They argue fallout may raise health risks beyond natural radiation, urging consultation with biologists and moral assessment of any increased harm to Australians.
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London
Canberra
PMG
Hack Mountain
Mary Macdonnlll
Mavis Romp
Doreen Whitfield
Professor Birch
ABC
Australia
South Pacific
Sir Philip Baxter
Baxter
Patra Proposal For Post Tower Improves TV Reception
A proposed post tower project promises better television reception by extending signal reach. The plan mentions Lack eum and Crace towers as key components to meet FiE and related service needs.
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Pew
al Crace
Governor General Opens 197 Australian Football Championship
Sir Paul Hasluck the Governor General officiated at Subiaco Oval to open the 197 Australian National Football Championships, marking the start of the national event. Teams from several regions gathered as officials declared the tournament underway amid ceremony and crowd.
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Sir Paul Hasluck
Subiaco Oval
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