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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jun 24, 1977
Page
4
A fragmented critique questions the nature of leadership and the source of policy direction. It argues that leadership remains vague and suggests power lies with an invisible public service rather than Parliament, while noting haste in forcing many Bills without evident evidence.
A reader-supplied letter blasts the Australian Parliament and leaders for limited debate on uranium mining and referendums to alter the Constitution. It recalls the 1978 constitutional crisis, questions sitting days, and cites Bob Hawke Lang Hancock Don Dunstan and Sir Frederick Wheeler, arguing personal freedom is under threat in political life.
A reader letters section extols Woden Community Service in southern Canberra. It praises volunteers and range of aid from family day care to childminding and support for hospital visits, noting reliance on grants and calling for continued funding amid local government debate.
Christopher Oates of Stirling questions Warden's portrayal of abolitionists and slave trade in a Canberra Times piece. He argues the history inflates villains and ignores proslavery wealth, urging a cautious reexamination of sources and motives behind anti slavery narratives.
The Trade Practices Commission refused to clear a three year exclusive distributorship agreement between Sydney firm Noyes Brothers Pty Ltd and Minier for ore hauling gear in Australia and multiple regions. The commission cited perpetual renewal and termination clauses likely hindering competition. Noyes stated willingness to renegotiate with Minier to resolve concerns.
Government intends to study full effects of a mandatory dairy marketing scheme before examining processing restructuring. Minister for Primary Industry Mr Sinclair said a commission review may be needed if a reference to VAC arises. Stage one of the scheme slated to begin July 1 with further stages planned for 1949, pending clarifications.
Walkers Ltd secures a 12.15 million contract to supply machinery and process equipment for two Pakistan sugar factories. Heavy Mechanical Camps Ltd will purchase and oversee installation at Taxila near Rawalpindi, with EFIC credit facilities totaling 10.3 million aiding the project. Commissioning planned for October 1979.
Alan Lovell executive director of the Melbourne Chamber of Commerce outlined a five point plan to revive Australia’s economy at a Victorian High Schools Principals Association conference in Albury. He urged private sector led growth via turnover and productivity gains, export incentives, import quota refinement, and stronger public private cooperation across education and media.
Theustralan-Japanese sugar talks remain unresolved after a session between Japanese negotiator Me Kukuhara Fujisama and CSR Ltd. Delegates have arrived and firm progress is unclear as CSR declined to comment. Both sides express uncertainty about reaching a consensus and new delegates’ arrival signals intense discussions ahead.
Garden notes explain pruning aims from shaping to disease removal and weather timing. It covers root versus top pruning, effects on growth, and cautions on removing laterals. It lists apple, cherry, apricot, peach, pear, and plum varieties with pollination needs and suggests simple bud and bloom observations.
The camellia sasanqua, an evergreen shrub from southern Japan, is increasing in popularity for hedges espaliers and groundcover. It tolerates sun and varied soils, flowers April to July, and resists pests with simple aphid and scale control. Pruning is minimal unless trained as a hedge or espalier with many cultivar options. Nurseries now stock sasanqua selections for walls, fences, and landscapes.
The column advises mulching replanted tubes for frost protection, applying liquid manure to annuals now, and notes hydrangeas look better with annual drainage. It recommends removing dead wood and weak growth but not cutting back all new growth, and pruning remaining wood to the first or second pair of plump buds to feed next summer’s flowers.
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