Crises in Australian Education System Warn of Decline
An analysis argues that NSW and ACT face a deep education crisis with teacher shortages, rising student numbers, high dropout and resignation rates, and deteriorating morale. It calls for immediate action, better pay and autonomy for teachers, reduced red tape, and a long term overhaul of federal and state approaches to education funding and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government of
Nsw
Department of Education and Science
Act
Victoria
NSW Department of Education
Education and Science
Australia
Commonwealth
A Tribute to Youth in Canberra Refugee Drive
Young Canberrans across schools and colleges rally for East Pakistani refugees. Canberra High students target 5 1 00 and raise 3 4 0 0. ANU, CAE, Daramaran, Deakin High join. Infants and primary schools contribute from 22 to 666 dollars. The drive continues, a remarkable, youth led effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Canberra High School
ANU
College of Advanced Education
Daramaran College
Deakin High
Forrest Infants
Ainslie
North Curtin
Church of England Girls Grammar School
Rosary Demonstration School
Macquarie Primary
Nixon Admin Signals Firm Push for Desegregated Housing
The Nixon Administration outlines strong federal leverage to urge community planning for middle and low income housing outside minority concentrations. HUD guidelines and anticipated civil suits press for non discrimination, with George Romney’s stance marking a decisive shift, while the President cautions against imposing integration on local jurisdictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Washington
White House
HUD
Housing and Urban Development Department
George Romney
Romney
John
Romney Statement Shifts Civil Rights Debate In Suburbs
The Nixon Administration faces shifts in civil rights policy as Romney publicly supports the president while HUD releases non discriminatory location guidelines. Policies push federal leverage over suburbs to end discrimination, rating projects by need and environment and prioritizing areas outside minority concentrations. The Justice Department sues Black Jack Missouri and eight other communities over housing bias, signaling stronger federal action despite earlier hesitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Civil Rights Commission
Commission
Nixon
Romney
Congress
HUD
Justice Department
Romney- Mitchell
US Conference of Mayors
Philadelphia
White House
Tice Department
St Louis
Black Jack
Missouri
Just where are we going with the ACTU on apartheid
R M Maree of Turner writes that while Australians abhor apartheid he opposes the ACTU led action to blackball the Springbok tour. He warns of rising power of Mr Hawke and the ACTU and questions where this will end as unions push for political standpoints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawke
ACTU
ARU
Sydney
Hawke Uses Phrase On Transport Aid For South African Rugby Team
In an ABC interview aired June 24, ACTU president Mr Hawke invoked the phrase Royal Apartheid Air Force while commenting on how the Prime Minister might help move the South African rugby team during their Australia tour. The remark followed an ABC report that Cabinet had decided to use the aircraft of 34 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force to overcome the transport hurdle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ABC News
Hawke
ACTU
Royal Apartheid Air Force
Australia
ABC
Royal Australian Air Forcs
Mr Hawke
Royal Australian Air Force
Letters to the Editor on ACTU actions and RAAF labeling
Readers debate ACTU efforts to curb transport actions and Hawke’s “Royal Apartheid Air Force” remark. Letters defend service discipline, urge open dialogue with anti-apartheid groups, and condemn belittling the RAAF. A Canberra correspondent appeals for mercy in animal control regulations amid city loneliness.
Abortion law debate sparks council criticism
Sir argues the ACT Advisory Council resolution to change abortion law abuses democracy. He questions the council's mandate from voters to submit such a motion to the Minister for the Interior and calls for a referendum to reflect majority opinion before action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ACT Advisory Council
Interior
Pets in flats and a society at the crossroad
Letters to the editor discuss interior department rules banning animals in flats and argue for case by case judgments for single people and the elderly. A second reader lauds an advisory council decision on contraceptive advice and abortion law reform as a legacy of fear free pregnancy. A third letter condemns headlines on abortion and questions the ethics of terminating a life, recalling a personal experience from a decade ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of the Interior
Advisory Council
Shirley Kral
Woden High parents push for slacks as school uniform
A father defends his daughter’s decision to wear slacks at Woden Valley High to cope with cold classrooms. He argues heating is inadequate, actions against her were miscast, and proposes a three piece slack suit as a practical alternative. He cites Goulburn and Werribee as examples of progressive uniforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woden Valley High School
Woden High
Nancy Horton
Goulburn
Nsw
Werribee
Victoria
Canberra
Vietnam debate exposes Spock limits and one eyed stance
The piece criticizes Dr Spock, praised as pediatrician and civil rights advocate, for his Vietnam stance based on secondhand data. It notes his claims that South Vietnamese leaders hoard gold and that executions would mirror France in WWII, while he admits no Vietnam travel or firsthand knowledge. It questions consistency on civil rights and refugee issues and highlights his lack of direct experience with Saigon.
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Spock
Vietnam
National Press Club
Saigon
NLP
South
Calista
America
Black Panthers
Norquay Cook Reflects on War and Peace
An oblique opinion piece references conflicts in Hanoi and U.S. presidents, criticizing focus on effects rather than causes. It invokes Dr Spock and cautions against blind sympathy, framing the debate through a historical lens on misdirected sincerity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanoi
Johnson
Nixon
Kennedy
Spock
Norquay
Bandits in the clubs
A letter argues against Queanbeyan Leagues Club expansion costs of up to six million dollars and proposed extensions funded largely by ACT residents. The writer urges ACT clubs be allowed poker machines with half profits donated to approved charities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queanbeyan Leagues Club
ACT
A. Robinson
Praise for children in Caneberra for refugees fund raising
Mrs G Wilkinson thanks Caneberra schoolchildren for raising funds for Pakistan refugees. She urges readers to acknowledge youth efforts amid frequent critical letters and expresses pride in the generation for their charitable work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caneberra
Pakistan
G. Wilkinson
Governor-General Meets Australian Ambassador in Canberra
The Governor-General received Mr A M Morris, Australian Ambassador to the Republic of Vietnam, at Government House, Canberra. The Governor-General and Lady Hosluck then traveled to Brisbane yesterday afternoon and attended a reception for members of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in Australia at Government House.
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A. M. Morris
Republic of Vietnam
Government House
Canberra
Hosluck
Brisbane
Order of St John of Jerusalem
Australia
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