Frasers Return From Commonwealth Event Bring Canberra Snows
Canberra records 6.5 C high at 2.05 pm as Fraser and wife arrive home from the Commonwealth Conference and Queen's Jubilee. A biting west wind creates a wind chill near minus four. Snow blankets Snowy Mountains and Orroral Valley with 25 cm in 24 hours. skiing conditions reported good. Forecast: ACT seeks eight degrees max with snow to 100 km. Decision on uranium possible by August.
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Malaysia delays licenses as Australia hit by quotas
Malaysian officials curb licences for Australian imports delaying approvals and urging traders to seek the United States and Canada. Prime Minister Fraser may confront ASEAN leaders in Kuala Lumpur in August over the broader dispute tied to Australian quotas.
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Multibricks closes as demand slump hits Canberra brick industry
The Queanbeyan based Multibricks announces closure and 40 retrenchments after weak demand for facing bricks. Private firms Clinton Bricks and Clifton Bricks brace for impact as government backed production increases hurt private industry. The plant will shut and dismantle by year end with the site cleared before Christmas.
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Criticisms Test Government Over Southeast Asia Policy
The president of the Australian federation of Apparel Manufacturers, Mr H Griffin, criticized Southeast Asia criticism of Australia’s measures to shield local industry. He argued attacks claiming PM Singapore and four ASEAN nations spoke for others were commercially driven by Australian importers. He noted global protection of employment exists and praised Australia’s aid to developing nations while defending industry protections amid recession and unemployment.
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Japan to penalise foreign airlines on arrears for noisy flights
Japan's Transport Ministry will punish all foreign carriers on regular routes for unpaid charges on noisy takeoffs and landings. Thirty-five airlines owe roughly 49.1 million dollars, with 28 contesting the arrears in court and seven not paying. Pending government approval, penalties include raising interest on each arrear from 8.25 to 14.5 percent per year.
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D Day for Canberra on devolution date eyed
Canberra awaits a Cabinet decision on transferring powers to a planned ACT territorial government. Minister Staley flagged June 30 as a potential date, but Cabinet priorities remain unclear as he departs July for a Middle East fact finding mission. Acting minister is Mr Robinson.
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Parliament House Construction Drives Canberra Growth
A Master Builders Association meeting urged federal action to fund and accelerate the new Parliament House project as a signal of Canberra’s expansion. Attendees from engineering, contracting, lending, and public service discussed incentives, land-deposit relief for first-time buyers, and housing loan means tests, with Treasurer Lynch expected to meet the association soon. A proposal to create a body to administer incentives was also considered.
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Canberra auction sets new record for residential land block
A Canberra auction yielded a record 31,200 for a lease in Titheradge Place Chapman after two prior sales. Builder Peter Martiniello topped the bidding at 31,200 for a 1210 square metre elevated block, with others at Garvan and Gurran fetching 26,800 and 24,000 respectively, while Kaleen Kambih Weston leases were passed in.
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Labor platform tightens on private sector and foreign investment
Democratic economic planning and tighter scrutiny of private sector activity emerge as core Labor themes in the Sydney draft platform. It prioritises planning and short term economic management, then taxation and financial relations, while pledging increased Australian ownership and tighter controls on foreign investment. It also outlines criteria for Australian firms investing abroad and signals broader policy themes in the state.
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