Expenditure on Aborigines unorthodox audit report
Audit inquiry into the Department of Aboriginal Affairs found serious control weaknesses in public funds. It cites unorthodox practices and delayed action by executives, noting funds for Torres Strait projects and the National Aboriginal Consultative Committee, plus ship refits and local aid, with the secretary agreeing on major findings.
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Auditor - General
Treasury
Department
Clude
Torres, Strait
National Aboriginal Consultative Committee
B. Dexter
Red Tape This: Sir Felix in New Public Service Cartoon
A new comic strip titled Red Tape begins this Saturday in The Canberra Times. It features Sir Felix the wily Permanent Head in a satire about public service, premiering this weekend.
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Sir Felix
Logos
Canberra Times
Defence post overloaded critic of defence ministry split
Former Chief of the Naval Staff Vice Admiral Sir Richard Peck attacks the abolition of single service Ministries in the integrated Defence Department. He argues the new structure leaves Cabinet advisers underpowered on major procurement and long term strategic decisions. Page 2.
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Naval Staff
Richard Peck
Department of Defence
Defence
Navy
Planning agency critique and reform proposals emerge
A government report argues the planning agency would not be an attractive alternative to current machinery as it could detach planning from policy implementation and face bureaucratic inertia. It also notes risks of creating giant departments and highlights inequality, social security tax ideas, and negative income tax as redistribution options.
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Ina
Tat
Han
Wilson Names a Cabinet to End Coal Strike
London reports Prime Minister Wilson named part of his cabinet and moved to settle the national coal miners strike. Employment Minister Michael Foot called in union leaders and prepared talks with employers as Wilson aims to end the stoppage.
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Heath
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Shequer
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Nortfalios
Energy
Eric Why
Anthony Wedgwood-Benn
Roy Jenkins
Anthony Crosland
Scotland
William Ross
Duchy of Lancaster
Harold Levers
Peter Share
Fred Peart
Edward Short
Elwyn Jones
Press Association
Shirley Williams
Queen's Australia tour uncertain amid Parliament opening plans
London officials say no telegraphic word yet on resuming the Queen's tour of Australia. It remains undecided if she will attend the March opening of Parliament, with arrangements for a speech read by the Lord Chancellor. The Queen is set to begin a royal tour to Indonesia from March 1 to 22.
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Australia
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Palace Ly
Indonesia
Senator Cavanagh says he knew loaded gun
The Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Senator Cavanagh stated he knew last Thursday night that a gun used in the Department of Aboriginal Affairs incident had been loaded. An Aboriginal man, Robert McLeod, faced charges in Canberra court, was fined $40, and given 12 months good behaviour for possession of an unlicensed pistol. Opposition pressed for inquiry into Perkins affair and related events.
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Canberra
Murphy
Aboriginal Affairs Department
Greenwood
Viey
Charley Perkins
McLeod
ACT
Department ‘of Aboriginal Affairs
Aboriginal Affairs
Cavanagh
McLeod shooting probe reveals incomplete facts says senator
Senator Murphy claimed McLeod should receive psychiatric care while Senator Cavanagh said evidence at the McLeod hearing did not reveal all facts. He noted the gun was reportedly loaded then unloaded before police, and officers cited an informal protection agreement with Aborigines. The inquiry touched on who was charged and where bullets were kept, with several officers withholding details under pressure.
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Senate
McLeod Court
McLeal
Soning
Frank Moy
Moy
Hhe
McLeo
Cel
Johnson
Gil
McLeod
Evi
McLeod siege details raise gun question and police role
Eight men were present during the siege and fear centered on Mr McLeod using the gun. Senator Murphy noted no evidence of a loaded weapon despite unregistered firearm claims, while acknowledging undisclosed evidence linked to the guilty plea. Inquiries continue into the raid, departmental awareness, and the solicitor Housman connected to the Australian Institute of Criminology.
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Cavanagh
Senator Cavanagh McLeod affair sparks calls for inquiry
Senator Murphy cautioned that McLeod was not fully described as cleared after a medical check and urged a broader view of the matter. Senator Greenwood demanded an independent probe into the Perkins affair, condemning cover ups and intimidation in Aboriginal Affairs reporting and urging truth in court and public service statements.
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Lam
Nator Murphy
Delay on free hospital scheme in ACT
The proposed free hospital scheme for the ACT is not likely to begin on April 2 as planned. Elsewhere Israel Mry Mele aims to form a government in Israel at least until her update expires tonight. Rail strike worries trains guards and a Sydney art incident raise union fears. Canberra education shifts leave large areas under federal control. Equal pay remains a topic across pages.
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Department of Education
Canberra
Accommodation Vacant Amusements in Auction Notice
A classified notice announces vacant accommodation and amusements listings, with related auction and business services. The entry emphasizes offerings under accommodation and building materials, plus mentions of legal notices and various classifieds.
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Arava Wailers
VCH Company
Ruis
Salesu
Mamine
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