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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 11, 1966
Page
12
The Canberra Times notes the March 1966 statement by Immigration Minister Opperman outlining new non European settlement rules. It highlights a shift toward liberalisation, the removal of certain racial barriers, and the ongoing tension with a still present White Australia ethos.
South Australia faces a conflict over public access for pensioners and a broader push for equal pay for women in government and private sectors. The wine grape price dispute intensifies as the government adopts price fixing, with Penfolds transferring processing to NSW and Tolley Scott and Tolley potentially shifting supply.
A brisk survey tracks how presidents, from Eisenhower to Johnson, rework the federal command. The piece analyzes Johnson’s moves to centralize foreign policy, create new Cabinet departments HUD and Transportation, and retool senior decision groups under state leadership, with Ball and Rusk figures shaping the new balance.
His Excellency the Governor General presided over a Federal Executive Council meeting at Government House yesterday morning. Later, Group Captain J. S. Podger, honorary aide-de-camp, met with His Excellency. The Governor General and Lady Casey hosted a luncheon for the Minister for Air and Mrs Howson. In the afternoon, His Excellency received Mr W. T. Robertson.
A reader criticizes urban planners in Ganherra Can- Serra for prioritizing aesthetics over safety. The letter attacks roundabouts and intersections as accident-prone, urges motorist education, and questions officials over the Remembrance Driveway trees removal. The writer also recalls national monuments and faults Mrs Dalgarno for prior issues, signaling voter disillusionment.
A Canberra Times report cites Australian Jewish leaders labeling the John Birch Society as antisemitic while detailing the group’s non profit educational charter. The text defends the society, noting diverse membership and a mission to combat communism, urging scrutiny of smear campaigns and referencing a Californian Senate report finding no antisemitic evidence.
A parent recounts a Speedwell Special sporta de luxe bicycle stolen from Civic on Monday after a brief leave, noting three good bicycles stolen in the past week. The writer questions what happens to recovered machines and accuses racketeers of targeting schoolchildren who saved for their bikes.
The Canberra Times reports Congressman -1 and Mr Gross engaging in harsh remarks during a debate on the Government Workers' Compensation Act. They mock the Queen and Jamaica's throne while urging cost savings and criticizing royal spectacle. The Commonwealth Head's constitutional role is highlighted as tireless and essential.
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