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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 12, 1968
Page
12
The Canberra Times reports on a revamped Cabinet Office under Sir John Bunting with C L Hewitt as a key economic adviser. The shift aims to streamline Cabinet procedures, reduce committee burden, and sharpen PM leadership in budget times.
Canberra Day marks the city’s founding as census data show Canberra City district at 100,829 people. Projections place 200,000 in the 1970s and a quarter–million perhaps after 1977 per Interior Dept. development bodies vary on timing. The piece notes rapid growth and reflects on the anniversary of the founding and the experiment’s mixed results.
The 1968 Australian Parliament session begins with a ceremonial swearing in for the new Higgin s MP Gorton as McEwen and McMahon loom in a strained tableau. Governor-General speech will outline two year plan while Labor tests Government and aims to shape the coming year’s battles over tax, defence, and policy.
The Labor Party executive signaled shifts in government with the appointment of C L S Hewitt as head of the prime minister's department. Hewitt, a tall, precise former Treasury official and ex Australian Universities' Commission chair, is expected to drive administrative reforms as Parliament opens.
Victoria is primed for a major clash as the Legislative Council debates the Essential Services Amendment Bill. Defection by one Country Party member could push through tough new penalties for strikes in essential services, with government ministers and unions braced for a contentious, high-stakes showdown across the state.
T A Cresswell George of the Rhodesian Information Service writes from Melbourne defending Rhodesian capital punishment and criticizing international interference. He argues the condemned murderers were tried fairly, laments UN and British Cabinet condemnations, and accuses other nations of hypocrisy amid ongoing racially charged politics.
In a letter to the editor G. B. Stone of Hackett argues that televised images of Vietnamese prisoners reveal only part of wartime brutality. He asks why killing should be less troubling than torture and suggests off camera mistreatment may be widespread.
Garran Cc J and Fogarty argue the practice of playing the national anthem at theatres wanes because the current anthem is not Australian enough. They urge adoption of a distinctive Australian anthem to suit modern national occasions.
A motorist recounts difficulties with scooter parking in multiple towns. He describes choosing footpath storage to avoid blocking pedestrians, cites ill defined spaces, and asks why authorities cannot mark dedicated scooter parking near car spaces.
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