Canberra Day Pop Show Draws 15000 Fans
About 15 000 people attended the Canberra Day pop show at the showground. Performers included Autumn Sher Ker Roscie Cansom Heaten Saibro Jeff Stolghn Atlisom Motal Colleen Hewett and Mise Hewett who drew the crowd with dancing and stage presence. Police reported 22 arrests for drunkenness unlawful acts and other offences as crowds dispersed with no injuries recorded.ambulance crews treated minor cases and one person faced an assault charge.
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Hunt denies rigging election claims amid ALP allegations
The Minister for the Interior Mr Hunt rejected claims by NSW ALP secretary Peter Westerway that Commonwealth Electoral Office officials rigged results in key marginal seats. He called the accusations defamatory and irresponsible while criticising the ALP stance. Westerway announced ALP plans to form a six person squad to detect irregularities, focusing on eight NSW marginal seats ahead of the federal election.
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Puzzle over Grenades at Sydney Beach
SYDNEY Sunday The discovery of live grenades on Palm Beach Sydney puzzled army and navy officials as a search of Barrenjoey Head resumes. Fourteen grenades with cardboard covers were found and a warning about their deadly power was issued. Police urged the public to report finds. An Army spokesman said a probe into their origin was under way and it was possible they fell from HMAS Sydney returning from Vietnam with Austrian forces aboard.
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Deakin Bicycle Fatality Prompts Court Appearance
A 23 year old woman faces four charges after a morning crash in Deakin that killed a 16 year old boy riding a bicycle. Police say Donald van Deyk of Higgins was charged with blood alcohol over 0.08 culpable driving manslaughter and failing to stop. He was remanded to March 23 on 240 bail with similar surety. Rodney Willis of Deakin is the head. The death brings ACT road toll to five.
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Labor HQ Plan Aims At Canberra National Block
Adelaide Sunday report says the Australian Labor Party Federal executive will discuss building a 5 million national headquarters in Canberra. Negotiations target a corner site on Macquarie Street and Brisbane Avenue Bardon with a four storey block of about 50,000 sq ft for the Federal Secretariat. Discussions will cover Parkes Development Pty Ltd led by Paul Strasser and Robert Bradley. The size and leasing terms remain undecided but the party expects government or private use and cites favourable govt treatment of the Country Party. The proposal marks a shift in financing and operation scale for the secretariat already housed in Ainslie Avenue.
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ALP Leader Warns Against Overconfidence In Election
The ALP Federal Secretary M J Young will warn the federal executive this week not to assume victory. He plans to report on campaign progress and fundraising, noting funds raised from business firms and the need to spend at least 250000 on the election. A regional shortfall in pre selection for the MSW seat of Shortland, where three ballots failed to yield a winner, will be discussed with complaints tied to the last vote decided by one.
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Tasmanian Liberal Party Backs TV, Radio Ad Ban
The Tasmanian State Liberal Party convention moved yesterday to outlaw cigarette advertising on television, radio and newspapers and will present its case to the Federal and State Governments.
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Doctors set terms for AMA evidence on inquiry
Sydney reports that the Federal president Dr R H MacDonald said the Australian Medical Association would provide evidence only if the inquiry’s terms of reference are satisfactory. Justice Kerr will head the inquiry for the Commonwealth Industrial Court with Senator Sir Kenneth Anderson. The AMA rejects arbitration phrasing and notes the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners may participate, while the General Practitioners Society has not yet decided.
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Debate Over General Practitioner Advocacy In Inquiry
Federal council plans to maintain liaison with the SSW branch and appoint an industrial advocate for the inquiry. The role of advocate for ASDA or the inquiry remains undecided. Royal Australian College of General Practitioners leaders push for evidence on service quality and recognition of flexible consultation lengths within medical benefits. AMA officials signal potential stance once inquiry terms are clear while health minister outlines arbitration procedures and inquiry timelines.
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Festival arrests at Rutherglen Wine Festival in Australia
Police arrested about 130 people at the Rutherglen Wine Festival in Melbour ne Sunday night. Drunken crowds caused smashed shop windows and damaged cars while officers from Melbourne and Wangaratta assisted. Superintendent Hume blamed pikies and drifters for the trouble as arrests topped previous records.
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Ring road changes to Capital Circle traffic flow Canberra
The Department of the Interior will alter Capital Circle ring road to improve safety. From Canberra Avenue, arriving traffic will merge into a single lane after the lights, reducing two-stream merging. Right turn restrictions at peak hours from Commonwealth Avenue into Coronation Drive will also be bans to ease flow.
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Formosan trawler arrested near Niniga Islands
A naval patrol boat from Madang arrested a Formosan fishing trawler in the Niniga Islands area of the Bismarh Sea. An administration spokesman said the trawler was apprehended days ago by Mr Cliff Batt of Narom plantation, but details of the capture were not released.
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United Party Leads in Papua New Guinea Poll
United Party leads in a Papua New Guinea poll while references to India China and working hours appear in a mixed-page newspaper summary. The report highlights political momentum and policy debates across pages including international relations and labor issues with brief mentions of cricket and development notes.
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