19 Mar 1974
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 19, 1974
Page
1
Cabinet yesterday backed Prime Minister's proposal to allow limited tax deductions for housing loan interest. Treasury estimates a yearly net cost near $100 million, targeting homeowners with salaries after tax around four thousand dollars. The scheme uses a Wiline style scale, reducing deductible interest as income rises, and starts this year with broad ministerial support.
Federal Cabinet approved a new Tri-service Australian Defence Force Academy to be built near Duntroon replacing parts of Dun troon Point Cook and Jervis Bay colleges. It will provide tertiary education for Army Navy and Air Force officers with its own degrees while remaining linked to the Royal Military College and service training streams.
A fragment from a public sector update notes plans to accelerate spending in the current half-year. It cites a 37 percent progress toward the full-year target and mentions officials including Mr Crean, with implications for the Atuire Nem Gamay label.
Australia approves Project Fangam an advanced submarine detection system using Barra passive sonar buoy and airborne interrogation analysis. UK Australia finances total Barra buoy production in South Australia with potential $30 million in next five years sales.
The Canberra Hospitals Management Board abandoned its plan for sessional doctors in a proposed free hospital scheme. At a Canberra Hospital meeting the board decided to staff with salaried doctors after ACT Medical Association backed by doctors declined support for sessional arrangements.
A disrupted ACT strike triggers government discussion as ministers plan new legislation focused on tightening. Officer parties in a recent election bid, with David Solomon commenting on the measures. Page 2. Fe style comics and local house numbers appear in the output.
NSW Government signals willingness to negotiate with the Federal Government on temporarily referring state powers over price control and incomes. Minister Hewitt states the offer remains on the table, conditional on the Federal side accepting a national framework with both price and incomes powers. The Prime Minister indicated Canberra must act if national price control is to be viable.
The department in the capital plans a 16 ton truck ban on Dalrymple Street and nearby routes this week. The advisory council informed Tas night, with details appearing on page 3.
A garbled OCR snippet references security concerns and false alarms involving police and regional guards. It mentions De Sambar and vague dates, with notes on maintaining protection and potential ambush or espionage pressures. The text is fragmented and lacks clear actions or outcomes.
It opens Thursday at 8 30 am at CW's on the Plaza. Miser Jones, a new bargain retailer, showcases dozens of opening bargains for the family including boys and girls denim slacks $2.98, kids underwear 91 cents, ambi wool pullovers $5.99, and towels with an overall miserly pricing at $1.99.
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