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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Mar 27, 1972
Page
8
The Standing Orders Committee reports on petitions to Parliament noting a revival of citizen petitions and their mixed impact. It suggests routing petitions via the Clerk to ministerial departments to speed action and reduce wasted House time, while stopping short of a Petitions Committee.
Letter from the Australian Mining Industry Council criticizes mining in national parks while citing examples like Bungoria Gorge. It notes concern that government actions and a Canberra council submission may mislead the working party, urging proper representation of affiliated associations and public input through P and Cs.
Indira Gandhi’s Congress swept India's fifth general elections despite alleged graft hopes, winning across 16 states with 193 million voters in 2,727 constituencies. The landslide consolidates power from Jammu and Kashmir to Tamil Nadu, while critics warn one party rule may harm parliamentary diversity and reform.
Air Marshal C F Read, new Chief of the Air Staff, says he wants to keep RAAF traditions and identities intact while pursuing service integration with other forces. He foresees a busy seven years of procurement, training, and modernization including F-111 fighters, missiles, air refuelling, and radars.
Letters debate tariff impact on imports and currency value, arguing that protectionism harms exporters and milk yields. Another letter urges repeal of contraceptive restrictions, condemns usury tax, and calls for free access to birth control and broader family planning education. Canberra advocates CAROL AMBRUS and GAIL WILENSKI weigh in from Griffith.
Readers critique sex education in schools and oppose moral panic over sex shops while contrasting US and Australian youth attitudes. Other letters discuss protests against apartheid, Soviet actions in Ukraine, and the right to basic human rights, noting ongoing political persecutions and cultural censorship.
Nine astronauts will occupy Skylab for eight months next year with far better food and private bedrooms, a wardroom, and a bathroom. The 190,000th Skylab, launching April 30, 1973, is the largest spacecraft and will resemble a three bedroom house with ground laboratory equipment. Crews will conduct dozens of experiments while living in a habitat that mimics Earthly living, including meals with shrimp cocktail, filet mignon, and more, plus leisure items to reduce conflicts on board.
Sir Paul Hasluck and Lady Hasluck attended the official opening of the ve Track aid Fields of 1972 at Perry the Perth on Sunday afternoon. They watched the parade of the 28th Battalion Royal Western Australia Regiment at Campbell Barracks Swanbourne and presented The Queen's and Regimental Colours to the 28th Battalion.
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