05 May 1965
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 05, 1965
Page
1
In NSW, Labor faired better with Morana Comet and Hureiyili holding as potential Lineal candidates. Liberals faced mixed results with several independents and party figures like Mr Renihaw and Mr Coates in close contests amid continuing recounts and unofficial tallies across multiple electorates.
Fragmentary OCR lists names like BREWER ROAL, KEATING BR, ADDERMOTT, SIR and places such as KY, with unclear context. The scattered text mentions vote or favor terms and numbers like 7,458 and 8,372. No full event or story is evident.
In a speech to a Parliamentary Party meeting, Calwell condemned the Vietnam policy as ill advised and untimely. He said the opposition firmly opposes the decision and questions its rightness and timing.
The Professorial Board defeated a motion to reconsider the appointment. Dr Koeplelmicher and Prof Armstrong faced questions over political alignment and influence. The chairman declined to disclose details, with a Senate meeting planned to issue an official statement.
Amid a 10 day old crisis in Santo Domingo violence rises with American service members killed. A US backed proposal to leave the issue to the OAS faces resistance as diplomats push for a full scale response and protests erupt from Belnaly to Chile.
Canberra citizens protested at Parliament House urging a stance on Vietnam but failed to win an audience with Sir Robert Menzies or Mr Calwell. Calwell defended Labor opposition to conscription while Menzies defended government action, with both sides framing Australia’s role in the Vietnam War and its alliance with the United States.
In Parliament Dr Forbes defends sending Australian troops to Vietnam while Oppositions question training and timing. Protests outside call for non intervention as Labor presses policy amid Cabot Lodge visit and broader trade tensions with China.
A Canberra Children’s Court ordered a 13-year-old girl, her 12-year-old brother, and a 15-year-old boy to return 18 stolen car badges from the Administrative Building car park and apologise. The court remanded them to parental custody until May 25, noting the badges should be given back during the interim.
A wave of ALP and union protests follows the decision to send Australian troops to Vietnam. ACTU leaders in Melbourne condemn the move and urge federal parties to dissociate from government policy. In St Kilda protesters clash with colonial embers near the US Embassy while miners and state ALP executives condemn the decision.
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