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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

May 08, 1958

Page

2

Recruitment Lag Criticised in Parliament Debate

In a House of Representatives session Mr. Cramer criticised the Commonwealth’s Army recruitment pace. He alleged satirical justification for recruitment delays and noted the Regular Army strength exceeded 120,000, with Government concern over the rate of enlistment.

Tone House of Representatives Cramer Coutts Lab Griffith Commonwealth Tal Ge Regular Army

Evatt Urges Control of Hire Purchase Practices

Opposition leader Dr Evatt argued that high interest rates in hire purchase must be limited by law. He urged safeguards for consumer credit, saying banks should not charge unlimited rates and hire purchase firms must face stronger regulation to curb exploitation.

Dr. Evatt Evatt House of Representives Peters (Bealing Labour Party

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