Invasion of Parliament Precautions at SEATO Meeting
The Canberra Times discusses safeguards ahead of a SEATO conference at Parliament House in 1972. It argues parliamentary privilege may be breached by delegating parts of Parliament to outside bodies, criticizes the executive for surrendering precincts, and calls for stronger statutory restraints to protect Parliament’s dignity.
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Censorship delays propose uniform standard for literary merit
A Canberra Times reader letters section recalls government moves in Australia to standardize censorship of paperback and magazine content. Contributions praise objective criteria and warn against overreach while highlighting the role of censors in shaping moral standards and public taste.
Police use of Honda bikes sparks protest over clash risk
Caroline Le Couteur of Yarralumla questions police motorcycle deployment during protests in Anliwar Sir, arguing that 750cc bikes widen the power gap between officers and pedestrians, increase air pollution, hamper movement, and could spark conflict rather than safeguard public order.
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Caroline LE Couteur Yarralumia
Review of the King's Singers concert sparks disagreement
A Canberra Times letter questions Mr Hoffmann's assessment of a King's Singers chamber music recital. The writer praises Geoffrey Poole's Wymondham Chants as the evening's highlight and notes the program felt entirely satisfying despite Hoffmann's negative view.
Communists Shape Cyprus Continent Crisis and Power
The Cyprus crisis centers on Akel the island’s Communist Party and its allies with strong ties to the Pan Cyprian Federation of Labour. Akel commands influence through union support and covert links to the Soviet and British Communist Parties. Archbishop Makarios’s defiance of the Athens junta pits church against leftist forces while Grivas’s return and Czech arms episode heighten ideological turmoil. The party aims indirect control over the regime while maintaining a pacific image, wary of potential double crossing.
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Eoka
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Grivas
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Lesding Akel
London
Theif
Istanbul
Littl
Anxi
Ous
Papaioannou
Andreas Zhiartides
Mankarios
Tasmanian elections favor youth over aging politicians
Tasmanian voters favored younger candidates in the state elections on April 22 discarding many aging incumbents while sustaining a handful with strong ministerial records. Labor Premier Eric Reece praised his strategy of promoting young Labor members, including Darrel Baldock, as Liberals ousted veteran leadership. The Liberal Party’s new leader Eardley Max Bingham faces a tough challenge from Reece as reforms and police measures loom large.
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Darrel Baldock
Victoria
Tasmania
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Wilmot
Lake Pedder Protectionists
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Lyons
Reece
Bethune
Liberal Party
Eardley
Max Bingham
Bingham
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Rokeby
Critics Clash Over Canberra Singers Performance
Letters to the editor defend the King's Singers Canberra concert, praising their artistry and emotional immersion. They argue critic Hoffmann’s dismissal of the second half reflects musical snobbery and overlook the choir’s versatility and audience engagement.
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Judith Clingan
Canberra
Hoffmann
Multi racial country remarks corrected by deputy prime minister
A deputy prime minister arrived from overseas and told reporters two corrections to his remarks on race relations. He said Angola is part of Portugal, not an independent nation, and that lumping South Africa and Angola as non multi racial is incorrect. He noted Brazil’s multi racialism as linked to Portuguese influence.
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Anthony
Ceuta Africa
Angola
Portugal
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Brazil
Carlos DE Lemos Hawthorn
Victora
The migrating mower bird in the valley of cuckoos
A fragmentary notice describes a migrating mower bird heard in autumn over a valley of cuckoos. It mentions a resident Mary Moore and contemplates silence by a bare child as seasons pass.
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Mary Moore
Red-cheeked Prober weighs in on partridge and cockatoo plight
Rex Benn Pearce writes to Dr Russell Jones urging humane, practical conservation for the Canberra Ground Partridge endangered species while cautioning against harming the Canary Cockatoo, Sérvilis Publics, in the same climate. He suggests a balanced solution without stifling dialogue.
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Russell Jones
Canberra
Attenton
Russell- Jones
Incident Report From Aus Nation University Weathered Morning
A garbled report notes the Governor-General Raul Bas facing insult from administration officials at Aus Nation University. It mentions Serene BF and Sir Pus, with fear and non-jail outcomes cited, though details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Raul Bas
Aus Nation University
Weerdey
Serene
Tha Sfiernong
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