Lodge Conditions Appalling Report Sparks Urgent Action
Staff at the Prime Minister's Canberra residence and other official sites were examined in a Parliament tabled report. It urges urgent interim reforms at The Lodge Admiralty House and Governor-General's Sydney residence, including staff changes and preserving historically important furnishings and artworks.
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Parliament probes illegal DACS purchase of Macquarie artifacts
The Public Accounts Committee found that the Department of Administrative Services acted illegally in buying Governor Macquarie's sword and dirk. Chair David Connelly said the department used the wrong appropriation and witnesses did not grasp the seriousness of the illegal action.
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Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee
Department of Administrative Services
Macquarie
David Connelly
Manufacturing White Paper Outlines Role in Resource Allocation
The White Paper on Manufacturing Industry argues the government should not direct business resource allocation. It emphasizes market mechanisms, consumer decisions, and private/public enterprises as the main determinants, while proposing temporary support only after inquiries and formal reviews. It notes long-term aims for industry structure with minimal government aid and outlines sectoral measures, tariff policies, and export incentives under review.
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Termor Industry and Commerce
Colton
Freeze over Fraser says wage price pause ends
The Prime Minister Mr Fraser told Parliament the wage and price pause is over after a question time exchange with NSW Liberal Dr Harry Edwards. He blamed the South Australian government's withdrawal from the freeze for pushing the decision, urged continued restraint, and said the case to the commission will be reviewed. The Treasurer Mr Lynch and Industrial Relations Minister Mr Street condemned the decision but stressed the pause remains under strain.
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Harry Edwards
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Lynch
Street
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Call to Delay PMs Trip In Adelaide Remarks
Adelaide reports Prime Minister Fraser urged to postpone a month long overseas tour. South Australia Premier Dunstan cites ongoing prices incomes pause debate and warns national economic policy requires heads of government on home soil to curb inflation and unemployment.
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South Australia
Dunstan
Fraser
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Trier
Governent
Wages pause ends in Tasmania after policy deadlock
The Industrial Advisory Council of Tasmania said the wages price pause is over. Government, employer, and union groups blamed the Federal Government for not convening a national conference, causing the freeze to die prematurely in Tasmania.
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Tasmania
Hobart
Tasmanian
Attorney General Refuses to Answer Labor Questions
The Attorney-General Mr Ellicott refused yesterday to answer 20 questions on notice from Labor Opposition members. Eighteen questions came from Mr Jacobi and two from Mr Fry. A department lawyer who prepared the questions is being transferred from central office. One question about piracy laws dating to Henry VIII asking if they still apply in the ACT and NT was not answered.
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Labor
Jacobi
Lab
Fry
ACT
Attorney-General
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Henry the VIII
Northern Territory
Hang-glider deaths listed in reply
Ten people have died and 29 reported seriously injured while hang-gliding since March last year when the Minister for Transport said he would not regulate the sport. Mr Nixon admitted to the figures and said he had changed his mind after discussions with state and federal hang gliding bodies. A federal safety standards body was agreed to be formed to draw up standards.
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Neen
Nixon
Whitham
Hodgman Moves Gratitude Motion Over Prime Minister Strike
Lib Tas member Mr Hodgman gave notice yesterday of a motion to express gratitude to the Prime Minister following the controllers strike.
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