Government restricts official letters to MPs raise surveillance concern
A Canberra Times report describes a directive from Alan Carmody, Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, banning official written communication with parliamentarians by all but first division officers. Fraser urged personal signatures by permanent heads, prompting fears of intensified monitoring and leaks. Public servants say publicly available material to backbenchers and opposition members is now restricted.
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Gay Davidson
Department of
Alan Carmody
Te Ierm
Canberra Times
Carmody
Fraser
ALP senators tied to deputy leadership vote
Australian Labor Party figures weigh leadership roles in the Senate with Keeffe facing possible opposition from McClelland and Button. A caucus number arrangement and regional dynamics between NSW and other states shape the deputy leader ballot as Whitlam Hayden influence looms.
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Labor Party
Senate
Keeffe
Qld
Nator Douglas McClelland
Nsw
Button
Vic
Wredt
Whitlam
Man breaks leg while sawing branch in Nish Place Fraser
Fire brigade rescues a 50 year old man who broke his leg while sawing a branch from a tree in a back yard in Nish Place Fraser yesterday morning. He lowered himself on a rope from about 12 metres and was taken to hospital after nearly two hours. Yass marks one year since fluoridation, with town officials proposing June 2 celebrations. Dental expert Dr Robin Woods cites a 70 percent drop in tooth decay since fluoridation. Canberra has fluoridated water since 1964 and a Canberra health survey reports a 71.7 percent decay reduction for children aged 6 to 12.
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Lee
Nish Place
Fraser
Yass
Australia
GW Whirter
Robin’ Woods
Yave
Whitton
Capital Terriory Health Commission
Canberra
Mira
Teachers urge parent protest against staff cuts
ACT teachers urge parents to protest a plan by the Department of the Capital Territory to halve teaching staff at two Canberra occasional care centres. The ACT Teachers Federation distributed letters and signed cards to deliver to the Minister. Executive officer Peter Bloomfield called the response positive.
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Canberra
Department of the Capital Territory
ACT Teachers Federation
Capital Territory
Mr Staley
Peter Bloomfield
Jail inmate found dead in Cooma cell
Detective-Sergeant R Press and Sergeant N J Watkins prepare a report on the death of Warren John Riley 21 found hanged in his cell on Sunday afternoon. Riley serving a two year sentence for car stealing had been te a serred from Goulburn Jail on May 1.
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R. Press
N. J Watkins
Cooma
Sire
Warren John Riley
Me Riley
Goulburn
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