Haslem and his HQ differ on statement
Canberra Member John Haslem dissociated himself from a Liberal campaign statement issued yesterday bearing the party letterhead. The memo accused teachers at Chapman Primary School of using pupils for political ends and urged parents to keep children home if the temperature rose above 30 degrees. Haslem said he wanted the statement withdrawn, while campaign director Tony Rothwell said Haslem was aware of its release and the HQ had approved it.
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Haslem
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John Haslem
Hassem
Chapman
ACT
Tony Rothwell
Deficit forecast signals slow trade growth for Australia
The Department of Overseas Trade forecasts a 2.52 billion deficit in Australia’s current account this year, 770 million more than the September Reserve Bank projection. Exports are set to rise about 7 percent in 1977-78 with prices up 9 percent, while imports rise 9 percent as domestic activity stays weak. Meat remains the only major rural export likely to improve in value, and iron ore may fall in volume despite higher prices.
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Department of Overseas Trade
Australia
Reserve Bank
Melbourne
Overseas Trade Paper
Japan
Refugees deterred from dangerous voyage to Australia
Australian immigration officer Barry Boothby reported he persuaded 140 Vietnamese refugees on Pulau Tengah in the South China Sea to abandon a perilous four-boat crossing to Australia. He said an Australian mission would interview them next week with potential admission prospects.
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Barry Boothby
Australia
Associated Press
Boothby
Malaysia
Pulau Tengah
South China Sea
Refugee Boat Arrives Off Darwin Amid Guarded Soldiers
Vietnamese soldiers guarded aboard the refugee boat Song Be 12 near Saigon remain in custody at Darwin Harbour as authorities determine ownership. About 181 people are aboard including 24 crew. 70 women and several children. Most others seek asylum, while some refugees may be repatriated if requested by Vietnam.
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Commonwealth
Vietnam
Anthony
Department of Immigration
Ardent
Northern Territory
Les Liveris
Australia vows no mass refoulement of boat refugees
In Adelaide, Foreign Affairs Minister Peacock and Immigration Minister MacKellar denied plans to turn back refugees indiscriminately while stressing safeguards against fraud and disease. They pledged to speed processing of refugees in camps in Thailand and Malaysia, and to tighten surveillance and quarantine. The Song Be 12 docked at Darwin with 180 aboard, provoking protests by waterside workers and Local Labor Council.
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Peacock
MacKellar
Australia
Thailand
Malaysia
Vietnam
Indo-China Refugees Association
Jeff Foale
Canberra
Immigration and Ethnic Affairs
Father Foale
Indo- China Refugees Association
Darwin
Northern Territory Labor Council
Queensland
National Socialist
Nazi) Party
Wacol
CES staff threaten action over Canberra unemployment surge
Canberra CES staff warn of industrial action if extra staff and upgraded facilities are not provided to cope with a looming rise in unemployment. ACOA says workload has surged since 1977, with 5,000 unemployed and 3,500 school leavers entering the market, stressing Canberra Woden and Queanbeyan offices and citing poor conditions and wait times.
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Blunden
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Invasion fears linger as Vietnamese refugees arrive at Darwin
Frank Cranston questions if arrivals signal a peaceful invasion he warned about twenty years ago. Over Cairo talks, the US is set to attend while Israel’s Dayan criticizes EEC policy. Mozambique claims 1,200 guerrillas killed, but Mozambique reports many women and children among the dead.
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Cairo
Middle East
Dayan
Mozambique
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