Evatt Proposes Welfare and Tax Reform Plan
Evatt unveils policy to boost consumer spending, cut taxes, and expand benefits. The plan includes free hospitalisation with state approval, abolition of the Means Test, higher child endowment, increased pensions, double maternity grant, and broader free dental care for children under 16. It also calls for wage indexation restoration, equal pay, and subsidies for dairy and wool markets.
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Evatt castigates Menzies government over economic failings
Dr Evatt denounces the government as reckless and out of touch with voters. He cites broken pledges, mismanaged budgets, high interest rates, neglect of child endowment, unemployment above 100000, and missed full employment goals. He calls for a sharp stimulus and broader social service gains.
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Banking as Election Issue Says Dr Evatt
Dr Evatt calls banking a definite election issue noting private banks influence on government and the Commonwealth Bank. He advocates Labour plans to empower the people with a state banking system, cheaper finance for farmers, and controls on high interest rates and hire purchase. He cites proposed reforms and bond rates as key contrasts with the Menzies government.
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Australia
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Archer to retire from cricket after season end
Brisbane report says Test cricketer Ron Archer plans to retire after the season following a doctor's note forbidding him to bowl again. Archer, aged 24, suffers spinal and knee cartilage ailments.
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Ron Archer
Archer
National Tribute To Pope At Requiem Mass
More than 400 people filled the Pro-Cathedral for a requiem Mass in Canberra with the Apostolic Delegate Romolo Carboni and Archbishop Eris O'Brien presiding. High officials including Governor-General Sir William Slim and Prime Minister Menzies attended, while traffic police managed crowds outside. Archbishop O'Brien praised Pope Pius XII as a strong anti Communist leader, a modern reformer, and a saintly figure who engaged world-wide through his papacy.
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William Slim
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Evatt
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Canberra
Third body feared in Werris Creek blast rubble
Police fear a third body may be buried under 200 tons of rubble from Monday's explosion at Werris Creek that killed Vassila Porras and a man and injured 10. Detectives suspect arson aimed to burn down the cafe and incinerate the killer, who may have died in the blast. Authorities expect days of rubble clearance to confirm any additional casualty. Porras planned to marry his Greek fiancée in Australia.
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Greece
Australia
State Funeral for Sir Douglas Mawson Planned
The Federal Government will hold a state funeral for Sir Douglas Mawson in recognition of his Antarctic exploration. Prime Minister Menzies announced the service at St Jude's Church of England in Brighton South Australia at 3 pm tomorrow with interment in St Jude's cemetery.
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Canberra
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Brighton
South Australia
St Jude's Cemetery
Lebanon Cabinet Shrinks as Crisis Appears Solved
Beirut sources say Premier Rashid Karami trims his cabinet and adds two Christian representatives ending a three week government crisis. About 20,000 Lebanese workers plan a strike to press for a political solution and security restoration nationwide.
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