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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 20, 1976
Page
7
A garbled description suggests government pressure on the alcohol industry and health concerns. The piece mentions incidents affecting workers and victims, with references to medical ailments and social impact. Names and exact events are unclear due to damaged text, but the overall tone notes regulatory anxiety and public health risk.
An inquiry into the British Phosphate Commission and related settlement proposals was rejected. Discussion covered mining depletion estimates, potential employment migration from Australia, Singapore, and Malaysia, and the impact on Christmas Island workers and residents. No formal inquiry proceeding was approved, with broad opposition cited by multiple speakers.
An incoherent OCR fragment presents scattered names and phrases, lacking clear event, location, or date. It shows no coherent action or outcome, suggesting damaged text from a local notice or article.
In a Senate session senator Rae of Tasmania argued that an area of government spending labeled Special Appropriations totaling 11,500 million was removed from parliamentary oversight. He criticized the committee process and warned that the lack of scrutiny could affect the effectiveness of fiscal control and future funding decisions.
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