Landall work in ACT to continue
The decisions to place Perth based Landall Holdings Limited in receivership will not affect government housing projects in Canberra. An AC spokesman for the National Capital Development Commission said arrangements ensure Pettit and Levitt work on government contracts continues to completion with no disadvantage to employees suppliers or subcontractors.
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Landall Holdings Limited
Canberra
National Capital Development Commission
Pettit and Levitt
Landau
Pettit and Levitt Sales
Private Horse Designs
Consolidated Home Industries of
Melbourne
NCDC
ACT Master Builders Association
Perth
Landall Holdings Ltd
D. W. Clark
Federa
National Mutual Life Nominees Ltd
Mob Storms Saigon Assembly Doors in Protest
Anti government demonstrators led by youths stormed the National Assembly building in Saigon, smashing ornate glass doors as police offered no resistance. About 1,000 protesters clashed with police, overturning a jeep and setting it on fire, with injuries reported among both sides.
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Saigon
Thieu
National Assembly
Associated Press
Appeal launched for ALP headquarters in Canberra
The Australian Labor Party launched a national appeal for a headquarters named John Curtin House at a luncheon at the Prime Minister's Lodge in Canberra. Promises reached about 1 1 1 2 million, with unions pledging 881 000 and commerce and industry 52 500 to fund the 2 million project.
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Australian Labor Party
Prime Minister's
Canberra
Mr Whittar
Kirby
Conciliation and Arbitration Commission
John Curtin House
Commerce and Industry
Sir Richard
Curtin
Frank Forde
Curtin Labor
Whitlam
Australia
Richard Kirby
ALP
Hawke
John Curtin
Elsie Curtin
Labor seat unlikely in NT poll
In Darwin, the ALP appears unlikely to win any seat in the 19 member Northern Territory Legislative Assembly as the Country Liberal Party lines up to secure 17 or 18 seats. Independents may hold the remaining seats while Dawn Lawrie stands as the lone potential opposition. Final results loom, with postal votes boosting the CLP and opposition leaders signaling a strong coalition showing.
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Darwin
ALP
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Worthern Territory Country- Liberal
Labor
CLP
Northern Territory
John Waters
Assembly
Legislative Council
C-Lp
Dawn Lawrie
Snedden
Country Party
Anthony
Labor Party
Nsw
Act
Canberra
Canberra hostel tariffs to rise nationwide weekly rate
Tariffs at Canberra nine Commonwealth Hostels rise from 1.80 to 2.80 a week starting November 3, announced by ACT Commonwealth Hostels manager F. K. Hodge. Macquarie and Gowrie Private Hotels will go from 32.15 to 34.15 weekly, affecting about 1,100 residents. Increases reflect rising wages fuel and laundry costs plus water sewerage and electricity rate hikes. Six hostels expect costs up by 160000 this financial year. The prior July rise lifted Macquarie and Gowrie from 25.70 to 32.15.
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Canberra
ACT Commonwealth Hostels
F. K. Hodge
Macquarie and Gowrie
Iraqi Foreign Minister Shazel Taga Dies in Rabat
In Rabat, Iraqi Foreign Minister Shazel Taga died suddenly from a heart attack this morning while attending the Arab League Foreign Ministers meeting. Official sources said he arrived last night for the gathering.
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Rabat
Aapreuter
Iraqui
Shazel Taga
Arab League
Israel to absorb 60000 Soviet Jews yearly under pact
About SA885 million would be needed for Israel to absorb 60,000 Soviet Jews a year under the Soviet US agreement announced on Friday. Jewish agency chairman Pinhas Saecht said the agreement allows freer immigration of Soviet Jews and is cited in an earlier report on page 5.
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Israel
Jewish Agency
Pinhas Saecht
Joanna
Queanbeyan Angler Swept Off Rocks
Queanbeyan man Joseph Deskar, 29, is believed drowned after being swept from rocks while fishing at South Durras on the South Coast around 4.30pm Saturday. His companion Martin Golubic, 32, was rescued. Police said a search on Saturday and Sunday failed to locate Deskar and would continue today.
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Queanbeyan
South Durras
Joseph Deskar
Martin Golubic
Golubic
Deskar
Batemans Bay
Call on wage claims by Crean alarms profit view
Federal Treasurer Mr Crean urged restraint on wage demands at an Melbourne convention, warning rising wages threaten profits and investment. He linked inflation to uncertainty, arguing price restraint and fiscal policy must curb profit erosion, a stance likely to please business groups but upset unions and some Labor MPs.
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Melbourne
Ment
Labor Party
Inflation impacts profits and long term investment plan
Mr Crean warned that profits in many companies must fund reinvestment to maintain productive capacity. He argued higher profits or new investment are needed, urging careful consideration by accountants and officials. He cited inflation in capital markets, rising labor costs, and potential job losses if wage demands outpace productivity, calling for price restraint and rational wage policies.
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Crean
Mewassela
Volcano eruptions drive Guatemalan villagers from homes
Thousands flee ash from four volcanoes Fuego Santiaguito and Pacaya spreading ash up to 60 kilometres. Two children killed by falling rocks, livestock abandoned, San Pedro Yepocapa towns burned. Crop damage estimated at 430.5 million joases after Fifi hurricane losses.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Agence France Presse
Certsin
San Pedro Yepocapa
Fuego
Santiaguito
Pacaya
Areca
Lynch calls for interim Budget to stabilise economy
Deputy Opposition Leader Mr Lynch urged the Government to introduce a supplementary Budget to steady the economy. He accused Mr Crean of shifting blame to Australian wage earners and proposed a 25 percent rise in government spending, tax cuts totalling 1,000 million, indirect tax cuts, and measures to boost savings, investment, and productivity.
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Lynch
Crean
Bus driver killed as seven injured in Melbourne crash
A brakeless bus carrying 41 marching girls and minor officials crashed in a north Melbourne suburb, killing driver Frank Parkhill and injuring his wife Evelyn and six girls aged 10 to 12. Parkhill, 46, founder and president of the marching girls club, swerved to avoid a car and narrowly avoided houses before the vehicle toppled, rammed a barrier, and crossed a creek.
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Nallis Marching Girls CK
Heidelberg
Frank Parkhill
Melbourne
Broadmealows
Marching Girls Club
Evelyn Parkhill
Jennifer Bronsteine
Wallies
Parkhill
Nate Strin
Trade Practices chief warns advertisers of blatant breaches
The Trade Practices Commission chairman told advertisers that blatant breaches of the Trade Practices Act would be jumped and laid without notice. Reports mention a US government food security study tied to world hunger. The Soviet Union and US reach an agreement on Jewish emigration. Victorian Secondary Teachers Association may return to work after a strike disrupting exams. Leilani wins the Caulfield Cup but faces weight penalty ahead of the Melbourne Cup.
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The
Trade Practices Commission
Victorian Secondary Teachers Association
Leilani
Saurday
Blue
Wack Tage
Price Increase for The Canberra Times Announced
The Canberra Times will raise its price with the approval of the publication due to higher production costs. A quarter of the increase will go to newsagents.
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Price
The
Canberra Times
Gereith
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