Cabinet warned on moves by anti inflationary plan
A special committee set by the Government rejected nearly all proposed anti inflation measures in the Budget debate. It warned that penalties on company tax and devaluation steps could create anomalies but noted some provisions had already been implemented. Prime Minister Whitlam cited wage settlements and possible temporary measures if inflation persists. The panel included advisers and Treasury and Tax Office heads.
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Whitlam
Australian Council of Salaried and Professional Associations
Canberra
Ins
Mr Whitlam
Coombs
Brogan
Gruen
Treasury
Frederick Wheeler
Taxation Office
Edward Cain
Swan
ANU
Nit
Anthony
Canberra considers slow rapid transit vehicles for future system
An inter departmental task force evaluating Canberra's future public transport will study vehicles with speeds as low as 50 km h for a possible rapid transit network. A technical feasibility booklet is being sent to about 50 suppliers seeking information on rail and automated systems, with a decision expected within a year and full operation eight to ten years after selection.
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Canberra
Act
Uren
Department of the Capital Territory
National Capital Development Commission
Government uranium policy discussed in cabinet framing
The Minister for Minerals and Energy Mr Connor met with Whitlam yesterday to discuss Australia’s uranium policy ahead of a visit by Japanese Minister Mr Tanaka. Cabinet will consider whether to allow all discovered deposits to develop now or in phases, with Connor favoring a single treatment plant at one mine as an initial step.
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Australia
Mr .Tanaka
Connor
Train crash at Gormanstown leaves two dead in Meath
A driverless train ran 36 kilometres before crashing into a second train at Gormanstown County Meath. The derailed carriages were struck by a third passenger train. Two people, a man and a woman, died and 11 were injured in the incident.
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Dublin
Gormanstown
County Meath
Rebuff on wage claims by Hawke and Crean clash
In Melbourne on Monday the ACTU and ALP president Mr Hawke rejected the federal government stance to curb wage claims to limit price rises. He warned wage indexation may be needed if unions push new claims before Christmas and noted real purchasing power would erode over time.
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Melbourne
ACTU
ALP
Hawke
Cahnute
Crean
Food costs ease but CPI still climbs in quarters
Movements in food prices once drove up the consumer price index but are now slightly reducing its rise. Nationally the All Groups index advanced 4.1 per cent in the June quarter and 3.4 per cent in September, with food as a moderating factor. Canberra saw rents, motoring charges and food contributing to the quarterly rise, and food prices up 2.5 per cent for the year in September, outpacing the national average. Other Canberra indexes showed mixed gains, while state capitals experienced offsetting declines in meat prices. Continued on Pope 18.
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Canberra
CPT
Crean
CFI
Inflation rate of 22pe shown in AustraliaQuarter Rise
Retail prices across Australia climbed 5.4 per cent in the September quarter, lifting the annual rate to 14.3 per cent. Canberra up 5.5 per cent for the quarter and 16.4 per cent for the year. State capitals recorded rises in food, clothing, housing, household goods and miscellaneous items, with miscellaneous components the strongest quarterly gain.
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Australia
Canberra
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane
Adelaide
Perth
Hobart
Inflation Surges as Wages Outpace Prices in 1973 Quarter
Retail prices rose 5.7 percent in the March quarter 1973 and accelerated in six straight quarters. Wage movements outpaced prices with average weekly earnings up 6 percent in the June quarter, while CPI rose 4.1 percent in that period. By September, price increases were sizeable and debated by government leaders, with opposition leaders demanding action and economic reforms.
Whitlam warns inflation threatens jobs and economy
Prime Minister Whitlam told Canberra a high September CPI signals ongoing inflation unless wage claims calm. He urged workers to restrain demands, saying inflation costs jobs as imports compete with industry. Government aims to curb the spiral by shared restraint and delayed effects of policy measures.
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Canberra
Australian Council of Salaried and Professional Associations
Whitlam
Campaign to Delay Tariff Review Joins Industry Push
The ACMA says the Deputy Prime Minister Dr Cairns endorsed an industry campaign to delay the Industries Assistance Commission tariff review. The move aims to shift the review schedule until clearer criteria and a broad national industrial policy are set. Review remains government policy under Prime Minister Whitlam’s ministerial portfolio.
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Associated Chambers of Manufacturers of Australia
Cairns
Industries Assistance Commission
ACMA
Whitlam
NZ mini Budget faces hard task amid worsening crisis
New Zealand readies a budget to curb a deep economic slump as Labour drafts a plan to arrest the crisis. Prime Minister Rowling will announce the government’s prescriptions amid falling confidence and a sharp rise in the consumer price index. The currency devaluation and large overseas borrowing add to concerns about deficits and future credit.
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Rowling
Labour
Wellington
Row
New Zealand
Irate Developments Ltd
Circuit Managements Ltd
Dickson teachers ban college work during renovations
Reports say teachers at Dickson College told parents last night they would not work at the school while building work converted it to a senior secondary college. The note follows other brief items including Palestine Liberation Organisation withdrawal from a UN delegation, and New Zealand prosecution under the Official Secrets Act of a former public servant.
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Dickson Meigh Selimol
Palestine Liberation Organisation
Yasser Arafat
New Zealand
William Sutch
Fage
Vandalism in ACT rises as youths blamed
The Canberra Times reports a two part feature on vandalism in the ACT. It shows damage costs climbed from 29568 in the year to June 1973 to 81276 in the next 12 months and notes police believe children or adolescents are responsible. A spokesman from ACT Wealth-Services discusses motives as a childish outlet or stress release. Canberra Magistrate C F Kilduff outlines how cases in the Children's Court are handled.
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Act
Canberra Times Today
Mental Health Branch
ACT Wealth — Services
Canberra
C. F. Kilduff
Children’s Court
Ross Pollard
Jan Hodgkinson
Angelo Zanolli at David Jones Meet Event
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Angelo Zanolli Reviow
Jill Knowles
Patricia Malouf
Charles Revson
The Canberra Times Printing Details and Contact Note
The Canberra Times is printed by the Federal Capitol Press of Australia Pty Limited at Pirlo Street Fyshwick ACT for the publishers The Federal Capitol Press of Australia Pty Limited and John Fairfax Sons Limited. Postal address PO Box 218 Canberra City ACT 2001. Phone 490086. Registered for posting as a newspaper category C. Recommended and maximum price only.
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Federal Capitol Press of Australia Pty Limited
Pirlo Street
Fyshwick
Act
John Fairfax & Sons Limited
Canberra City
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