Egyptian refineries and Suez crisis flare in Cairo reports
Reports from Cairo today say one Egyptian refinery was destroyed and another partly damaged as heavy fighting along the Suez Canal escalates. UN observers confirm a ceasefire arrangement after Israeli and Egyptian artillery exchanges near Port Said and across the canal, with civilian casualties reported.
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Pensions demand vital poll issue in Senate race
Melbourne reports the national congress of the RSL endorsed distributing 500000 pamphlets titled Honoured in War Forgotten in Peace criticizing war pension levels. The leaflets urge higher basic wages and accuse the government of betraying veterans. Distribution begins with the Senate campaign opening, a first since 1949.
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Australia
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Teachers attack ACT school plan
NSW Teachers Federation president Mr Lewis criticized Canberra plans to move 170 Catholic school pupils to two State schools in Woden Valley and two primary schools in Canberra. He warned a mixed-denominational setup would undermine government education and favoritism Catholics. The ACT Teachers Association planned to meet to discuss the proposal and issue a statement after.
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Oman
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Drought relief package announced by Prime Minister Holt
The Prime Minister Holt announced Commonwealth aid of about 15 million dollars in loans and grants for drought-stricken farmers in Victoria and South Australia as more than 60 firefighters fought eight bushfires in drought-affected southwestern Victoria. In southern Tasmania fires also broke out but were mostly small.
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Australian gunners near Viet Nam mine near Nu Doa escape intact
Gunner Robert Croft, 22, of Ainslie, stood on a Vietcong mine for over an hour and a half during Operation Ainslie near Nu Doa and survived with no injuries after Australian soldiers airlifted back from Vietnam. He described the moment the trigger device moved but the mine did not explode as he prayed and waited for his teammates to move to safety.
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Doctors plan emergency defence against nationalisation
A private contingency by the Australian Medical Association would hold a national referendum among members to oppose any government move to nationalise the profession. If backed, doctors in private practice would operate on patient-based arrangements while emergency services remain but regular care could halt. The plan, traced to 1965, envisages court challenges, a broad campaign, and refusals to sign official health documents.
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MP drops fight to reform Parliament
In a Canberra meeting the Minister for Immigration and Leader of the House, Mr Snedden, noted a Cabinet sub committee's study of an Australian Estimates Committee akin to the British House of Commons. Mr Turner urged a committee system to empower backbench MPs while other ministers and new Liberals resisted.
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Britain
Government yields on VIP flights
The Federal Government yielded to Senate demands by tabling full details of VIP flights, naming passengers and flight times. Labor, Liberal and DLP Senators pressed for the data, while the Labor Party planned to press the Secretary of the Department of Air in the Senate next week for further information. The move ends months of procrastination, though Labor says the answers still do not fully satisfy the Senate resolution.
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Secretary of
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Premier Announces Equal Pay Start Date in Western Australia
The Premier of Western Australia announced that equal pay will begin on January 1. The government ends a period of uncertainty as the industrial commission and government adjust to new standards. Female workers will receive the same pay as men for the same work and conditions.
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Perth
Brand
Senate rebuff on hospital move endorsed by ACT council
The Senate rejected a motion to allow only elected members on the Community Hospital Board and to appoint two representatives to the Canberra Community Council. The disallowance motion was debated as part of the Community Hospital Ordinance proceedings.
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Alee
ACT Advisory Council
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Ialmone
Mixed NSW feeling on ACT wreck report
Disjointed reports from Sydney cite a minister named Chipp and a diver stating a wrecked submarine near Eden. The claim relates to naval assistance and an ongoing maritime inquiry with broader implications for defence and regional security.
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Navy
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Eden
Sydney
Drug ring smashed in Melbourne raid on Elsternwick home
Melbourne detectives say they cracked a major drug ring in a raid on an Elsternwick house seizing drugs valued at least 4000 dollars. Authorities describe the operation as one of the city’s largest drug peddling rings uncovered.
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Elsternwick
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