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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 04, 1975
Page
1
Melbourne reports petrol prices rising about 6c a gallon tomorrow due to a Federal Budget levy on Australian crude oil. The Prices Justification Tribunal approved wholesale increases across petrol aviation fuel heating oil and distillate, with varied rises between 5.4c and 5.9c a gallon. Diesel fuel and fuel oil costs also climbed with per tonne adjustments and LPG prices.
Electrical mechanic Michael Cummins was named ACT Apprentice of the Year by Governor General Sir John Kerr at the Apprenticeship Week dinner at Queanbeyan Leagues Club. He stood out among 18 contestants and will receive a New Zealand air trip, $200, and a Royal Australian Navy voyage.
Gail Wilenski wife of Secretary Peter Wilenski has been appointed to a 17 000 a year director role in the Office of the Public Service Board with control over equal employment opportunities. The appointment draws opposition claims of political influence and a breach of senior service tradition.
The ACT branch of the Australian Clerical and Administrative Officers Association demands internal promotion for the Public Service Board position. Phil O'Brien notes internes were suitable and questions appointing someone from outside the service. Mia Wilenski's qualifications are acknowledged though critics flag her Geneva ILO visit and the push for stronger equal opportunity scrutiny.
Gail Wilewaki said the Catalyst for Change role should amplify voices from groups feeling excluded in the public service and drive dialogue with the board and departments. A veterinary scientist and founder of the Womens Electoral Lobby, she advocates broad coalition work to address discrimination against Aborigines migrants the poor and the disabled. She warned of personal risk in pursuing systemic change.
In a 30 to 26 parliamentary vote Brisbane trade union official Albert Patrick Field, 64, secured the casual Senate vacancy over Labor candidate Dr Colston. Fourteen government members and one independent joined Labor, while seven Liberal cabinet ministers supported Field. Colston offered to answer charges from years ago, which were not pursued. Field and Colston plan brief remarks in Canberra before the forthcoming Senate contest.
A new government residential project is set to open for the first term next year, with first residents moving in within 12 months. Primary pupils in nearby Giralang will have no school until 1977 and Kaleen awaits a school before the suburb is fully developed.
iChina buys PNG copper contract, details unclear in the fragment. The report notes a purchase agreement involving copper from Papua New Guinea but lacks specifics on volumes prices or parties directly. Further information is needed to confirm terms and implications for trade.
A French owned cargo ship Capi taine Bougainville burned and was abandoned north east of Whangarei early today. Four people died and 12 are missing as 20 survivors, including Captain Jean Raymond Thomas, reached shore at dawn after storm tossed lifeboats. The air and sea search resumes tomorrow for the missing along the largely uninhabited coast north of Whangarei.
Canberra sees a record flow of building permit applications as approvals pace to begin construction. The surge exceeds 1972-73 levels when a housing boom strained labor and materials and drove up costs. Department figures show ACT activity rising about 1.3 percent or more year over year, with last year averaging 17.03 applications daily over 16 months.
The ACT saw a surge in lease blocks and land activity with April to August sales up from 61 to 1percent, and July and August permits for new houses climbing from 77 to 222 and 203 to 282 respectively. Plans lodged for approval totaled 681 in two months, signaling higher activity before a possible settle. Executive director D Andrew noted a healthy rate yet warned demand may not rise substantially. He cited rising costs land prices and loan availability as factors driving temporary demand while fearing press on serviced land reserves.
Building work approved in July on a seasonally adjusted basis dropped to 393 million dollars, a decrease of 33 million from June. The figures from the Bureau of Statistics show a large drop in government building as indicated by the June and July data aligned with the Budget announcement.
A man was killed aboard a Soviet Aeroflot airliner just before it landed at Heathrow. Police said the dead man was the captain, shot by a crew member. Soviet Embassy officials arrived at the airport to handle the diplomatic incident.
A Northern Territory delegate at the Women and Politics conference at ANU warned that rape in Darwin was nearing epidemic levels. Mary Richardson of the Women's Lobby cited rising rape figures linked to workforce growth and Aboriginal women faced repeated abuse. This report notes broader international context and debates on legal protections and gender violence.
Melbourne on Wednesday the Broadcasting Central Board appointed a committee to draft a white paper on television. The board's chairman Mr Myles Wright said the standards will guide telecast control and the committee includes a computer operator and wards of State House.
A correspondent notes hopeful thinkers in the Indian subcontinent envision a united Asia. The article reflects on regional cooperation and shared aspirations, outlining the idea as a possible future framework for economic and political integration across nations.
Report notes Sadat backing a phosphate offensive to lure Arab states into the Cairo accord and GATT talks marking a Western led post recession recovery. John Davies named Canberra Times Soccer Player of the Year as his career faces crossroads on the back page.
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