Is It Worth Preserving the Commonwealth Today
London reports suggest Hollt’s first Commonwealth Prime Ministers conference may be its last. Attendees from Gandhi’s era to present faces domestic pressures and dwindling relevance, with Britain and Australia questioning the value of the association beyond select trade loans. Sentiment alone may not hold it together.
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Eports
London
Hollt
Mrs Gandhi
Commonwealth
Australia
Britain
Commonwealth unity at stake as Rhodesia crisis looms
The piece argues the Commonwealth faces a split over Rhodesia with potential walkouts by African states. It warns that excluding blocs would deepen racial wealth gaps and threaten the alliance, while urging leaders like Holt to keep the group united despite unresolved tensions involving Wilson and Holyoake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Rhodesia
Wilson
Holyoake
United Nations
Zambia
Mr Holt
A Cure for the English Disease and the British Economy
A long critique arguing the UK must face economic realities postwar decline. It traces overseas investment shifts, the war’s burden, and Britain's austerity measures that preserved the pound but curbed growth. It calls for reduced overseas commitments and cautions against provocative moves in Rhodesia, stressing stability over force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
America
London
Britain
Wilson
Rhodesia
Manus base dustup reshaped by Evatt debate
The 1949 Manus Island base dispute centers on Dr Evatt and U S and Australian negotiators. Dedman argues the base dismantling followed Navy budget cuts not Evatt. He claims the US proposed a 99 year occupation exchange with conditions, risking mandate breach and Australian sovereignty.
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Evatt
Liberal
Country Party
Australia
Ewart
Manus Island
Dedman
Dr Evatt
Manus
Australian Outlook
The
Australian Institute of International Affairs
Japan
Evan
Mr Dedman
US Navy
Congress
Equator
Vietcong’s links with Hanoi Communists
A detailed account of Vietcong leadership and North Vietnamese connections outlines the Central Committee in Hanoi, the Committee for the Supervision of the South, and the People’s Revolutionary Party. It describes infiltrations, aliases, and tightly guarded identities safeguarding command across interzones, zones, and districts.
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South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Vietcong
National Liberation Front
Nguyen Huu Tho
Saigon
Nguyen van Hieu
Europe
Gia Dinh
Hanoi
Committee For
South
Leduc Tho
Communist Party
Nguyen van Vinh
North Vietnamese National Assembly
Peoples’ Revolutionary Party
Vo Chi Cong
Huynh van Tam
Algeria
Tram Nam Trung
Trung
Orth Vietnamese
Hamlet
Inurn
People’s Revolutionary Party
Ple
Revolutionary Party
People's Revolutionary Party
Binh-duong
United States
Central Committee
Letters to the Editor decry dolphin slaughter off New South Wales coast
A reader from Queensland urges the publication to condemn the mass killing of dolphins used as shark bait. The letter praises dolphins as intelligent and harmless, calls the slaughter brutal, and asks for public support to push a bill in Parliament to stop the killings. The writer plans to contact government officials and collect signatures.
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Nsw
Australia
Japan
Queensland
C. Barnes
Territories
Edward Hallstrom
Canberra
Hard life for widows
A Canberra Times letter from widow Brierley argues that Australian social services are outdated and compares them to the United Kingdom's full pensions for widows and old age pensioners since December 22, 1964. She notes the hardship of raising four children as a civilian widow and urges policy progress.
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Canberra Times
Narrabundah
Australia
Oliver
Brierley Braddon
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Christopher Hollis
Suez
Southampton Docks
Southampton
Manus, Base
Chifley
Manus Base
Admiralty Islands
New Guinea
Macfarlane
Ward
Brlan McNamara
Nus Isla
U.S
P. J. Honey
Capt
Bailey Southport
Qld
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