Rent determinations backlog slows fair-rent appeals
Bruce Wright reports Canberra's Department of the Capital Territory has not issued a fair-rent determination since July 30. Nine new applications arrive daily while 154 unprocessed cases await action. The one-man section cannot estimate how many dwellings will be affected or how many determinations remain to be made. The staff has not grown since gazetting new provisions, with plans to expand to four once qualified recruiters are found.
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Department of the Capital Territory
Canberra
Better bus service promised in Canberra reforms
Canberra's bus services would be improved with new seating and fittings. Minister Enderby announced revised timetables lowering wait times to 15 minutes and peak-hour services at six minute intervals, signaling a major upgrade to the capital's transit system.
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Canberra
Capital Territory
Enderby
Denver Sextuplets Born Prematurely at Colorado Medical Center
Denver reports sextuplets born by caesarean section at Colorado Medical Center. Four boys and two girls survived. weights ranged from under two pounds to just over two pounds. All six babies are alive and breathing, according to a hospital spokesman.
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Denver
Mn E
Colorado
New Canberra Play Group Opens Under Creative Leisure Movement
Canberra mothers with children under five join a small play group organized by Mrs Anne Colville, linking to Sydney based Creative Leisure Movement roots from 1924. The aim is informal education foster creativity and personal expression through child led activities as a tenable step toward wider centres in future.
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Huon Proctor
Chifley
Creative
Anne Colville
Forrest
Sydney
Canberra
Mfss
Colville
Surry Hills
Department of the Capital Territory
Envoy to Chile Recalled Shifts in Australian Diplomacy
The Australian ambassador to Chile, Noel Deschamps, is recalled for consultations with Foreign Affairs. A spokesman said relations have not broken and Deschamps will convey condolences to the widow of President Al Stuckeit. No return date or detailed plans were provided amid travel disruptions.
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Chile
Noel Deschamps
Whitlam
Deschamps
al Stucke
Australia
Large sums promised for new Australian road policy
The Australian Government pledged large sums for a nationwide roads policy set to start next year. Transport Minister Jones announced at the Australian Road Transport Federation conference that a Plan to link capital cities and major regional centres with an integrated highway system would be tabled in the 1974 autumn session. He noted possible route alternatives, standards, and substantial financial commitments, and suggested extending automobile design rules to emphasize durability and quality alongside safety.
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Transport and Civil Aviation
Jones
Hobart
Mrones Alegisin
Smallest Australian paper to close
Innisfail Evening Advocate, described as Australia’s smallest daily, announced it would close on Friday September 28. The paper cited financial impracticality due to a Federal Budget provision affecting postal and telecommunications charges for media.
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Innisfail
Australia
Innisfail Evening Advocate
Prices referendum still in play amid DLP split
The Whitlam government pushes a constitutional referendum on prices, aiming to pass the bill in the House of Representatives with an overseas-mandated majority. Senate fate hinges on five DLP Senators and three independents, amid talks of potential concessions and a possible second referendum proposal.
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DLP
Mr Whitlam
House of Representatives
Senate
Dhoose
Senator Kane
Price control debate splits parties over referendum power
The article reports on proposals for constitutional amendments to empower the Commonwealth to regulate prices and incomes. It notes Liberal and Country Party hesitation, the Senate option urged by Senator Kane, and Whitlam's stance that prices controls are not a cure-all but a key part of inflation strategy. It discusses potential referenda framing and the impact on the Prices Justification Tribunal.
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Senate
Liberal
Country
Kane
Country Party
Commonwealth
Whitlam
Epie
Monopolies Banned by New Trade Bill in Australia
Legislation to restructure restrictive trade laws and introduce the first Federal consumer protection measures will be sent to the Senate. A Trade Practices Commission will be formed under Commissioner Bannerman to outlaw monopolies, with courts to define monopoly, and both individuals and the Government may sue corporations for violating provisions.
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Senate
Murphy
Prevent Commissioner of Trade
Bannerman
Australia
Australia Industries Preservation T
Government consumer protection act aims to curb false ads and dubious selling
The regulation plan, overseen by Minister for Science Morrison, seeks protections against false advertising and pyramid schemes, with standards for product safety. It hopes to pass this year and take effect early next year after transitional provisions, but Senate timing is uncertain.
New Coat of Arms design announced by ministers
A new version of the joint statement from the Minister for the Media Senator McClelland and the Minister for Immigration Mr Grassley outlines changes to the Coat of Arms. The red kangaroo and emu crests are redesigned with feathers and regional symbols, pending approval for general use in certificates.
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McClelland
Immigration
Mr Grassley
Sit
Willeses
Sond
Future of school left to people
Canberra readers see fragmented notes on education policy and community sentiment. The article references the ACT Department of Education and local opinions on a school project, with side mentions of petrol prices, garbage workers strike, and sports updates.
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Neix Comoranechnical College
Navibaty Bapcil
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