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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 20, 1929
Page
3
The report analyzes budget projections and the Treasury forecast amid Labour policy shifts. It notes figures for 1982 83 and Treasury estimates, with criticisms of Dr Page's political framing and calls for independent economic review amid rising interest and debt concerns.
The article discusses proposed raised taxes by the government on life assurance, entertainment, and luxury items. It contrasts gross earnings taxation with the taxation of amusements and argues for or against broad tax measures to cover wartime deficits. It references quotes and positions from Bruce and Boullin, noting opposition and calls for fiscal review.
A scrambled notice reports miners in New South Wales facing pressure as colliery closures rise. It mentions government actions, wage reductions, and unions amid industrial strife, with references to workers, proprietors, and divestment efforts affecting coal districts.
A long labor platform outlines plans to boost coal by products and power alcohol, regulate petrol, and support domestic industry. It calls for tax reform, sugar protection, railway gauge unification, wireless expansion, unemployment benefits, and a strong Commonwealth state partnership with increased national development.
The text shows a fragmented discussion about government control and election activity. Mentions Labour, Labour government, and leaflets aimed at influencing voters. Includes references to newspapers like Empire and individuals such as Beeston in a chaotic political backdrop.
The article records a factional battle over whether federal arbitration should be kept, with Mr Beullin arguing Parliament must not act behind the people's backs. It cites prior elections and warns that a Bruce Page led majority would extend the policy they deem destructive, risking a Tory reversal and renewed labor strife.
Since its 1926 establishment General Motors Australia Pty Ltd has spent over ten million pounds in the country and supports over two thousand Australian families with a annual wage bill of about six hundred thousand pounds. The company has long aimed to buy within the Commonwealth all materials and supplies it can economically produce in Australia.
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