06 Sep 1948
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Newspaper
Numurkah Leader
Location
Numurkah, Victoria, Australia
Date
Sep 06, 1948
Page
1
The Leader argues Chifley’s planned tax reductions mainly shift costs onto taxpayers via higher living costs. It asserts subsidies were withdrawn and price rises followed, with only modest direct relief to a £300 a year earner and a child, while indirect taxes inflate the burden.
A fragment notes fear of public judgment and a jab at the Prime Minister’s view of voters. The quote about forgetting a robbery when voting signals concern over political manipulation and perceived public gullibility.
In Numurkah Mr J. Tripovich, Labour organiser, tells a meeting the party fights Communism not by banning it but by offering better solutions. He cites rural representation, policy discussions, and annual country conferences to shape reforms in marketing, water, erosion, education, and transport, while arguing extremism harms democracy.
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