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  2. THE WEEK Coup in the Banana Republic

    THERE was a bloodless coup in Australia last weekend but until now it has escaped the attention of the media. Overthrown was the armybacked president of Coffs Harbour's ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 169 words
  3. Lobbying for the next CHOGM

    THE Government is still considering and would prefer to hold the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Canberra, and it intends having ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 364 words
  4. The Canberra Times

    PUBLICATION of the monthly unemployment statistics—"casualties", perhaps, would be a better word—no longer seems to have the impact it used to. The latest batch of figures arc no longer certain to find their way on to the front pages ...

    Article : 392 words
  5. Legends about Lord Louis

    'LORD Louis' Mountbatten, as he will always be remembered from the war, so embodied everyone's idea of a British hero that the legends will live on long after his tragic death. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 458 words
  6. First aid in the House

    ON ARRIVING at Parliament House on a rainy day recently to work in the confines of the illustrious Press Gallery I slipped on the top front steps, through the door (held open by an ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 501 words
  7. Lack of compassion

    Nor is the situation likely to improve during 1979-80. Statement number two, attached to the Budget Speech, concludes its discussion of employment prospects by saying that some increase in unemployment was "not out of the question", ...

    Article : 464 words
  8. A personal hint

    CONTRACT cleaners at Melbourne's Tullamarine airport have been on strike for a couple of weeks, so things are a bit untidy down there. One of the major problems is with the ...

    Article : 120 words
  9. LETTERS to the Editor

    Sir,—Mr Filler (Letters, August 23) has to get the "humbug" award for 1979. To say that "the Liberal Party in the House of Assembly ...

    Article : 264 words
  10. Quality of education

    Sir,—Having also taught for many years in ACT government schools, I must endorse the observations of 'Government Teacher' ...

    Article : 458 words
  11. Paying for health care

    Sir,—If the Commonwealth Government is serious in its intent to make the consumers responsible for the majority of health-care costs, ...

    Article : 229 words
  12. Training of nurses

    Sir,—The common impression that the hospital nurse is constantly under the supervision of the doctor is far from correct. A brief visit each ...

    Article : 330 words
  13. VICE-REGAL

    The Governor-General, Sir Zelman Cowen, and Lady Cowen arrived in Canberra from London last night. ...

    Article : 16 words
  14. Upgrading of flats

    Sir,—In his summary of Budget allocations (The Canberra Times, August 22) the Minister for the Capital Territory, Mr Ellicott, ...

    Article : 196 words
  15. Times past

    From The Canberra Times 25 years ago. SEPTEMBER 8, 1954: The Leader of the Opposition, ...

    Article : 48 words
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