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  2. PARLIAMENT NEEDS MORE INFORMATION.

    The tasks of a Government were always on the increase, and we require to beware of two things—on the one side of the insufficient provision which makes for feebleness ...

    Article : 588 words
  3. THE UNEMPLOYED.

    We are face to face, even in this young country, with a question confronting every civilised community in the world—unemployment. Unemployment not only ...

    Article : 323 words
  4. SUGAR INDUSTRY.

    I pass to the commission we propose to appoint almost immediately to deal with the sugar industry, to secure white grown sugar. The Commonwealth has paid ...

    Article : 131 words
  5. THE NORTHERN TERRITORY.

    With regard to the Northern Territory, our aim is that we shall settle it and protect its port. You can defend its port and hold it by building a railway. That part ...

    Article : 221 words
  6. FEDERAL SERVICE PENSION SCHEME.

    When I spoke of old-age pensions I had this and similar problems in view. The splendid work which has been done for Australia by the friendly societies affords ...

    Article : 375 words
  7. NEW PROTECTION.

    New protection is one of these questions with which we have to deal. New protection aims at securing to all those employed on industries, and not merely ...

    Article : 582 words
  8. THE TARIFF QUESTION.

    Let us apply that doctrine. There is the fiscal question. Nothing is more in need of clear light and unimpassioned testimony. This is proved by that most ...

    Article : 574 words
  9. DEFENCE.

    Now, by a rather abrupt departure. I come to some of the great work of the last session, which needs to be followed up. For the first time in our history ...

    Article : 355 words
  10. AGRICULTURAL BUREAU.

    In the agricultural bureau our aim is to co-ordinate, but not to supplant, state efforts. There seems to be an ineradicable superstition that the Commonwealth ...

    Article : 241 words
  11. LORD KITCHENER'S VISIT.

    By a most providential occurrence, just as we have passed that act, we have had the enorroous good fortune to have amongst us the greatest and most ...

    Article : 426 words
  12. PREFERENTIAL PROPOSALS.

    There were numero[?] anomalies in the last tariff. Some were intentional representing the deliberate vote of Parliament. Others were unin[?]ational Many of them ...

    Article : 401 words
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