Enforce Voting at Council Elections
SYDNEY, Thursday.—A bill providing for compulsory voting at all local government elections would be introduced during the next session of…
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Politics & elections, 1946
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Free Fights in Jap. Parliament
TOKIO, Friday.—The first plenary session of the Japanese Diet broke up in confusion today with members fighting on the floor of the House…
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ADELAIDE, Sunday.—With about 1500 postal and absent votes still to be counted. Mr. G. T. Clarke, Liberal-Country League candidate, has…
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FEDERAL PARLIAMENT is ready to go ahead with broadcasts of its proceedings This is an interesting venture in…
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Compulsory voting for municipal elections was to be introduced by the State Government, it was stated at a meeting last night of Mayfield A.L.P. Mr. F. P. Rooney told the branch…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Australian Workers' Union has decided to impose a levy of 2/6 a member throughout Australia to raise funds…
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NEW YORK, Friday.—The "Christian Science Monitor's" Balkan correspondent, writing from Athens, says most observers believe the Groza…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cessnock Municipal By-Election
The Cessnock Municipal Returning Officer (Mr C. MacPherson) has invited nominations to fill the vacancy on the municipal council caused by…
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The broadcasting of Parliament is intended, in the words of the Minister for Information (Mr. Calwell) to strengthen the…
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The Parliamentary Broadcasting Bill passed all stages in the House of Representatives early this morning. During the second reading, the…
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POINTING out that the people believed Federal Parliament to consist of a great gathering of statesmen and first-class orators, the…
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PARIS, Thursday: The French National Assemblys all-party constitution committee has unanimously agreed on a two-chamber parliament…
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PARIS, July 5. A.A.P.—The Constitution Committee of the National Assembly, unanimously agreed on a two-chamber Parliament—a Chamber of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Times for Broadcasts of Parliament
SYDNEY.—Federal Parliament will be broadcast over 2BL and other alternate stations, starting next Wednesday, during the following periods:…
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CANBERRA, Friday.—Broadcasts from Parliament will probably commence when the House of Representatives resumes on Wednesday…
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CANBERRA. Friday.—The Minister for External Affairs (Dr. Evatt) will return to Australia in time for the election and referendum…
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LONDON, Sunday.—The British Government intended to carry on, year after year, its policy of changing Britain's economic structure…
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LONDON, July 8. A.A.P.—The British Cabinet has already fixed the date of the next election for May 1, 1950…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Proceedings of Parliament will be broadcast to-morrow for the first time in Australian history…
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CANBERRA, Sunday.—The Parliamentary Committee on Broadcasting of Parliament will meet on Tuesday to discuss the times at which the…
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