In Canberra Today From Our Columnist in Parliament House “Cooked Up in Mascow”
Prime Minister Ben Chifley has cancelled planned pre-election tour during the [?]rent recess, until he can see an adequate, margin of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Politics & elections
Politics & elections, 1949
101 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 3 of 6
Here and There Election of Committee for Show Society
On inquiry yesterday as to the res[?] of the ballot for 30 committeemen [?] Braidwood P., A. and H. Associat[?] we were informed that this had [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Canberra Today From Our Columnist in Parliament House Cold Political Weather
Canberra, a few days ago, was snow-bound for the first time since the National Capital was established. Wiseacres were drawing ominous…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Government’s Socialisation Plans Checked Banking Will Be Major Election Issue
The, Privy Council’s rejection of the Commonwealth’s appeal in the banking case will mean fall more than a mere check to Labour’s plans…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In Canberra Today From Our Columnist in Parliament House Banking Skeleton Rattles in Canberra
Banking swept all other topics out of the Federal Capital, in the last few days, and will haunt Labour men for many critical days yet…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Government's Socialisation Plans Checked Banking Bill Will Be Major Election Issue
The Privy Council's rejection of the Commonwealth's appeal in the banking case will mean far more than a mere check to Labour's plans for a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →“Why Have An Election?”
Towards the end of this year some 750,000 Australians will go to the polls and elect a new Common-walth Parliament, Rather…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Canberra Today From Our Columnist in Parliament House Critical Weeks for Chifley
The Chifley Ministry has barely a month to retrieve the policy of full employment and set cut its claim for re-election. On September…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →German Elections Right Wing Success FRANKFURT, Tuesday (A. a P.)
The new Federal Republic of Western Germany will start life next month with the political reins firmly held by the anti-Socialist…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In Canberra Today From Our Columnist in Parliament House Omens Watched by Politicians
With the coal strike smashed, all Canberra is locking for omens about Australia’s political future. The Government has ordered the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Canberra Today From Out Columnist in Parliament House Petrol Has High Political Smell
Prime Minister Ben Chifley in his placid nonchalant, pipe-smoking manner at the Premiers’ Conference threw down the political gauntlet…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →30-Hour Week Labor Party Election Policy
Reduction of working hours to 30 a week is included in the election policy of the Labor Party. The "Federal Platform and Policy" of the party has…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In Canberra Today From Our Columnist in Parliament House Underneath the Coal Strike Tactics
Undercurrents of shocked trade union opinion were felt in Canberra this week, as gaoled union leaders apologised to the Arbitration Court…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In Canberra Today From Our Columnist in Parliament House Federal Sphere
The final sitting of the present Federal Parliament assembled this week. Being als[?] a Budget Session the Australian ether is coloured by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bank Employees Fight Back Attack in Parliament
"Dairy farmers got a rude shock from the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Pollard, in the Federal House on Wednesday night," said Mr. Harry Jago…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →In Canberra Today From Our Columnist in Parliament House Big Ben Does It Again
Theme of the Chifley pre-election budget is the danger of depression There are variations on the possibilities of Australian development…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →“Petrol” Explosion in Federal Parliament Government Censured for Lack of Policy
Australia’s development, the productive capacity of her primary and se[?]dary industries may well have been seriously affected in Canberra…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Electors Will Decide Final Decision Ok Banks Rests with Voters at Next Election
The Privy Council, by confirming the High Court's judgment on bans nationalisation, has cleared the way for the people to express themselves…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A.C.T. Elections
Elections for the A.C.T. Advisory Council and Canberra Community Hospital Board took place on Saturday. Dr. L. W. Nott topped the poll for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"Petrol Explosion" in Federal Parliament Government Censured for Lack of Policy
Australia's development, the productive capacity of her primary and secondary industries may well have been seriously affected in Canberra last…
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