AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15774, 15 December 1916, Page 8

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

A POLICY OF ECONOMY. (By Cable.—Preea Association.—Copyright.) (Received December 14th, 6.15 p.m.) SYDNEY, December 14. In the Assembly, Mr Holman, in presenting proposals for a loan, said that the Estimates involved an expenditure <>f £5,851,000, against £8,250,000 spent last year. There wotl Id be an all-round curtailment of the public works policy, and only essential works would be proceeded with. The slowing down would be carried out so as. to cause the least possible disturbances. THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY. SYTXNEY, December 14. The State Government's policy includes- a Parliamentary Government free from dictation, the vigorous prosecution of the war, the amendment of tho Constitution to provide fuller powers to the Federal Government, and the introduction of tho system of proportional representation in the Assembly. STRENGTHENING THE LAW. MELBOURNE, December 14. Mr W. M. Hughes gave notice, in tho Federal Houso of Representatives, of the introduction of si Bill to deal with unlawful Associations. RAW MATERIAL FOR BRITAIN. . MELBOURNE, December 14. In tho House of Representatives the action of the Government in sending iron and steel to England was dis-. cussed. Mr Hampson made the suggestion that the Government desired to deprive men of work and compel them to enlist.