Australian Politics.

Southland Times, Issue 19729, 1 February 1906, Page 2

Australian Politics.

Per United Press Association. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright, , SYDNEY, Jan. 31. The Labour Conference negatived (he proposal that, in the event of ;h,‘ Labour party succeeding to the Ministerial benches, the Ministry should bo recommended by the party in caucus. The Conference resolved that neither the Federal nor State Parliamentary Labour party in future should enter into any alliance extending beyond the life of the then existing Parliament, or grant a promise of immunity from opposition at election time. PEOPLE AUSTRALIA’S LACK. MELBOURNE, Jan. 31. Received Ist, 12.39 a.m. Air Deiikin, at an Exhibition luncheon, spoke of the necessity for increased immigration to develop the country. He said the Commonwealth and Stales must in this matter be. closely and intimately associated and if they stated that they would make land easily available to satisfy an inflow of. immigrants 1 and come to an agreement with regard lo the manner in which they would compete for immigrants, the Federal Government would be prepared to submit a bill next session and ask Parliament to vote liberal subsidies to advertise Australia in England and bring out suitable immigrants at low fares, thus competing with Canada. T-he Government was also preparing a scheme of bounties, to encourage new products. The States would thus be inspired to advance to the conquest of the great interior which was at present practically unoccupied. It was a great national question and lie made tlie Stales a practical offer, hoping that it would lead to practical business.