AUSTRALIAN LABOUR CONFERENCE.
Press Association. — Telegraph. — Copyright Received December 3, 11 p.m. SYDNEY, December 3. The Australian Labour Conference passed a resolution urging a Federal Navigation Law for. flic protection of Australian Shipping against unfair competition, and providing for the supply of life-saving and other equipments. A "white" Australia and Federal old age pensions Hvere adopted as planks. It was suggested that ' the money for .the latter should be provided by direct taxation. Motions were Carried in favour of national life and fire insurance, and a Coml . jnonw.ealth Bank note issue. The Conference declared against the continuance of the naval subsidy. If any money is available for naval defence ' it should be devoted to the formation -of a navy owned and controlled by the Com-, nion wealth. ■ "* • - ' )Mr McGowan, leader of tjhe New South Wales party, strongly opposed the deterinitiation as. being unwise and impracticable.
A motion, was passed that' , tlie military policy of the pomniimweallli' should be defensive, not offensive.
'The military expenditiire should be rev duced to that spent in the year prior to June 30, 1899. - '
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10815, 4 December 1902, Page 5
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179AUSTRALIAN LABOUR CONFERENCE. Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10815, 4 December 1902, Page 5
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