Construction of the new primary school at Padbury is nearing completion but parents are warned they should act promptly to enrol children as classes are filling quickly. See story and picture page 2.
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Leederville group gets t ogether around thE Jesse tree for their celebration of Advent. Set story and picture, pagE 3
It's the passing of an era as Brother Kelly prepares to finish his appointment at Trinity College. See story and picture page 6.
BISHOPS IN CALLS FOR N TOTAL SYDNEY: A meeting of the Australian Catholic bishops has called for a total ban on X-rated videos. They also objected to the legislation of the proposed 'ER' classification without full public discussion of its significance.
Australian The Catholic Bishops last May (1984) called on governments to prohibit by law the importation, production. possession or distribution of all highly °Neetional video tapes.
GIANT CHRISTMAS NUMBER Look for our giant Christmas number to be published Thursday. December 20 with Munllo's painting of the Virgin and Infant Jesus. The four-colour cover will be designed for people to frame it as a keepsake.
The public at large showed its support of this view both in public opinion polls and in a petition conducted throughout Australia Most State governments have expressed concern about the need to protect children and other vulnerable groups and individuals. and have moved to ban the sale and hire of 'X' rated videos.
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Smiles all round as Father Francis Ly greets friends who saw him ordained priest in St Mary's Cathedral last Saturday after a 20 year eventual flight journey that included the murder of his father and his 11. and 10 pages also See from Vietnam.
Within a short time of this action the Federal Attorney General Senator Evans and State Attorneys-General met to consider Senator Evans' proposal there be uniform legislation. A new 'ER' certificate would allow 95 per cent of the banned material to be reclassified as legal. In effect, it would legalise the viewing of much hard core pornography, excessive violence and drug abuse. The unseemly haste in which governments appear to be moving to legalise such material after earlier expressions of concern brands the
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whole exercise as a piece of political cynicism. We support a total ban on the importation, production. possession or distribution of 'X' rated programs. the bishops said. We object to the legalisation of the proposed 'ER' classification without full public discussion of its significance. We reject the present censorship guidelines for all classifications as tieing too permissive. they added. We call on the Federal Government to have these guidelines re-drafted and resubmitted for further public discussion. they said.