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Dame Dorothy Tangney, who died recently reached a pinnacle of any WA Catholic woman in Australian politics. This week Record reporter ROSLYN ROSS talks with Connie Hooker, who is writing her graphy . . . See feature story pages 10 and 11.
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5 CCESS N 'TAX TALI( Catholic appeals at the tax summit to continue the exemption of charitable organisations from sales tax appear to have been heard by the government but other Catholic proposals on the family unit have little national support. This is the view of Bishop Hickey of Geralctton who addressed the tax summit on behalf of the Australian Episcopal Conference. Bishop Hickey is in his second three year term as chairman of the Australian Catholic Welfare Commission. Bishop Hickey said he believes the weekend remarks of Prime Minister Hawke that charities would remain exempt from tax indicate the government had noted the issue which was one of three points made by Bishop Hickey in his 10 ute address.
The treasurer Mr Keating said during the summit he wa.s getting a clear message on the taxing of charitable bodies, said Bishop Hickey. For the other Catholic proposal that the family unit and not the individual be the basis 4a tax system, Bishop Hickey reported little sympathy. "There is a lot of pressure from feminists and welfare groups to make the individual the unit of taxation. Thev
Knights buy home
Only three months after the announcernent that they would take over the Mount St Camillus Nursing Home the Knights of the Southern Cross Homes project has acquired another 56 bed nursing home in Maylands. See page 16. The nursing homes fulfill the long standing wish of Southern Cross Homes to be able to provide full care system for the many people in their rapidly expanding aged accommodation. Southern Cross Homes manage 28 units at North Perth, 16 at Embleton and a Rossmoyne total approaching 39, with only three units of the latest addition yet to be taken up. Rossmorie also has a 42 bed frail aged hostel.
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Change in line with our bishops' suggestions by a special reporter
v.-ant to see all v.-omen in the worklorce as the final sign of liberation." The aim of such women, the bishop said. is to establish child caring services so that women can go to work. "It is our ViCW that it is both cheaper and better child care to allov.- women to care for their children at home That is why we are pressing for tax relief for families to looS after their members at home. Bishop Hickey said he felt isolated at the summit because very few other groups seemed to share his point of view on the family tax unit, except the chartered accountants and the 1_2W Council. The bishop rejected the criticism voiced against some interest groups at the summit that they were not presenting realistic proposals. "We have done a detailed costing on tax in relation to families and the effect of increasing the spouse rebate. The objection to our propo.sal is not on economics hut on the opinions of feminist ideology. The Australian Bishops had requested to be present at the summit and Bishop Hickey thought it worthwhile for the government to hear ideas at first hand. On thc other hand he regretted most of the decisions were made not on the floor but in backroom cussiorks between the powerful groups
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