B.A. Santamaria

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Political activist and commentator Bartholomew Santamaria studied Law at the University of Melbourne, Australia, in the 1930s. At this time he became involved in the first of a series of groups linked with the Catholic Church. These were to later serve as his political power base. He was denounced by the Labor Party in 1954 for disloyalty, and in 1955 a group of his supporters formed a breakaway party, the Democratic Labor Party. He exerted strong influence on the conservative Liberal-National coalition.

Obituary, Political activists, Activists, Santamaria, Bartholomew Augustine

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Westpac reflects a sick industry

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The Australian banking industry has been in upheaval in the 1990's. Westpac Banking Corporation lost 714 million pounds sterling and the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) lost A$580 million in 1991/2. Bad management, poor loan judgement and the recession caused the crisis. Westpac, Australia's first bank, was founded as the Bank of New South Wales in 1817. Kerry Packer became its second-largest share-holder and was invited to join the board but resigned within a week.

Banking industry, Australia, Finance, Westpac Banking Corp., Packer, Kerry

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Coastal pollution makes Australian oyster-lovers sick

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Oysters from Wallis Lake, which produces around half the oysters in New South Wales, Australia, are suspected to be the source of a severe outbreak of hepatitis A. The disease has infected more than 400 people in all Australian states except Tasmania, with around two-thirds of the victims having eaten oysters recently. This has had a severe impact on the Australian oyster industry, with large numbers of Wallis Lake oysters having been removed from the shops.

Care and treatment, Contamination, Oysters, Hepatitis A

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