PM Transcripts

Transcripts from the Prime Ministers of Australia

Hawke, Robert

Period of Service: 11/03/1983 - 20/12/1991
Release Date:
19/11/1983
Release Type:
Speech
Transcript ID:
6266
Document:
00006266.pdf 2 Page(s)
Released by:
  • Hawke, Robert James Lee
EXTRACT OF SPEECH TO BUSINESS BREAKFAST, DARWIN, 19 NOVEMBER 1983

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