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PRIME MINISTER
FOR PRESS 11 JANUARY 1979
ADDRESS AT YOUNG LIBERALS' CONVENTION, BRISBANE
It is good to be speaking today to young Australians because
it is the young of this country who often provide our best
and most creative ideas.
Young people will be a vital part of the growth and development
of Australia and young Australians have never been better
educated, more able to contribute to our society. Australia
needs your originality, your enthusiasm, your energy.
This is a time of opportunity for young Australia because the

AUSiRALIAN HNFORiNVATION SERVICE
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AUSTRALIA AND SOME W4ORLD ECONOMIC ISSUES
A SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA,
THE RT. HON. MALCOLM FRASER, M. P.
TO
THE ECONOMIC CLUB OF NEW YORK ON 4 JANUARY, 197 õ
It is a great pleasure to be in the U. S. again and have the
opportunity to address this very important group of American
business leaders. I a, also pleased to have the opportunity
to try to collect my bet with Arthur Burns, a bet about which
I think, some of you may know.

AU -L7 t
FOR PRESS 31 DECEMBER 1978
NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE
On Christmas Day I left Australia to discuss world trade and
economic issues with the leaders of a diverse group of prominent
developed and developing nations from North America, South America,
Europe, Africa and the Caribbean.
The meeting was convened by the Prime Minister of Jamaica,
Mr Michael Manley, a leading figure in the Commonwealth and
of the developing nations.
It was also attended by Chancellor Schmidt of the Federal Republic

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PRIME MINISTER'S COMM1ENTS AT JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE BY
HEADS OF GOVERNMENT FOLLOWING MEETING IN RUNAWAY BAY, JAM4AICA
believe it has been a constructive meeting with Heads of
State, and Heads of Government from a diverse group of countries.
Out of the discussion of two days has come, I think, a remarkable
degree of understanding, and at the same time a remarkable
degree of recognised common interests and a significant area of
agreement.
We have discussed extensively, as you have been told, the

HEADS OF GOVERNMENT M4EETING
JAMAICA DECEMBER 28-29
STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA
THE RT. HON. MALCOLM FRASER, M. P.
This meeting, bringing together delegates from the
continents of North and South America, Europe, Africa and
Australia was convened at the initiative of Mr Michael Manley,
' Prime minister of Jamaica.
As well as Mr Manley and myself, it was attended by the
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Helmut Schmidt,
President Perez of Venezuela, President Obasanjo of Nigeria,

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QUESTION: Could yo-u just rurt throu. rh why we are hiere,
why you are here, why is. Aust::, Alia representedl?
PRIME 1MINTST27R: It ou uite a -eay. There h* ave been
proposals for the tbime of a Cornsmon Fund around.
for quite some time, aid this was, a sigrif. 1. cant matter on the
agenda of the Coirmonealth ) 1ecads of Govjerni-. ent Meeting In
London. At that meeting 1 nrpoe -1' there should be a
Commonwealth. technical rou to tLr n d'i_ whtwol
be possible and was not :: os5ibie bec-ause there were wide

PRIME MINISTER
FOR PRESS 25 DECEMBER 1978
INTERN4ATIONAL YEAR OF THE CHILD
The General Assembly of the United Nations has proclaimed 1979
as International Year of the Child. In the past we have had
international Years devoted to geophysical research and to the
problems and the position of women.
In these " Years" world nations seek to focus international effort
in an area where advances can or should be made in the interests of
mankind generally. The International Year of the Child will

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR PR E S S 2 11 DECEM BER 1978
CHINESE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
The Prime Minister has written to the State Premiers and to the
Chief Minister for the Northern Territory asking for their
cooperation in developing a coordinated Australian approach
to the Chinese Government in areas of Chinese economic development
in which Australia has special expertise.
During the recent visit to China by the Deputy Prime Minister,
Mr Anthony, the Chinese Government zade it clear that it felt

FOR PRESS 18 DECEMBER 1978
REPORT OF INQUIRY INTO WHALES AND WHALING
The Prime Minister today released the Report of the
Inquiry into Whales and Whaling which has recently been
completed under the chairmanship of Sir Sydney Frost.
The Inquiry's principal conclusion is that Australian
whaling should cease and that internationally Australia
should pursue a policy of opposition to whaling.
Other major recommendations in the Report are that
whaling should be prohibited within Australia's 200 mile
fishing zone, that, if the waters of the Australian

PRIME MINISTER
FOR PRESS 17 DECEMBER 1978
NORMALISATION OF RELATIONS BETWEEN
THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA
The Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Malcolm Fraser, CH, MP,
today said that he understood and supported President
Carter's statement that the United States and the People's
Republic of China had agreed to recognise each other and
to establish diplomatic relations from 1 January 1979.
The Prime Minister said that in these major matters there
were often two sets of interests. The first involved