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PRIME MINISTER
FOR PRESS 9 NOVEMBER 1978
ADDRESS AT LORD MAYOR'S DINNER, MELBOURNE
Last week in Melbourne a radio interviewer asked me if I had given
thought to retiring, he had that hopeful and rather optimistic
tone to his voice. I let him down gently. I made it clear that
day was some years off as much as I would love to go back to the
farm. He then asked if I would be writing a book you know.
" Fraser on Fraser" or something. On this occasion he had that
" I hope he doesn't do it" kind of tone to his voice. I was pleased

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PRESS OFFICE TRANSCRIPT j9 NOVEMBER 1978-0
INTERVIEW WITH ROBIN WILLIAMS,
ABC SCIENCE UNIT, FOLLLOWING
LAUNCHING OF " AUSTRALIAN ENDANGERED
SPECIES"
Question Your presence here ( inaudible) for the launching of
a book on Australian Endangered Species obviously indicates
that you think the subject is an extremely important one.
Could you tell us why?
Prime Minister-
Yes, I do think it is an important one. Too often people
have been careless of their natural heritage, their flora and

FOR PRESS 6 NOVENBER 1978
MEETING WITH SIR CHARLES COURT AND MR BJELKE-PETERSEN
The Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, and the Premier
of Western Australia, Sir Charles Court, and the Premier of
Queensland, Mr Joh ] jelke-Petersen, today had useful and
productive discussions on mineral export policy. They all
agreed that a resolution of differences between the Commonwealth
and the States was important to maximise investment and trade
opportunities to achieve the maximum advantage for Australia.

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PR31i1,4F 1PJBNISTER 6 Novemrber T978
XI0O7N COUtmCiL FINA-NCIG OF DMTELOPI?{ ENT PROJECTS
The Commonwealth and. State Governments, Maeting as
2oa-Colancil, today approved an entire-ly new borrowingprogra-
m which will have a signific,-qt imipact oa Aiustralials
developmrent. Th e Lo an Council, acting in. accordance with guidelines
set at its meeting last June, approv,$; d the first projiects to
fo Par-t-of this new program.,
The projects approved cover al11 six States amd.

PRIME MINISTER'S INTERVIEW FOLLOWING ] AEETING WITH PREMIERS
OF WESTERN AUSTRALIAN AND QUEENSLAND, MELBOURNE, 6 November, 1978
PRIME MINISTER. I think it was a very productive discussion.
yes. I think the statement quite clearly indicates the differing
points of view, but it acknowledges that there needs to be
closer consultation between the Co= monwealth and the States in
relation to these matters. Queensland and Western Australia, and
the Commonwealth are particularly concerned to maximise the

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PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS CONFERENCE FOLLOWING LOAN COUNCIL MEETING
MELBOURNE 6 NOVEMBER, 1978
PRIME MINISTER: I believe today in Melbourne we had an historic
meeting of the Loan Council. The history of Commonwealth and State
cooperation for the development of Australia is a long one, going
back many years to the original provision of road funds, moving
through the development of the Snowy Mountain Hydro-Electric Scheme3
by special agreement between New South Wales, Victoria and the
Comm-onwealth after that, special agreement for a number of water

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6 NOVEMBER 1978
PRIME MINISTER'S INTERVIEW OUTSIDE THSURY PLACE, MELBOURNE
PRIME MINIER: I haven't decided for the moment which horse
to back, I will have to study it this evening.
QUESTION: If the States are allowed to borrow such large sums
of money overseas, what is to stop another burst of inflation?
PRIME MINISTER: You need to, you are preempting a decision of tke
Loan Council to start with, but you are also, I think, forgetting
that the borrowings will be over a period of eight or nine years,

Interview with Radio Station 3XY 6 November 1978
Prime Minister:
Today's meeting of the Loan Council will be an historic
meeting. Over a long period of years co-operative devices
have developed between the Cormonealth and the States
to promote Australia's national development. The original
programmes in support of State road construction, the
agreements with NSV and Victoria for the Snowy Mountains
development, the general support of State Loan Preorammes
were all landmarks in the general co-operative approach.

FOR PRESS 5 NOVEMBER 1978
ELECTORATE TALK
The meeting of the Loan Council tomorrow is clearly of great
* importance for Australia. It forms an integral part of a long
history of Australian growth and development.
The history of Australia is one of innovation and enterprise
by individual Australians. It is a history of growth and
development of our vast natural resources.
We have had our ups and downs, but overall as a nation we have
enjoyed continuing growth and prosperity.
The main catalyst for the development of our country-has been