PRIME MINISTER
FOR PRESS 4 JULY 1978
CLOSING OF JUBILEE APPEAL
Last year the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Appeal for
young Australians was launched to commemorate the Silver
Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen's accession to the throne.
The patron of the Appeal was His Highness, The Prince of Wales,-
and the Appeal was truly national in scope and character.*
Each State and Territory was given its own target a total of
$ 5,000,000, and 12 months in which to raise the funds.
I am pleased to be able to tell you that every State and

PRESS OFFICE TRANSCRIPT 4 JULY 1978
INTERVIEW WITH ANDREWV CLARK
QUESTION: The first question I want to ask you is that a
Feature of the Governments foreign policy especially
( inaulible) for this Common Fund concept and the access
of Thi--rd World countries to developed markets and I just want
to -kn'ow how you see that policy meshing in with what you
might call domestic economic policy. If it does mesh in
with that?
PRIME MINISTER: It does mesh in with it. Our policies
in relation to the Common Fund are based in a belief that

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR PRESS 2 July 1978
ROYAL VISITS
Visits to Australia by Princess Alexandra and her husband
Mr Angus Ogilvy and by The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
were announced in Canberra on 13 June by Mr Anthony when
acting as Prime Minister during my absence overseas.
At that time he stated that the dates for the visits and the
States to be included in their itineraries would be announced
as soon as practicable.
I aim pleased now to say that these dates and the itineraries
have been detL-ermined.

PRIME MINISTER
FOR P?^ 5S 2 JULY 1978
ELECTORATE TALK
For many years, beef producers have helped ease the burden
of inflation f: r people throughout Australia.
While incomes generally have risen in money terms because of
inflation, re-turns to meat producers and to many other primary
producers have been depressed.
Many beef fa= ers have been driven off the land, while others
have struggled to cover costs.
The recent sa=. e of beef to the United States to meet a special
requirement was heartening and welcome news for the grower.

FOR PRESS 30 June 1978
More Staff for opposition
The Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, announced today that the
Government had decided to increase by 10 to 44 the size of
the pool of staff available to assist the Opposition. He
has written to the Acting Leader of the Opposition, Mr Bowen,
informing him of this decision.
Mr Fraser said that, in coming to this decision, the Government
had given co-sderation both to the Remuneration Tribunal's
1978 Review and to submissions received relating to the

CA12E1^ A-:.
FOR PRESS 25 JUNE 1978
ELECTORATE TALK
What the Federal Government put before Premiers this week
is the result of deliberate judgement of the Government as
to what is necessary for continuous and sustained economic
recovery in Australia.
Inflation was 8.2 percent for the twelve months to March.
It is now on a downward trend. It will stay on that trend.
Management of the Australian economy still requires the
most'rigorous expenditure control by the states as well
as the Commonwealth. This control is a prerequisite to

PRES S OFFICE TRANSCRIPT 23 JUNE 1978 7(/ 7
INTERVIEW ON SIDE STEPS OF
PARLIAMENT HOUSE
_ gJESTION: The Premiers seem to be in a state of shock. Do you
care to comment on that?
PRIME MINISTER: I don't think the Premiers are in a state of
shock at al_. I believe they expected very much what the
Commonwealth offered yesterday. Overall the funds increased
by marginally over 5 percent and you know the day has got
to stop when governments believe that they can go on spending
year after year after year a larger proportion of the products

FOR PRESS 21 JUNE 1978
REMUNERATION TRIBUNAL REVIEW
The Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, announced today that Ministers
would not accept the increases in Ministerial salary and
allowances proposed in the Remuneration Tribunal's 1978 Review.
When the Parliament resumes in August, the Government will move
for the disallowance of the Tribunal's Determinations Nos. 6 and 7
which provided for increases in the special allowance and
travelling allowance of Ministers, and in the salary, special
allowances, and travelling allowance of office holders of the

INTERVIEW WITH RADIO JOURNALISTS
QUESTION: You've been talking extensively overseas about
trade. Tonight you are addressing the Confederation of
Australian Industry. What news have you got for Australian
businessmen and industry?
PRIME MINISTER: I will be telling them the results as I see
it of the visit overseas. I will also be indicating the
importance of the trade negotiations to Australia. We are
a very significant trading nation with a higher proportion
of our national wealth dependent upon trade than most

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INTERVIEW WITH LAURIE WILSON
/ saying QUESTION: Has it really been a worthwhile trip? People
probably expected you to come back with something positive,
some achievement, but are you able to say what that is and
have you in fact achieved anything of any importance?
PRIME MINISTER: I think something of great importance has
been achieved,-yes. Australia's view is known and Australia's
view is understood in areas where it counts, where it is
quite essential that our point of view be tdken into