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FOR PRESS 30 APRIL 1978
ELECTORATE TALK
This week's announcement of an increase of only 1.3 percent irk
the Consumer Price Index is more welcome economic news for Australia.
It is certainly good news for business, housewives, farmers all
sections of the community.
This quarter's increase in the CPI indicates that we are in the
best position for over five years to overcome the evil of inflation.
The figure confirms that Australia's inflation rate is running at
about 8 percent. This is a significant improvement.

FOR PRESS 30 APRIL 1978
ST. PATRICK'S SCHOOL, PORT FAIRY
This is a very special day for the people of Port Fairy.
I'm delighted to be with you at this wonderful school.
It's a school with a long and colourful history as you
know the original school was built over 130 years ago.
That " school" was one classroom for eight grades, and two
teachers. Today, with its 180 students and seven full-time teachers,
and with these extensions, St. Patricks reminds us of what
can be achieved by work in a local community.

AUSTVLI( 7
PRIME MINISTER
FOR PRESS 28 APRIL 1978
SYDNEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LUNCHEON
I am glad to be able to address today such a broad crosssection
of the New South Wales business community. I
attach great importance to regular communication between
Government and business. The genuine exchange of views
can remove misunderstandings, and help towards finding
solutions to the problems which confront us all.
Of course, communication today is itself a major industry
whose output is prodigious and where persuasion, pursuit

AUST H ALIA LI
PRIME MINMSTER
FOR PRESS 24 APRIL 1978
The Prime Minister announced today that on the..
recommendation of the Government His Excellency the
Governor-General had appointed Mr Justice-McGregor to
conduct a judicial inquiry into allegations made about
the Minister for Finance, the Honourable Eric Robinson, M. P.
in connection with the last electoral redistribution in
Queensland. The terms of reference for the inquiry are as
follows: " To inquire into and report upon whether any

IA U STR A L A~
FOR PRESS 23 APRIL 1978
ELECTORATE TALK
A new and significant stage has now been reached in the
development of the relationship between Australia and Japan
following our discussions in Tokyo this week.
Trade issues that involve only Australia and Japan issues
that are regularly discussed by Ministers and officials
were put aside. Instead, Prime Minister Fukuda and I turned
exclusively to the much broader problems of world trade and
the world economy.
Although these topics may seem remote and not of direct

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Interview with Laurie Wilson, Channel 7
22 April 1978
QUESTION: P. M. What sort of positive things do you point to
as having come out of these two days here. There has been a
bit of a feeling that maybe-. it really hasn't achieved that
much. PRIME MINISTER: I think the discussions have been very useful.
because it's the first-time Japan and Australia have sat down
together to talk about the broader based economic and trade
issues. It's natural that we should talk to Japan about these

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Interview with Richard Thwaite, Tokyo ABC
21 April 1978
QUESTION: Mr Fraser, what do you hope will be Japan's response
to the propositions you are putting to them?
PRIME MINISTER: I don't think I'm looking for a response in
terms of having hard, practical and firm results coming out
of these discussions. They are against the background of
the broad international situation, ' and also having in mind
very much the major international trade discussions taking

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Interview with Laurie Wilson, Channel 7
21 April 1978
QUESTION: Prime Minister, the talks with Mr Ushibo. this
morning were in fact unscheduled. That seems to indicate
that they have some significance, the fact that they were
called at the last minute.
PRIME MINISTER: Well I think they're significant, beca use
they flowed naturally out of the discussions that began
yesterday with the Prime Minister. They're designed to
probe in depth the trade negotiations taking course throughout

Interview with Laurie Power, 0/ 10 Network ' dApril 1978
QUESTION: Mr Fraser, are you satisfied with the response you
have had from the Japanese Prime Minister?
PRIME MINISTER: I think there's a remarkable degree of commonality
in the general approach Japan and Australia have to the
current economic situations in the world. I think we both
know that what happens to Japan, what happens to Australia,
very much depends on the general economic situation, and I've
said before the purpose in coming here was to probe what

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J1, AyUS TjR A LIA, 4,. 1
PRIME MINISTER
FOR PRESS 19 APRIL 1978
VISIT BY TRH PRINCESS BEATRIX AND PRINCE CLAUS
OF THE NETHERLANDS
Their Royal Highnesses Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus
of the Netherlands are to make an official visit to
Australia from 26 May to 6 June, 1978.
While in Australia they will visit Western Australia, Canberra,
New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland in -that order
before leaving for overseas.
Detailed arrangements for the visit are being planned in