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, jAU STRAI
FOR MEDIA WEDNESDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER 1982
ADDRESS TO RSL NATIONAL CONGRESS, CANBERRA
Thank you very much for the opportunity of being with you
this morning because I think as you know the Government values
very greatly the role of the RSL, not only in what it does
in pursuing the interests of ex-servicemen, not only -in what it
does in keeping governments honest to see what they do what
they ought to in relation to ex-servicemen, but the RSL makes
a much wider contribution than that.

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 10INDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 1982
ADDRESS AT OPENING OF CAPTION CENTRE, SYDNEY
The opening of the Australian Caption Centre is an event of
great importance to Australia. Over 800,000 people in Australia
suffer from impaired hearing, many of those people will be
helped enormously by the establishment of the Australian
Caption Centre.
SFor the first time they will be able to watch and understand
television by way of captions which will be picked up by special

ljAUSTRLA
FOR MEDIA MONDAY, 13 SEPTEMBER 1982
ADDRESS TO 8TH NATIONAL AUSTRALIAN
RETAILERS CONVENTION
The retail industry makes a very significant contribution to
the Australian economy, to a significant part of our Gross National
Product, to a significant part of Australia's employment, but
while there are some large firms in the industry there is also
a large part of the industry that is composed of small retailers
employing relatively few people.
The industry in recent years has gone through some difficult and

FOR MEDIA SUNDAY, 12 SEPTEMBER 1982
ELECTORATE TALK
It was my Government, with the previous Liberal Government
in Victoria, which set up the Costigan Royal Commission, and
the Commission's findings have validated that decision
a thousand fold. We set the Commission up because we were
determined to get to the bottom of the stories about evil and
crime associated with the notorious Painters and Dockers' Union,
and my Government is now totally determined to eradicate the
criminality and fraud that is exposed.

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-0> AU8> TRAIAL
FOR MEDIAWEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 8 1982
THE FEDERATED SHIP PAINTERS' AND DOCKERS' UNION
I congratulate Mr Hayden on his move to disaffiliate the
Federated Ship Painters' and Dockers' from the Australian
Labor Party.
I have said all along that such a body as the Painters
and Dockers should not be affiliated with any political
party especially in the light of the Royal Commissioner's
comments. I am glad that Mr Hayden has now accepted that view.

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5 1982
ELECTORATE TALK
I don't think any of us now need to be told how serious
the drought is, particularly in the Eastern States. It is
an enormously difficult situation for farmers. Both cattle
and sheep prices are down considerably on last year. Unless
there is substantial rain over the next few weeks, Australia
will face one of the worst rural disasters that it has ever
experienced. Against this background, the Commonwealth has made a number of

3 September 1982 

FOR MEDIA THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 2 1982
PRESIDENT REAGAN'S INITIATIVE ON THE MIDDLE EAST
I welcome President Reagan's initiative in calling for a
fresh start to the Middle East peace process, one addressing
the root causes of the conflict between Israel and the Arab
States. The personal commitment of the US President brings
new hope that a comprehensive and lasting solution will be
found to the Arab/ Israeli conflict. I hope that all the
parties directly involved in the conflict will support
Mr Reagan in reaching the compromises necessary to bring peace.

PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA WEDNESDAY, 1 SEPTEMBER 1982
ALP PLAN TO BUY UP TO 50% OF BHP STEEL
The Labor Party's suggestion that they would solve
the problems of BHP by putting taxpayers' funds into
the company is an example of socialism at its worst.
Many European steel industries have been destroyed by
government money being put into the corporations. As
a consequence, they have failed to take the decisions
necessary to make the industry efficient and competitive.
Billions of dollars of taxpayers' funds have been lost,

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PRDME MJ3N IS T ER
FOR MEDIA 29 AUGUST 1982
PRIME MINISTER'S ELECTORATE TALK
The findings bliat emerged from the tabling of the Costigan Repoxt
in Parliament last Tuesday must be a matter of the utmost
concern for all Australians. Indeed, the initiative takon by
thre Federal Government and the Victorian Liberal Government in
commissioning Mr. Costigan to investigate the activities of the
Federated Ship Painters and Dockers Union has been fully justified
by what his report has revealed.