FOR PRESS 17 AUGUST 1977
THE 1977-78 BUDGET
The 1977-78 Budget underlines the Government's philosophy,
and its resolute approach to the tasks of economic and social
rehabilitation to which it is committed. It is a Budget of
responsibility and imagination, of achievement and
promise, of challenge and opportunity.
Whilst maintaining the attack on inflation, this Budget recognises
that the restoration of prosperity and the creation of more
jobs requires above all a resurgence of the confidence of

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PRIME MIISTER
FOR PRESS 16 AUGUST 1977
DEATH OF PRESIDENT MAKARIOS
It is with deep regret that I inform the House of the death
on 3 August 1977 of His Beatitude Archbishop Makarios III,
President of the Republic of Cy-prus.
I move: that the House records its sincere regret at the
death of His Beatitude Archbishop Makarios III, President
of the Republic of Cyprus and expresses its profound sympathy
to the people of Cyprus.
Following the news of his death, the Governor General and I

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: t3* L I AUGUST 1977
NORTHERN TERRITORY ELECTIONS
Although final results in the Northern Territory elections
may not be known for a fortnight, and although counting
has not started in two seats and has only just begun in
two others, it is already clear that there has been very
strong support for the Country Liberal Party.
I congratulate the Leader of the Country Liberal Party,
Dr. Goff Letts. The Country Liberal Party will be
returned with a strong working majority which will enable

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR PRESS 14 AUGUST 1977
ELECTORATE TALK
Relations between Australia and our South East Asian and Pacific
neighbours are continuing to grow in strength and quality. We
have common interests and common goals. In particular, we have
a common desire for economic and social stability and enduring
peace. The real worth of this relationship one that has developed
over the last three decades was demonstrated in Kuala.* Lumpur

The Prime Minister added some comments during his address to
the Tasmanian State Council at Ulverstone yesterday. They
come in the text as issued yesterday, at the end of the third
paragraph. " The recent proposals to spend $ 800 million are another example
of Labor's strange approach to public affairs. When they were
in Government they ended the RED Scheme because it was costing
up to $ 250 million for about 30,000 jobs. Two or three days
ago, they announced proposals which they said would provide

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~ A U 5T R A Li
FOR PRESS 13 AUGUST 1977
ADDRESS TO TASMANIAN STATE COUNCIL, ULVERSTONE, TASMANIA
It is twenty months to the day since the Government was so
resoundingly elected to office, and when all five Tasmanian
seats in the House of Representatives were won by Liberals.
I am very mindful of the magnificent contribution which Tasmanian
Liberals made to our election victory people like Senator Reg
Wright who is leaving Parliament in June next year after a long

ASEAN Post Summit Meeting With Australia
Joint Statement
Following is the full text of the joint statement
issued on 7 August at the conclusion of' the meeting of the
ASEAN Heads of Government and the Prime Minister of
Australia, Begins: the On the invitation of the ASEAN Heads of Government
tePrime Minister of Australia, Mr Malcolm Fraser, met the
ASEAN Heads of Government in Kuala Lumpur on 7 August, 1977
upon completion of the meeting of the ASEAN Heads of Government.
The'meeting with the Prime Minister of Australia was attended

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FOR PRESS .5 AUGUST. 19.77
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT TO BE REPRESENTED AT THE FUNERAL OF
ARCHBISHOP MAKARIOS
The Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Malcolm Fraser, today announced
that the Hon. M. J. R. MacKellar, Minister for Immigration and
Ethnic Affairs, would represent the Australian Government at the
funeral of the late President of Cyprus, His Beatitude,
Archbishop Makarios III.
The Prime Minister said that the funeral would be held in
Nicosia on Monday 8 August. The attendance of Mr. MacKellar

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J ,, AUSTHALIA~
PRME MINISTER
FOR PRESS 3 AUGUST 1977
THE NORTHERN TERRITORY ELECTIONS
On Saturday 13 August, the people of the Northern Territory face
a crucial decision. You will voting in elections for the
Legislative Assembly an Assembly that will take your Territory
to self-government.
The next stage of self-government will be implemented in July
1973, and a further stage in July the following year. The
Members for whom you vote will have the responsibility of
forming a Government, providing Ministers and undertaking the

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FOR PRESS 3. AUGUST. .19.77
DEATH OF. PRESIDENT MAKARIOS
I wish to express profound regret at the news of the death of
His Beatitude Archbishop Makarios III, President of the
Republic of Cyprus. In Archbishop Makarios, the world and
the Commonwealth have lost a statesman of great eminence who
had long personified-his people's quest for identity and
independence, and had played a unique role in his country's
national and international affairs.
I was honoured to meet privately with President Makarios during