PRIMEJSTHAINISE
FOR PRESS 7 NOVEMBER 1976
EMBARGO: 6.00 p. m.
DEPARTMENT O. F. PRODUCTIVITY
The Prime IMinister, Mr Malcolm Fraser, announced today that
a new Department of Productivity is to be established.
This initiative has been taken in recognition of the need
to provide a technologically orientated agency with the
responsibility of providing increased industrial productivity.
It is the-Government' s aim to encourage innovation and
the exploitation of inventions so that Australian industry

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR PRESS NOVEMBER 4, 1976
ENDANGERED SPECIES LEAFLETS
The Prime Minister, Mr Malcolm Fraser, today launched the
publication of a series of leaflets on endangered species
of Australian wildlife.
The species featured in the first five leaflets are the
Rabbit-eared Bandicoot, the Bridled Nail-tailed Wallaby,
the Banded Hare-wallaby, the Night Parrot and the Ground Parrot.
Other leaflets are in preparation. Each leaflet contains
information on the ecology, description, status and distribution

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J) jA U S T HALIA~
PRIME MINISTER
FOR PRESS NOVEMBER 4, 1976
MESSAGE TO MR CARTER
The following is the text of a message sent to Mr Carter,
President Elect of the United States, by the Prime Minister
today. It gives me great pleasure to offer my personal congratulations
and those of the Government and people of Australia, on your
election as President of the United States.
Australians recognise the great responsibilities that rest upon
the United States, and in particular, the responsibilities that

PRIME MINISTER
FOR PRESS I NOVEMBER 1976
ADDRESS AT CHRYSLER INVESTMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
I would like to thank Chrysler for this opportunity to make
some remarks about the Australian motor vehicle industry
generally on the occasion of the announcement of Chrysler's
net-investment proposals.
The motor vehicle industry is, obviously, of great importance
to Australia's national economy and particularly-to
South Australia.
For all Australian industry, primary and secondly, the
present times are difficult.

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FOP, PRESSOCTOBER 29, 1976
ADDRESS TO THEl MFLBOURNE CEQ41E3R OF C( ObHIMERC1E
Thank you for.-Your ir4vitation to address you this evenang.
I am glad to*-have this opportunity to discuss with -you the,
Governmnmt's-think\ ing on a number of import'ant. is'sues.
The principal' concern of us all at the moment is economic
: recovery. Throughout th-is year the Governiment bas given top
pririt tothe fight against inflation. Until i-nf: Lato

FOR PRESS * 28 OCTOBER 1976
AUSTRALIAN CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION ITEM NO. H8
THE POWER OF THE SENATE IN RELATION TO. MONEY. BILLS
The motion moved by the Leader of the Opposition in -the
Commonwealth Parliament seeks to remove the Senate'spower
to reject, defer or in any other manner block the
passage of laws appropriating revenue or money, or imposing
taxation. I assume from the fact that this motion is moved, that in fact
past arguments as to whether the Senate had the power
it exercised in November 1975 have now been effectively

PRIME MINISTER
FOR PRESS OCTOBER 27, 1976
ADDRESS AT THE HOBART PRESS CLUB
From time to time, it is useful to set the daily rush of
events into perspective to review the ground we have
covered and what lies ahead.
I would like to take this opportunity to talk about the national
perspective which has guided the government-in its policies
this year and which marks out our future course.
There is increasing evidence still early and tentative to be
sure that the fight against inflation is being won.

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PRIMES MAINISTE
FOR PRESS 24 OCTOBER 1976
ELECTORATE TALK
This week's announcement of a 2.2. percent increase in the
Consumer Price Index for the September quarter is welcome
news for Australia.
The figures mean that our annual rate of inflation is coming
down steadily.
Looking at the trend since the beginning of the year, the
figures present a clear perspective of how the government's
economic policies are working in the continuing fight
against inflation.

FOR PRESS 21 OCTOBER 1976
SEPTEMBER QUARTER CONSUMER PRIC) INDEX
The Consumer Price Index released today shows that
Australia's rate of inflation has moderated further in
the September quarter.
This is a pleasing result. It indicates that the
Government's economic strategy is beginning to show clear
results. The increase in the September quarter was 2.2 percent
compared with the 2.5 percent in the June quarter and
percent in the March quarter.
Leaving aside the effects of Medibank on the index for

PRIME MINISTER
FOR PRESS 20 O* CTOBER 1976
FUTURE, MAJOR AIRPORT NEEDS OF SYDNEY
The Prime Minister, The Right Hon. Malcolm Fraser, and the
N. S. W.-Premier, the Hon. Neville Wran, today announced the
establishment of a Committee of senior Commonwealth and
State officials to recommend a suitable strategy for airport
development and associated land use and surface access in the
Sydney area.
Mr Fraser and Mr Wran noted that the absence of a
firm policy towards future air transport needs for Sydney had