FOR PRESS
STATEMENT BY THE RT. tHON. J. ANTHONY, M. P.,
ACTING PRIME MINISTER
I IT RE'LIE' VICTO?. l[ A AND WE'STERN AUSTIRALIA
THE COMMONWEALTH GOVEINMENT WILL PROVIDE
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO VICTORIA AND WESTERN AUSTRALIA
TO SUPPORT DROUGHT STRICKEN FARMERS IN THOSE STATES.
THE ACTING PRIME MINISTER, MR ANTHONY,
ANNOUNCED TODAY TIIAT TIlE COMMONWEALTH HAD AGREED TO
SUPPOIT UNDER THE NATURAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE
ARRANGEMENTS EXPENDITURES ON CERTAIN AGREED DROUGHT
RELIEF MEASURES BY VICTORIA AND WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

MEDIA RELEASE VISIT TO URANIUM AREAS IN THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
Statement by the Acting Prime Minister, Minister
for National Resources and Minister for Overseas
Trade, the Rt. Hon. J. D. Anthony, M. P.
.1I will be visiting the uranium areas in the Northern
Territory at the weekend.
Areas included in the visit will be Jabiru, Koongarra,
Nabarlek and Jabiluka.
Jabiru is the site of the Ranger deposit which is the
subject of the current Inquiry by Mr Justice Fox. It is expected
that the Inquiry's report will, however, cover matters which will

PRESS
STATEMENT BY THE RT. HON. J. D. ANTHONY, M..
ACTING PRIME MINISTER
THE ACTING PRIME MINISTER, MR ANTHONY,
ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT QUE. ENSLAND-WOULD RECEIVE $ 27 MILLION
IN SPECIAL GRANTS IN 1976-77 IN ADDITION TO ITS
ENTITLEMENTS UNDER THE NEW TAX SHARING ARRANGEMENTS.
THE SPECIAL GRANTS WERE RECOMMENDED BY THlE
COMMOiNWEALTI GRANTS COMMISSION AND COMPRISE AN ADVANCE
GRANT OF $ 18 MILLION IN RESPECT OF 1976-77 AND A
COMPLETION GRANT OF $ 9 MILLION IN RESPECT OF 1974-75.
QUEENSLAND'S ENTITLEMENTS UNDER THE TAX

MEDIA RELEASE AUSTRALIAN4 EQUITY IN DEVELOPMENT OF
NORWICH PARK COAL, PROJECT
Statement by the Acting Prime Minister and Minister for
National Resources and Overseas Trade, The Rt.
Hon. J. D. Anthony, M. P.
I welcome the announcement by Utah Development Company and
Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd of the agreement under which the
Australian Mutual Provident Society and Utah Mining Australia
Limited will become participants in the Central Queensland Coal
Associates after a final decision is made to proceed with the
Norwich Park project.

MEDIA RELEASE PROTEST AGAINST THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL
Statement by the Acting Prime Minister, Mr. Anthony
The action of demonstrators in engaging in vandalism
at St. Stephen's Church in Sydney was deplorable, and will be
condemned by the great majority of people.
What this hooligan element does not seem to understand
is that it was not Sir John Kerr who turned a 5-seat Labor
majority in Federal Parliament into a 55-seat Liberal-National
Country Party majority last December, but the Australian people

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CONCESSIONAL ZXPF-2T~ AC C FW
( Statci-.;., nt by the Actin,& 1xri-a I'inictor Xi. In. scr for CK': I: i a
Trade A~ nd MiniatJLGr ffor N~ tional Reources, th, Rt. H-on.
.3 D Aitlony, X. P.)
I '~ Pleased to arnoncc rcw fundinga,, ot
for tha~ op~ ractio-a rf -6he Eyport Fiivmce and Insurance~
Corpo: jLjoja9o ( Ecs xporc finanCa facility w~ hich L; holrld
eb'flZ;. C( tLva opportunities AU~ tZ* l Lm xxcnr Of
capiteAl fo~ ods and assiociatrnd iiervices to w~ in additionpal
To dato, funds for tho facliy have been

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EMBARGOED: Not for publicationr.
before 2 pm Perth time
24th July 1976.
NATIONAL COUNTRY PARTY OF AUSTRALIA
1976 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Address by the Acting Prime Minister, Minister for National
Resources, Minister for Overseas Trade and Leader of the.
National Country Party, the Rt. Hon. J. D. Anthony, M. P.
SHERATON HOTEL
PERTH
Saturday, 24th July, 1976

FOR PRESSJULY 23. 1976
INQUIRY INTO CO-ORDINATION IN VELFARE AND HEALTH
The Government, has established a sma. ll task force to examine
welfare services and community based programs in the health/
welfare/ community development area. The Task Force comprises:
Mr P. H. Bailey, Chairman in recent
times a member of the Royal Commission on
Australian Government Administration and
Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Prime
Minister and Cabinet)
Mr J. D. Rimes ( formerly Chairman of the N. S. W.
Health Commission, and office-holder in several

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR PRESS JULY 1976
COOMBS REPORT RECEIVED
Th report of the Royal C~ mmission on Australian Government
Administration has been transmitted to His Excellency the
Governor-General and received by the Go rernment. The report
will be released as soon as a supply of printed copies is
available. The Royal Commigs'ion, chaired by Dr H. C. Coombs, has made a
comprehensive review of the working of the Commonwealth
administration and has submitted a wide ranging set of
recommendat ions.

FOR PRESS 21 July 1976
SENATOR COTTON TO LEAD SOUTH PACIFIC FORUM DELEGATION
The Minister for Industry and ' Commerce, Senator Robert
Cotton, will lead the Australian Delegation to the South
Pacific Forum Meeting to be held in Nauru from
26-28 July.
The Forum is made up of the independent and self-governing
countries of the South Pacific.
Members are Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, the Cook
Island, N'iue, Western Samoa, Tonga, Nauru and New Zealand.
The Solomon Islands, the Gilbert Islands, and Tuvalu
attend as observers.