PRIME MAINISTER
FOR PRESS 2' June 1976
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
Australia, with many other countries, will observe
World Environment Day on 5 June.
The United Nations Environment Programme has established
e-Day to focus attention on the need for cooperativ-e acticto
improve the quality of life.
In Australia, World Environment Day activities are being
sponsored by the Australian Environment Council which
consists of Federal and State Ministers concerned with
environmental protection.
It is important that we take stock of what is happening

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DRAFT FOR PRESS June 1976
JOINT PRESS STATEMENT ON THE COMMITTEE TO ADVISE ON
POLICIES FOR MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
The Prime Minister, Mr Malcolm Fraser, and the
Minister for Industry and Commerce, Senator Roben. t_ Cotton,
today announced that Volumes III and IV of the report
of the Committee to Advise on Policies for Manufacturing
Industry, the Jackson Committee, had been tabled'in the
Parliament. The main part of the Committee's report Volume I
had been released on 30 October 1975. Volumes III and

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Jj) AUS T P. ALA
PRIME MINISTER
FOR PRESS 1 JUNE 1976
DERWENT BRIDGE STUDY
Detailed investigation of the river bed is under way
for the permanent bridge across the Derwent from
Dowsing Point.
In a joint statement today the Premier Mr Neilson, and
the Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, said that the first progress
report covering the period up to 3] March ] 976 had been
received from the Joint Committee on the Second Hobart
Bridge established by the Commonwealth and State Governme-. ts.

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1 JUNE 1976
STATEMENT ON THE WORLD SITUATION
Tonight I am going to talk about Australia's place in the world and about
the inter-relationship of. domestic policy and foreign policy. The purpose
of this statement is to outline some of the basic guidelines for the
Government's approach in its dealings with other countries.
The first requirement for an effective Australian role in the world is a
realistic assessment of the state of the world in which Australia must act.
That assessment must, as far as possible, be free of self-deception,

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR PRESS MAY 29, 1976
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CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL OPENING
Today's ceremony-is not only an act of faith by the
Church of England. In its own way, this project-symbolises
Darwin's recovery from Cyclone Tracy, and the determiniation
to build a better city.
It reflects the faith of the citizens of DarwYin in the future.
Thnere must have been many who doubted whether Darwin could
ever rise again after the devastation of the cyclone. It
is a measure of the determination of the former residents

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PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS CONFERENCE, CANBERRA, 27 May 1976
This is basically an opportunity to enable you to ask
questions of myself or Mr Hunt or Mr Ellicott, on the law
of this particular matter..
The Government was advised, as I indicated in the Parliament
this morning, in a joint opinion, that indicated that
continued payments to the States for the purposes of the
hospital. agreements would not be valid because the agreements
had not been drawn up in conformity with. the Act that

NATIONAL PRESS CLUB OPENING 27 MAY 1976
IT GIVES ME PARTICULAR PLEASURE TO BE STANDING
HERE THIS EVENING AND TO GAZE OVER A SEA
OF FRIENDLY FACES.
ON OCCASIONS LIKE THIS,: IT IS COMFORTING FOR
THE SPEAKER TO KNOW THAT HE IS AMONGST FRIENDS,
I HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED VERY GOOD RELATIONS WITH THE
PRESS... SOMETIMES THEIR RELATIONS WITH ME'HAVE
BEEN A BIT STRAINED, IT HAS NEVER BEEN MY FAULT.
THI-S OCCASION,-IS OF COURSE, OF SPECIAL IMPORTANCE
TO THE PRESS IN CANBERRA. IT IS ALSO SIGNIFICANT
TO ME AS THE LIBERAL PRIME MINISTER.

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MAY 27, 1976
ECONOMIC DEBATE
A week ago, the Treasurer announced a number of major measures
designed to take. Australia a further substantial step towards
prosperity and to help in securing that prosperity for all
Australians. The strategy expressed through these measures has been stated
by the Coalition. Parties on many occasions: in Opposition,
during the election campaign, and in Government.
Our constantly reiterated strategy has been: to bring Government

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PRIME MINISTER
COMMONWEALTH SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING
26 MAY 1976
. I am glad to have this opportunity to welcome you to Canberra and
to formally open your Meeting. This is the first " Commonwealth
of Nations" Meeting I have attended as Prime Minister. I would like
. therefore, to take this opportunity of stating Australia's attitude
towards the Commonwealth.
In the early months of office, the Government in Australia has been
very much occupied with events in our own part of the world, and

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FOR PRESSMAY 25, 1976
PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO THE UNITED STATES
The Prime Minister will soon make a brief visit to the
United States at the invitation of President Ford.
He will meet the President of the United States on
27 July. A subsequent announcement will be made about
other.-engagements which the Prime Minister will undertake
during his visit to the United States. He will be
accompanied by a small party of senior officials.
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