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PRIME MINISTER
FOR PRESS May 2, 1976
ELECTORAL TALK
The interests of all Australians will be best served only
if our rural communities are sound and thriving.
Clearly, our national social and economic goals will be
P'lso best advanced if our primary producers are working in
a climate of stability and confidence.
This week the Government received some good news about the
Australian beef industry.
After two long years of low prices, instability and sluggish

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CONFERENCE OF THE REGIONAL GALLERIES ASSOCIATION
The Regional Galleries Association Conference brings
togethcr the people most directly concerned with
' developing and managing Victoria's regional galleries.
The regional gaileries of Victoria represent a most
significant achievement in community artistic life in
Australia. They are important not merely because they arc
repositories of good examples of Australia art.

REPORT TO THE PRIME MINISTER BY THE ADVISORY GROUP ON THE
AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL
On 9 February, 1976, you announced that you had
asked us to advise you on the role of a Science and
Technology Council, its terms of reference, and all other
matters concerning its operation.
The Group met on March 3 and March 15, 1976. We
now report to you as follows:-
1. Fol. lowing on your announcement of the formation of the
Group, the Minister for Science, the Department of
Defence and several other organizations submitted their

STATEMENT BY THlE PRIME MINISTER, K
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE J. M. FRASER.
REPORT OF TI-E ADVISORY GROUP ON THlE SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL
On 9 February I announced that Dr J. A. L. Matheson,
the Chairman of the Interim Australian Science and Technology
Council had been asked to form a small Advisory Group to
advise me on the role of a continuing science and technology
council, its terms of reference and of other matters concerning
its operation. The Advisory Group reported to me on 24 March. It

PRIMIZ M~ AINISTER
FOR PRESS APRIL 1976
ELECTORAL TALK
Australians everywhere in cities, rural townships and small
farming communities are fully aware of our national problems.
7uztralians, I believe, also know of the Government's pledge to
ovez: rcome these problems and are looking confidently to the future.
O _ r policies that aim to get Australia on its feet again bave
been clearly mapped out and spelled out to every segment of
Australian society.
But because of our seeming single iiiinded occupation with inflation,

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PR AUSS CCUIZF2 PYQD 21ST -A21Re-J 9-7-16
Ct I -a u . a-2& XIy Ute fears of Uio-& -Wio believe
dPalai-: I anti. lhere ~ tIs d" ubt abnout this. t-Ar. Rhititam
was oe heze a wiea ago ama -trying to stax-t ~ ox about~
this particu). ar-3uwject--Re. knows that it it; mischievous
and he knows that it does the econamy ) iax. Tihat' s pzobably
why be Clid it.
11: Fraser, rePoxts have it that the new federalism~ scheme
will mean double i ncom~ e taxation, for all. the Siates

PRIMiE MINISTER
FOR PRESSAPRIL 21, 1976
APPOINTMENT OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL AS KNIGHT GRAND CROSS
IN THE ORDER OF SAINT MICHAEL AND SAINT GEORGE
The Prime Minister announced today that the Queen had been
pleased to appoint Sir John Kerr KLnight Grand Cross in the
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
The Prime Minister has conveyed the Government's and the
Australian people's congratulations to Sir John. 73
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TEXT OF PRIME MINISTER'S ADDRESS TO TIlE -' L3OURNE ROTARY CLUB
Today I want to talk about the role of the Government in
political and legal and social reform.
There are many aspects of Australia's institutions where reform
, is needed. Reform is needed wherever our democratic institutions
work less well than they might. Reform is needed wherever the
operation of the law shows itself to be unjust or undesirable

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VISIT TO AUSTRALIA BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF BAHRAIN
His Excellency Shaikh Khalifa bin Sulman Al Khalifa, the
Prime Minister of Bahrain has accepted the invitation of
the Commonwealth Government to visit Australia in late
September this year.
The Prime Minister is the brother of the Emir of Bahrain.
Australia has had ties with Bahrain, including representation,
for many years and Bahrain is an important point on Qantas
rcutes to Europe. The visit of the Prime Minister is

PRIME MINISTER
FOR PRESS A? RILL 18, 1976
ELECTORAL TALK
This week I want to talk with you about people and Government.
The damage of big government and its potentially great power
to the kind of life style that Australians want is far reaching.
It can effect every part of society.
The exercise of centralised power by big government removes
incentive; it stifles initiative; it encourages laziness;
it imposes uniformity and conformity and it greatly lessens
the opportunity for self respect.