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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA MONDAY, 7 JUNE 1982
OPENING OF KAKADU NATIONAL PARK HEADQUARTERS
It gives me great pleasure to be here today to open the
headquarters building for Kakadu National Park. I first
visited here many years before the National Park was established
in 1979, and I have come back whenever I could.
In earlier years, I found time to stay here for a day or two and
I came to appreciate something of its fragile and unique
beauty and the importance of the area to Australia and to the

EMBARGO: 5.00pm
PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA SUNDAY, 6 JUNE 1982
ELECTORATE TALK
Tax avoidance is an activity that costs every decent
member of the Australian community dearly. Avoidance
is, to be sure, a very slippery concept. But basically,
it amounts to arranging one's affairs with the sole
purpose minimising tax strictly, obeying the narrow
terms of t~ ax legislation, but not its spirit and intent
and ultimately it involves shifting the burden of
taxation on to the honest taxpayer.
Anyone who pays less than their fair share of tax does

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JJ) AIUSTRALIA
FOR MEDIA SUNDAY, 6 JUNE 1982
OPENING OF CONNELLAN AIRPORT
It really is I think a very great occasion and there could not
be a more f itting way to honour somebody who has done a great
deal for the Northern Territory and a great deal for Australia
over most of his lifetime. Eddie Connellan is probably
best known obviously for his contribution to aviation in the
Northern Territory. Maybe not so many people know that he
has also been in the forefront of pastoral activities,

A~ USTRALIA. JL
FOR MEDIA SATURDAY, JUNE 5 1982
TELEVISION ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY OF
LAUNCH OF THE AUSTRALIAN YEAR-OF THE TREE
( One Minute Statement)
On World Environment Day, the United Nations Association
of Australia launched the Year of the Tree.
Trees soften the hard edge of the city landscape, clean
the air and provide a buffer agaiLnst noise. They are
important to the farmer. They provide a renewable source
of valuable materials and, of course, they provide a home
for Australia's unique wildlife.

EMBARGO: 1.30 PM
FOR MEDIA . SATURDAY, 5 JUNE 1982
CONVENTrION OF THE TASMANIAN YOUNG LIBERAL MOVEMENT
I am delighted to be with you in Tasmania today not
only as this occasion marks the Young Liberal Movement's
first quarter century, but also because this is the
first time I have come to Tasmania since your
magnificent election victory three weeks ago. That
victory, under Robin Gray's leadership, represents a
turning point in Tasmanian politics and in the
development of this State. It is the first time a

FOR MEDIA WEDNESDAY, 2 JUNE 1982
SPEECH TO THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB
I have accepted your invitation today in order to
address a topic of profound and indisputable
importance the disturbing economic situation in which
the world finds itself and the need for concerted action
and leadership to turn around the world's economic
fortunes. Three weeks ago, Cabinet took the decision that
Australia should put forward a package of three
proposals for consideration in the context of the
Versailles Summit, and Cabinet agreed that if the seven

SAUSRAL! A"-
FOR MEDIA MONDAY, MAY 31 1982
AWARD OF GCMG TO SIR NINIAN STEPHEN
The Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, announced today that
Her Majesty The Queen has been graciously pleased
to appoint the Governor-General designate, Sir Ninian
Stephen, as Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint
Michael and Saint George.

EMBARGO: 5-0O0 pm
PRIME MRAINISTE
FOR MEDIA SUNDAY, 30 MAY 1982
ELECTORATE TALK
International. trade is of great importance to the Australian
economy. Indeed in 1980-81, the value of Australia's.
international trade was equivalent to well over one third of
our gross domestic product. With a population of only
million pe! ople, Australia's domestic market is relhtively
small. W6 nEed large and growing markets overseas to achieve
the expansion of employment opportunities and of real
living standards that trade makes possible. And during

PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA MONDAY, MAY 24 1982
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER AT THE
ECONOMIC ORGANISATIONS LUNCHEON, SEOUL
I would like to express my appreciation for your welcome.
I am grateful'for the opportunity to speak to the most
important business and economic leaders of the Republic
of Korea.
This is my first visit to your remarkable country and I
am most impressed with what I have seen. My ministerial
colleagues who regularly visit you here speak highly of
your economic achievements, not to mention your warm

FOR MEDIA SUNDAY, 16 MAY 1982
TASMANIAN ELECTION RESULT
Many congratulations to Robin Gray and all Tasmanian
Liberals especially to Ian Chalk for establishing
a tight organisational wing of the Liberal Party
in Tasmania.
They ran a great campaign and achieved a great
result. The election is a massive endorsement
of Robin Gray and a united Liberal Party and I am
looking forward to working with Robin Gray as
Premier in Tasmania.
Robin Gray has claimed victory with the highest
recorded Liberal vote and Tasmanians can look