-i ,, AUSTRALIA L
FOR MEDIA MONDAY, APRIL 19 1982
RESIGNATION OF MINISTERS
With regret I have accepted the resignations of Mr MacKellar
as Minister for Health and Mr Moore as Minister for Business
and Consumer Affairs. Both ministers tendered their resignations
in view of questions that have arisen about their actions in
respect of customs procedures and having regard to their
acceptance of responsibility for those actions.
Mr MacKellar assures me, and I accept, that in bringing a
colour television set through Customs last October, he had

. jjAUSTAL A
FOR MEDIA APRIL 18 1982
ELECTORATE TALK
One of our important responsibilities is to present a balanced,
realistic view of where our economy stands, and of the prospects
which lie ahead. People have a right to expect that the various
elements bearing on Australia's economic position will be
explained in a rational way, so that the whole picture emerges
and can be understood. Balance, stability they are the keys
to keeping Australia's economy on course, not only in the
public presentation of the position but also in the substance

PRIME MINISTER~
FOR MEDIA SATURDAY, APRIL 17 1982
CUSTOMS PROCEDURES
The statement issued by the Minister for Business and Consumer
Affairs, Mr M. oore, has been drawn to my attention. I have,
of course, told him and the Minister for Health, Mr MacKellar,
that there must be a full disclosure of all the relevant facts.
I shall be taking the opportunity of speaking to the two
Ministers in Canberra on Monday, when Ministers assemble
for the Cabinet meeting.
The general position on customs procedures as far as Ministers

EMBARGO: 8: 00PM
PRIMESRMINITE
FOR MEDIA FRIDAY, 16 APRIL-1-982
NEW ANGLICAN PRIMATE
The Prime Minister today sent the following-message to the
new Anglican Primate of Australia:
" Your Grace,
My warmest congratulations on your election as Primtate
of the Anglican Church of Australia.
You have already excelled in various leadership positions
in your Church in widely dispersed parts of Australia.
The highly acclaimed new Australian Prayer Book was
produced by the Liturgical Commission under your

FOR MEDIA FRIDAY, 16 APRIL 1982
GAMMON RANGES NATIONAL PARK, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Joint Statement by Prime Minister and
Acting Premier of South Australia
The Australian and South Australian National Parks
and Wildlife Services are to co-operate in the
development of a training prog ramme to involve
local aboriginal people in the management of Gammon
Ranges National Park in South Australia.
The Adnjamathana people have close traditional
associations with the Gammon Ranges and it-is
important that they should have a close involvement

PRESS OFFICE TRANSCRIPT WEDNESDAY, 14 APRIL 1982
INTERVIEW WITrH JUNE BARTON MORNING EXTRA
Quest ion
Good Morning Prime Minister and thank you for joining us in
the program.
Prime Minister
( inaudible)
Question Sir, we are obviously facing uncertain economic times, what
is your assessment of the Australian economy?
Prime Minister,
inaudible.... in the Australian economy. The country has
grown. In spite of what people might want to say, the after tax
household disposable income of Australian families has been risi-ng

PIMEMNSE Wednesday April4_ 4 1982
from the Press Office SUMMARY OF NEWSVOICE
The strong surplus in the balance of payments last month
was due to a big increase in the amount borrowed from overseas.
Report.
There has beena a further slump in Australia's home building
industry. Figuares out today show another fall in lending to
home owners by savings and trading banks. Report.
The ANZ Bank today announced it would increase its interest
for large borrowers from this Friday. It said its rate on

PRIME MINIST: ER WEDNESDAY, 14 APRIL 1982
From the Press Office SUMMARY OF ABC'S
You have heard that the Federal Treasurer will announce that
the Government will amend taxation legislation to allow
Royal Commissions access to taxation files of individual
and companies under investigation. The decision follows a
request from the current Royal Commission of the activities
of the Ship Painters and Dockers Union.
Helen O'Neil
The Government's decision breaks a very long standing tradition
that income is supposed to be a private matter between the

PRIME MINISTER--
NMI&, SUNtDAY, 4 APRIL 1982
ELECTORATE TALK
8tm-io re important than ever for governments throughout Australia
" t0o~ puxAe policies of stability and restraint. It is to be hoped
'. that. the new government in Victoria understandia and appreciated this
. Thei intern~ ational economic sacene is diff-i-cult---tie present worldroessioi.
is the worst in many miemlories. Trade is not picking up.
Some majpr overseas economies and markets are shrinking, not
gxr oing and unemployment in many countries is high and rising.

~ ST AI04-L
PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA SATURDAY APRIL 3 1982
THE VICTORIAN ELECTIONS
Liberals everywhere will be disappointed that nearly three
decades of Liberal government in Victoria have come to an
end. It has been a long and impressive innings. All Victorians
can be proud of this State's achievements under Liberal policies.
The Liberal Government in Victoria was ' the third longest
serving government in Australia's history. We all know that
there have been problems over the last three or four years,