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Transcripts from the Prime Ministers of Australia

Fraser, Malcolm

Transcript 5468

Pp. SS OFFICE TRANSCRIPT Tf1WRSDAY, 9-OCTOBBR, 1910
PIKE IMINISTEiR INTERVXER7ED OU ABC RAIJO ( 77ZR);, HOBcART.
TALR-BACK( ( SUE-BECKER)~
o -tecom -our Ip honie-ih: programme,:. and we-ha ve ih the studC3io
the õ Prime Miitter, Fraser. Good morning. Mr. Frazer.
Gu) od -morni'n* g*.. Tha6nk youi very much,-
Compere AiItd in.. Sydijey,. Sue iecker. . God oigSe
Hlecker. iolbol. o Atclhelo i-enerS., Aild good'morning mr. Fr~ aser.
Ptim& Minister
Good' Morningr toi You.
Ifticker

Transcript 5467

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that 2.8 PCr cent of t Ilwe people E~ ieticmed 3' 0Catd 1~ 1yret
h-iec -r --r ~ ue 1c,~ thati a 8urprisce to you,
NcO, -it ils not'. bcause -it dIepcfnoTh whlmt pceopleñ blame for-
111) MpioYrnen,. an( Vfhl y. blam lftrfernotn: tHAngs. G emi-t
oetzilyhve * rc'flponslilitie-q,,, but-.: . i) o do -trade-'. unions. sSoo.
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Transcript 5465

PRIME MINISTER
MONDAY, 6 OCTOARPR, 19f.-)
tPDRVISS AT A )' PJJ. LTC YFdJLY AT THUi E3SPL'NMU1
' r1er are two Ire t' issue-s I i this c6sarp1qn. Once is
fj)( 011l 3LF 7fC) V'C cj -itfc irs afleC ? tf ime. 6c ty, a
speatk ab. ou t forcigii affh-ix iand dcfcnoic:.
In 1976 i n a mnajor stabtetient on fcreihjn -af fairs 1wa
the. nat~ jin cj the& danqejrs ' of ' SO'VIt power*. I warned
that Soviet mi~ iticiry might was expandiinc~ inexorab-ly.
the Soviet Uionf wa dvvt ing .1 2-. 14 pcr cont: of its ai

Transcript 5464

I PRES, S OFFICE TFMASCRIPTSLNI hY, -5 OC'DO3BRI, 1980
PRIHn-_ 14IHISTFER IN~ TRVIEWMD BY NEIL~ AD~ COCK~, 6PR, PBRTH
TALK~-BACK(
Adcock-Now, it'is ih' very great pleasure to have in the studio the
Prizae. Minister of Australia, Rr. Ralcolm. Fraser. 1Ielcome
Mr,, Fraser.-
Prime MLinister
Thank you very much.
Adcick..
We -talk-t o ' you abo-ut. once -a month -arid wea0vr ga od so,
and it is nice to have you in the studio in person.
' Prime MIUnister
Well, I welcome thei opportunity of speaking with you and through

Transcript 5463

-PRIME MINISTER
I~ W1~ 1Y2 OCTOBER 1980
EXTRACT FROM AN ADDRESS AT
THE GREEK COM. MUNI1TY CtENTME BRISBANE
The attitude of the Australian Labor Party to Australi~ Al
domestic and international challenges has no relc-vance for
Avstralia in the 80s. The policy statem~ ent of the Lealder
qey cnji ir ied th t tie
Labor Party has-learit, nothing from thei r r c ord of
extravagance and waste i~ n the
Then, deficient pplicies and defective~ economic ianagement
by the ALP cost Australia dearly. The spending promisas

Transcript 5462

Jjj~. USt At I A I
PRIME MINISTER
FOR ME~ DIA WEDbNESDAY, I. OCTOBER, 1980
" UNIONS AND WAGES-I"
Ek'rZACT. FROMMDURSS AT~ ROCKDALE TOPTN HALL
The Labor Party's " hands-off" policy towards unionls would be
the recipe for economic disaster in Australia.
Unions would be allowed to run riot; to do what they wanted
and get what they wanted.
16t6 w'ould be 1972-75 all over again.
141. Hawke has made it quite plaITI that Labor's irresponsible
approach to unions and wages has not changed one iotaL from the
Whitlan years.

Transcript 5461

FOR I-LDIA I October 1980O
ADDRSS TO C. B. D. PA,.
Four years agco, when I delivered the second Coplancd Memorial
Address to _ Q emphasised the importance of restoring
the economic str'ength of Australia, in that address, I set
out our primary economic objective as a governm-ent. I said,
7 mre. s-s. no -way around -the-f v mtalrf'nt
thait resources are scfarce. Ouir policies must
aimn to expand the resources av~ ilable to us,
because only in that w4ay can Auaftraljalls hop1e
t-0 realise SO many of their aspirations. we

Transcript 5460

LI
P~ RIME MINISTER 3. Ooer9O
FOR l' 5J DTh cobr18
CONCERN FOTR FAI41LIES
The Liberal National Country Party Government is COMMitted
to poli~ cies which have the utmuost concern for Australian
fai iie s.
Su-tch-programnnes as t e Pai~ ily A 6o w16: ecYern co ing aliout
$ 1 billion a year; the doubling of the spouse rebate for
sin1eicome families; _ and the improved Hoh'Ces Savings Grant
Scheme, introduced in 1977, xinderline that concern.
The Homes Savings Grant Scheme has now been' greatly imrproved

Transcript 5459

111'. n kZ A'
FOR MEDIA MQNDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER, 1980
EXTRACT FROM ADDRESS AT THE OPENING OF THE
HAMILTON CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS
Inflation would approach 20 per cent under an A. L. P. Government
and Labor Party policies would put an end to the wave of
development now taking place.
Announced Labor policies would guarantee that. Labor has
promised to spend $ 2.5 billion in six areas of expenditure
as costed by Government Departments.
That massive increase in expenditure would plainly be