PRIME MINISTER.
FOR MEDIA SUNDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER, 1980
WORLD CONSERVATION STRATEGY
The Prime Minister, Mr. Malcolm Fraser, today announced the
Commonwealth Government's proposals in relation to World
Conservation Strategy. Mr. Fraser recalled that on 6 March, 1980
he had attended the national launching of the Strategy and had
accepted it on behalf of the Commonwealth Government.
The Strategy, which was jointly develo ped by the International
Union for the Conservation of Nature and National Resources

, jAU ST HA L IA 1
PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA SUNDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 1980
DEAFNESS AWARENESS WEEK(
Seven out of 100 Australians suffer from serious hearing defects.
This figure includes those who were born deaf and those who
lost hearing through accident or illness.
Last year at this time, I was pleased to launch the first
WAustralian Deafness Awareness Week. It has been most heartening
that a recommendation from Australia was accepted by the World
Federation of the Deaf and that today commences the first
International Deafness Awareness Week.

4,, AUST A A Lg
PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA SUNDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 1980
ELECTORATE TALK
The campaign for the Federal. Elections on October 18 begins
in earnest this week, when I address a public meeting in
Melbourne on Tuesday on behalf of the Liberal/ National Country
Party Government.
Later in the week, the Labor Party Leader will be putting his
case in a pre-packaged, heavily edited and carefully rehearsed
television programme. This election is about responsibility in
Government, which is the theme of my policy speech.

PRIME MINISTER
PORREIA WEDNESDAY, 24 SEPTEMBERp 1980
AIdD TO PAPUA NEW GUINEA
_ The Pximne Minister, lir. Malcolm Fraser, today announced a
* longs-term aid commitment to Papua New Guinea.
The Prime Minister said that, after r~ ecent discussions with
0 * tGhoev ePrnrmimeen t Mhaind isatceer-e6op Fteadp ut6h-eW ~ rewc omGmuiennedaa, tioSnisr -louf titmhes rCehpiottritt-the
prepared by Sir John Crawford at the Governmflent's request on
the long-term aid arr ngeeni-to apply-from 1 JulY, 48h-
Sir John Crawford had had detailed discussions with

,, AUSI'RALA&
PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA WEDNESDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER, 1980
JULIUS DAM
The Prime Minister, Mr Malcolm Fraser, said today
that, on return to office, his-Government would provide
$ 250,000 to the City of Mount Isa to assist further in the
debt servicing problems associated with the Julius Dam.
The Commonwealth has previously provided a loan of
$ 2 million to assist in the construction of the dam and
provided a grant of $ 325,000 to assist the Council in its
borrowing program. It also allocated $ 500,000 in 1978-79

PRIME MINISTER'
FOR t4BDIA TUESDAY, 23-SPTMER, 19B0
coP EtsATL 0t FOR NBI03 or Tua DEpucs
FORCE RESERVES
The Cove rnment has decided to ay oertain' assurance premiums
for members of the Defence Force Reserves to overoome-conoern.,
that have been expressed over recent months about subof
oupnainpayable to -Reservists who suffer injuztY: whil*
an part time'service.
Reservists are covered under the Compensation ( Commonelth
Government Employees) Act. -Broadly.., the Act, provides-payme. t
olt the individual ts normal weekly, eaniis forte-fKfi

TUESDAY 23 September, 1980
ASSISTANCE TO QUEENSLAND LOCAL AUTHORITIES
The Prime Minister, Mr. Malcolm Fraser and the Premier of Queensland,
Mr. Joh Bjelke-Petersen, today announced agreement on assistance to
Local Authorities in Queensland, where the current drought had placed
the availability of normal water supplies at risk.
Mr. Fraser and Mr. Bjelke-Petersen said that the special initiatives,
which would only apply for the duration of the current drought,
would be of particular benefit in Laidley, Thallon and Mount Morgan

FOR-lH4EDA APPOINT4-NT OF A DEPUtY-974GNW. A_-4MUDS MN
. Tr. Alan Gardntr Kerr, of Canberra,-has been appointed
Deputy Cornonwealth Ombudsman-f-four-yar term. The
Office of Deput'y Ombudsmnan -iasa full time statutory
position. i* K(. er r holds t degree in. Law.. f ro the-Alnstralian Nationallf
-University and has been admitted to practice in the
Suprez Cour't olE New South Wales.__
Ile is a First Assistant SecretryA theDe~ prt ent of
,, ineas and Consdner AffairB, Canberra, and is 44 years old.

PRIMEA
FOR~ MEItA ELECTORAT1
The dacision to be made by Vot:
will be a decision of great si
Significant progress has-bee
today Australian farmers and p~
greater optimism than they hav
Herds are being re-baxlt. The
increasing rapidly. The cottol
The fruit and dairy industries
and difficult x~ eriod of adjusti
haB decided on a significant p;
The recoveryI has been sustaine4
drought conditions. Confidenei
amongst the rural comnity.
pioture six years ago when f a
The Iran on the land knows, he h

kJALIAjL
PRIME MINISTER SUJNDA~ Y, 21 SE~ PTEMBWER 1980
ADDRESS TO IBERAL~ SPEAKERS~ GROUP CONM'PZNCF,
ME LBOU RNE
I would like to thank you all for the invitation to-be with you
th{ i mrning and for the timely way in which. you have organised
this meeting. You obviously had some percipience about the
date of the election.
I have been asked to speak this morning principally about the
Labor Party and the damage that the policies of the Labor Party
Wdui1ia-do to A~ ustralia. I will only just skirt around the edges