14 September 1980

The Prime Minister, Mr. Malcolm Fraser and the Premier of Queensland, Mr. Joh Bjelke-Petersen today announced the nomination of the Great Barrier Reef for inclusion on the World Heritage List.

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PURME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA SUNDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 1980
ELECTORATE TALK
Last Thursday I announced in the Parliament that there will be
a general election on October 18. The result of this election
will shape Australia's future for many years to come. That is
why, in a difficult and demanding world, the decision to be made
by voting Australians is a critical one.
It is a decision to select a Party for Government which is
capable of successfully meeting the challenges faced by Australia

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FOR MEDIA
ROYAL COMNI'ISSION INTO THEI ACTIVITIES OF T1-1E FEDERATED
SHIP PAINTERS AND DOCKERS UNION
joint Statement by the Prime Minister and the Victorian Premier
The Royal Commission into the Activities of the Fecderated Ship
Painters and Dockers Union, established by the Commonwealth and
Victorian Governments, will begin its inquiry on 1 October, 1980.
iMr. Francis Xavier Costigan, will head the Royal
Commission. Mr. Costigan is a former Chairman of the Victorian

PROME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA FRIDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 1980
ADDRESS AT THE OPENING OF THE WARRNAMiBOOL JOB CENTRE
Thank you for the invitation to be with you today. My pleasure
in being here is two-fold. In the first place, it is always
good to be in Wannon and Wqarrnambool. Secondly, I am delighted
that the reason for my being here is to open this job centre,
for it represents further evidence of the important work being
done by the Commionwealth Employment Service.
This Centre is one of a new breed of offices equipped to meet

11 September 1980

The Foreign Minister and I have just returned from visits to the United States and to India. I want to say something about these visits and also to relate them to the pattern of Australia's foreign policy as it has developed over the last five years.

 I believe that in the perspective of history it will be seen that these years constitute a key period in the evolution of our foreign policy an innovative and constructive period during which Australia established a distinctive role for herself in international affairs.

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA MONDAY 8 SEPitMBER
STATEMENT BY ACTING PRIME MINISTER
VISIT BY PRINCESS ALEXANDRA
Princess Alexandra and her husband Mr. Angus Ogilvy will make
' meet the people' visits to regional centres as well as State
Capitals in Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia
during their forthcoming visit to Australia. They will also
visit Canberra and Alice Springs.
The visit will begin in Canberra on Sunday 28 September, after
a transit in Brisbane, and end in Perth on Wednesday 15 October.

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FOR MEDIA 4 SEPTEMBER
PRIME MINISTER'S RESPONSE TO WELCOMING
ADDRESSES BY PRESIDENT REDDY AND
PRIME MINISTER GANDHI AT CHOGRM
Your Excellency, President Reddy, Heads of State, Heads of
Government, Secretary General, distinguished guests, ladies
and gentlemen. It gives me the greatest pleasure to respond to the
gracious words of welcome addressed to us by His Excellency
President Reddy and Prime Minister Gandhi.
This second regional meeting of Commonwealth leads of
Government is, very appropriately, being hosted by the country

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PRIME MINISTER k-
FOR MEDIA 1 SEPTEMBER, 1980 ( WASHINGTON T'
2 SEPTEMBER, 1980 ( AUSTRALIAN TIME)
SPEECH TO B'NAI B'RITH INTERNATIONAL
On occasions like this it is customary to begin by saying that one
has been greatly moved by the award in question. In my case I can
say that with absolute, literal truth, for I have been moved some
10,000 miles to be here tonight to receive this medal.
I assure you that the length of the journey is commensurate with
the importance I attach to the occasion not only because' I feel

EIMBARGO: 5: 00 pm
FOR MEDIA SUNDAY, 31 AUGUST, 1980
ELECTORATE TALK
In the coming week I will be attending a Commonwealth Meeting
in New Delhi, which will bring together Heads of Government
of 16 countries from the Asian and Pacific regions. The meeting
is the second Commonwealth Heads of Government Regional Meeting,
the first was held in Sydney in 1978.
The Commonwealth of Nations differs from all other international
associations in that its members share not a common ideology or

PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA THURSDAY, 28 AUGUST, 1980
BURDEKIN DAM PROJECT
The Prime Minister today announced the Commonwealth Government's
decision on funding the Burdekin Dam.
Mr. Fraser recalled his announcement on 26 June 1980 which
stated that the Commonwealth Government was prepared, in
principle, to assist the Queensland Government in the
Burdekin Project. At that time, the Prime Minister had
foreshadowed discussions between Commonwealth and Queensland
officials to report on options for financing the project.