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FOR MEDIA THURSDAY, 31 JULY, 1980
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY
INTO TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IN AUSTRALIA
Following widespread public debate about the merits of
technological change, and concern at possible adverse
consequences, the Government announced on 1 December, 1978
that it was establishing a Committee of Inquiry into
Technological Change in Australia.
The Committee has now completed its work and I am pleased
to be able to release its Report today for public discussion
and comment.

ALU5 Ill . IA L 2 9 JUL V!
FOR M= DA ' SUNDAY, 27 JULY, 1980
ADDRESS' TO VICTORIAN STATE. COUNCIL
I mst say, that itl is good to be back at Maivern Town -all
from where we launched our last great election victory.
A meeting of this kind, in any year, is an important occasion.
But in this election year, it provides a significant opp. Dortunity
to share, with genuine pride, in the optimism that now
exists about Australia's future.
Major indicators reflect more than favourably on our
chances in the year ahead. And these chances, emerging for

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Tonight I would like to mnentionI some of the important initiatives
the Government has taken recently in Immigration and Ethnic Affairs.
On the one hand, there is a need to maintain a strong and viable
Immigration programme which meet Australia's needs for skilled
manpower and satisfies the desires of existing residents to be
re-united with members of their families.
But we also need to ensure that this inflow of migrants . is
controlled in fairness, both to those seeking entry to Australia

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA FRIDAY, 25 JULY, 1980
LAUNCHING OF THE SYDNEY LEGACY TORCH APPEAL
Thank you for inviting me here today to open your Torch
Appeal launching the Sydney Legacy Appeal for 1980. I had
the privilege of launching your 1976 appeal.
The intervening ye ars have seen a continued commitment,
here and throughout Australia, to the spirit of service
which is central to the Legacy charter.
We can never fully repay the debt we owe, as a nation, to

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or a little more than that, from about 1969. But now we. have
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areas as can economically carry the capital costs invol. ved. An
CONSTRUCTION OF NATURAL GASq PIPELINE FOR CANVtE, RRA
example of the challenge over recent years, in my own State
thery arneg wayseom ething likwe ast t hmomieis otnh at are serviced by1910.
natural gas. Oil heated conversions thfuel over the l asdt ecade

PRESS OFFICE TRANSCRIPTWEDNESDAY, 23 JULY,. 1930
PRIME MINISTER INTERVIEWED. BY JOHN LAWS, RADIO STATION 2UE
TELEPHONE INTERVIEW.
( QUESTIONS NOT AUDIBLE)
Question Prime Minister
Good morning to you. I'm fine thank you.
Question Prime Minister
Oh, there's always something to do.
Question Prime Minister
Yes we did.
Prime Minister
We've modified it. We have not done it for a simple reason:
we believed in the wage bargaining process, that it was
relevant and that it was important to be able to demonstrate

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA TUESDAY, 22 Jq i
ADDRESS TO THE FIRST STATE CONFERENCE i, j] cu-A t '! l
SOF THE Li:. A V I
UNITED FARMiERS AND STOCKOWNERS' ASSOCIATION
OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
I welcome the opportunity to be with you for this your
inaugural conference as the United Farmers and Stockowners'
of South Australia.
The formation of this organisation is recognition of the fact
that, although rural producers are involved with different
commodities they have over-riding common interests; and these

FOR '. EDIA TUESDAY, 22 JULY, 1980
THE LAUNCHING OF DR. JOHN HICKMAN' S BOOK,
" ONE STEP AT A TIME" ADELAIDE_____
One of the most pleasing results of a cask such as this is the
insight it provides into the life of one man, like Dr. Hickman,
proceeding through life's experiences, one step at a time.
Here is an entertaining and informative story of the day-to-day
problems caused by physical disability.
Because of books like this, we are made to stop and think about
what it means to be a disabled person in the modern world.

PRIME MINIST
FOR MEDIA ER MONDAY JULY
MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR SIR SERETSE KHAMA,
PRESIDENT OF BOTSWANA
The Minister for Health, Mr Michael MacKellar, will represent
Australia at the memorial service for the late President of
Botswana, Sir Seretse Khama, in the capital, Gaborone, on
24 July.
Mr MacKellar will leave Australia on 22 July. He will be
accompanied to Gaborone by the Australian High Commissioner
to Botswana, Mr K. R. Douglas-Scott.
After attending the memorial service, Mr MacKellar will visit

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PRIME MINISTER A~. r
FOR MEDIA SU11DAY, 20 JULY ' 1; 9W0
ELECTORATE TALK
Federal Cabinet has been meeting in Canberra over the past
week making decisions that will lead to the framing of this
year's Budget.
There is still much to be done, but-the Budget that the
Treasurer will deliver in four weeks' time will consolidate
and strengthen the progress that we have made over the
past five years.
That progress has resulted from consistent policies that
have cast aside soft options and the so-called " easy solutions"