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~ MEDIA FRIDAY, 9 MAY, 198,"~
VISIT TO HOBART BY ANTARCTIC CONVENTION DELEGAT~ z~
Delegates to the International Conference on the
Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources,
currently meeting in Canberra, will travel to Hobart
this weekend by RAAF ( VIP) aircraft. The delegation
will travel with Mr. Newman, the Minister Assisting the
Prime Minister in Federal Affairs, who will lead their
visit to Hobart.
The visit has been arranged as a result of the strong

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PRIME MINISTER I np R A
FOR MEDIA WEDNESDAY', 7 MAY, 1 a' LD'
ADDRESS TO PACIFIC BASIN ECONOMIC COUNCIL
It was weith great pleasure that I accepted your invitation to
address this annual meeting of the Pacific Basin Economic
Council, the theme of which is to be " The Pacific * Basin in
the 80s". It is a most timely theme.
As you will be well aware, the pastyear has witnessed a significant'
growth of interest among individuals-, institutions and

THE CONVENTION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF
ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES
The Commonwealth Government has decided to propose Hobart as
the site for the headquarters of an international Conservation
Commission to be established under the proposed Convention on
the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.
This proposal has been under discussion for some time with the
Premier of Tasmania and has been pursued informally during
earlier international meetings developing the Convention.
Delegates from 15 countries are meeting in Canberra from today

FOR MEDIA MONDAY,' MAY 5 1980
DEATH OF PRESIDENT TITO
The Government has learned with sadness of the death of
President Tito of Yugoslavia. On behalf of the Government of
Australia and Australians generally, I extend our deep sympathy
to the people of Yugoslavia at this time. We appreciate the
very special nature of the loss that President Tito's death
will mean to them.
President T-ito led his country tirelessly for 35 years and can
be described without exaggeration as the architect of modern

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PRIME MINISTER'S COMMENTS ON THE DEATH OF PRESIDENTT
Prime Minister
I have asked the Foreign Minister, Andrew Peacock, to
represent Australia at the funeral of President Tito.
He will have to leave tomorrow. I think the--funeral ceremonythe
arrangements are being made-for Thursday -of this week.
It is a matter that has been foreshadowed,. I suppose, in
the reports that have we have all had over recent weeks, and
-even months, because the President has been very ill for
quite some time.

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PRIME MINISTER INTERVIEWED BY PETER HARVEY, CHANNEL 9
( ON FUNDING FOR INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS)
Harvey Prime Minister, how much funding goes from Government into
. independent schools?
Prime Minister
A good deal. For independent schools the recurrent payments
vary from about 16% or 17% to 34% or 35% of the cost of
educating children in Government schools. In one sense, it is
cheap so far as the taxpayer is concerned. But the funding is
very significant for independent schools. It is not generally

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA MONDAY, 5 MAY, 1980
ADDRESS TO SECOND NATIONAL CATHOLIC
EDUCATION CONFERENCE, A. N. U.
I am pleased indeed to be invited to open this conference,
particularly-as I recall your last national gathering
of this kind in 1972, when I was then Minister for
Education and Science.
That first conference took place against what was a fairly
difficult background. For three quarters of a century freedom
in education and the rights of church schools, and those who

PRBIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA SUNDAY, MAY 4 1980
ELECTORATE TALK
The world is currently faced with a most dangerous position.
It has come about-because in December, the Soviet Union sent,
thousands of its troops into Afghanistan where-it-overturned
the government of a non-aligned and independent country.
It imposed military control, against the will of the people,
over a sovereign state.
The Soviet Union has acte, . and is continuing to act, brutally.
It has thrust the most powerful ] and armyin the world into an

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA SUNDAY, MAY 4 1980
OPENING OF THE YESHIVA PRIMARY SCHOOL
Thank you for inviting me to share with you the opening of
your new school. I am deeply honoured to be involved in what is a
most important day in the history of this school, the Yeshiva
organisation in particular, and Sydney Jewry in general.
That you have named your school, " Yeshiva" is significant.
For " Yeshiva" carries with it the ancient idea of learning and
the snread of knowledge, so important to the Jewish-community.

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PRIME MINISTER 4>
FOR MEDIA SATURDAY, MAY 3 1980
ADDRESS TO RIVERVIEW COLLEGE
This is a very special year for Riverview and it is a pleasure
for me to be able to share some small part of it with you.
I am grateful for your invitation.
The celebration of a centenary represents a milestone in any life.
For a school, it offers the chance to reflect how a philosphy
in action has stood the test of time. I know that Riverview
has passed this test with flying colours.