PRIME MINISTER TUESDAY, 26 FEBRUARY, 1980
From the Press Office SUMMARY OF ABC'S 7: 45 am NEWS
A Chinese Vice-Premier is to visit Australia soon. The
Vice-Premier is ranked third most important man in China today.
Vice Premier -Li Xiannian is the most active member of
the present leadership of China to have survived in senior
positions thrcughout the Cultural Revolution period. The
visit., was confirmed yesterday when the Vice-Premier had a
farewell meeting with the Australian Ambassador to China.

FOR MEDIA MONDAY, 25 FEBRUARY 1980
CYCLONE SIMON
The Prime Minister today sent a message to the Acting Premier
of Queensland expressing concern over the widespread wind and
rainstorms that are lashing the Queensland coast causing damage
to property and danger to life as a result of Cyclone Simon's
passage southwards.
Mr Fraser said that while he had not received a full report on
the extent of the damage caused by Cyclone Simon, the Commonwealth
stands ready to provide Queensland with whatever aid proves

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PRESS OFFICE TRANSCRIPT SUNDAY, 24 FEBRUARY, 1980
INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD COLVILLE FOR." SUNDAY REPORT"
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Prime minister, the Olympic boycott, the whole Russ * m
Afghanistan situation, yourself, the American Pres en
obviously very concerned about it. Why is it so ta~~ h. J~.
Can you draw an analogy.
Prime minister LRA 14Y
I think so, yes. I suppose now that it is only t~~ pie
in our community who can remember events in the 19 s. eed,
I was only a child myself. But I was conscious throug. hat

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA SUNDAY, 24 FEBRUARY, 1980
ELECTORATE TALK
Last week in Federal Parliament, by an overwhelming vote,
the House of Representatives condemned the invasion of
Afghanistan by the Soviet Union as a gross violation of the
United Nations charter; as an act of aggression and tyranny,
creating potentially the greatest threat to international peace
-and security since 1945.
It noted that a significant majority of world opinion,

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PRIME MINISTER SATURDAY, 22 FEBRUARY, 1980
ADDRESS AT OPENING OF HELLENIC CLUB, CANBERRA
It really is a wonderful occasion, being asked to open this
Club which has had so much effort put into it and which has
been so evidently a very great success. To have a membership
of 4,000, and a rising one, is really a tribute to those~ who
conceived the Club in the first place and who conceived it not just
as a place where Australian Greeks may come and enjoy themselves
and make their friends, but as a place where all Australians

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA -20 FEBRUARY, 1980
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN FIRES
The Prime Minister today expressed concern at the
injuries-to people and damage to property suffered as
a result of the current fires in the Mt. Lofty and
Cape Jervis regions of South Australia. In particular
Mr. Fraser expressed sympathy to the three firemen
who are now hospitalised.
In expressing this concern to the Premier of
South Australia, Mr. Fraser offered the State assistance
under the Natural Disasters Assistance arrangements if

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FOR PRESS FRIDAY, 15 FEBRUARY, 1980
JOINT PRESS STATEMENT
The Prime Minister, the Minister for Home Affairs, and the
members of the National Executive of the Australian Olympic
Federation, met today to discuss the question of Australia's
participation in the Olympic Gamnes, and to create an
opportunity for an exchange of views in relation to the
Prime Minister's statement that the Government will remain
strongly opposed to the participation of an Australian team
in the Olympic Games in Moscow.

PRIME From the Press Office SUMMARY OF 12.30 NEWS
A series of bombs in Rhodesia's-capital, Salisbury, has killed at least
2 people and damaged a church and a luxury hotel.
In the elections so far the Rhodesian Front.-Party, led by Mr Smith,
appears headed for a clean sweep for the 20 seats reserved for white
voters. The rest of the 100 seats in the new Parliament will be contested
by black candidates at the end of this month.
The Australian Broadcasting Tribunal is to be given power to conduct a

PRESS OFFICE TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW WITH VINCE SMITH 2UE
FRIDAY 15 FEBRUARY 1980
Question Prime Minister
Yes. I think it was a constructive and a useful discussion.
We have put out a joint press statement as a result. The people
I was talking with of course, are not empowered to make any
decisions-. I did not expect that they could. But I did want
to be able to speak with Mr. Grange and as many of his people as
he wanted to bring along, as soon as possible, so that I could
explain in detail the background to the Government's view and the

PRIME MINISTER FEBJRUARY 1980
From the Press Office SUMMARY OF NEWSVOICE' X01
The latest jobless figures out today put Australia mployed
last month at 382,000, about 6.8% of the full-time workforce. The
Bureau of Statistics says a jump of 27,000 on the December figures
was caused mainly by school leavers. There was a slight improvement
against the January figures last year. According to Mr Viner, the
Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs, Australia is starting 1980
on a much better basis than last year. In Perth, Chris Hunt asked