PRIME MINISTER WEDNESDAY, 7 NOVEMBER 1979
From the Press Office
SUMI'IARY OF ABC'S 12: 30 pm NEWS
Unconfirmed reports say that the flow of oil from Iran has
been shut down. A State Department official in Washington told
Peter Barnett it appeared that only American tankers were
affected by the shut down, the flow had been stopped to all
vessels. There has been no official explanation from Iran or
any indication how long the stoppage would last. Oil industry
sources in New York reported that the crisis had been caused by

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 28 OCTOBER 1979
ELECTORATE TALK
DELIVERED BY THE TREASURER, THE HON. J. HOWARD, MP
This Government's commitment to tax reform remains absolute.
We have demonstrated that we are a government of lower taxes.
our radical restructuring of the tax scales the lowering
of those scales, our tax incentives to industry, the removal
of estate and gift duties, the removal of tax inequities,
and our f ight against tax avoidance unmatched by any other
government since Federation stand as irrefutable evidence

AJUSTRL IA L
PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 227A TURDA,
ADDRESS TO SOUTH AUSTRALIAN STATE COUNCIL
DELIVERED BY HON. A. A. STREET.
MINISTER FOR INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS*
I welcome this opportunity to visit South Australia yet again
in the wake of the stunning victory by the Tornkin Government
on September 15. I am even more delighte~ d because I have the
opportunity today to speak to those peCople who were the
architects of this success.
The victory of David Tonkin and his team was not only a
confirmation of the need to put economic growth first in

PRIME AUSTRALIA L
FOR MEDIA TUESDAY, 23 OCTOBER 1979
ADDRESS TO PARLIAMENTARY LUNCHEON
FOR KING AND QUEEN OF TONGA
It is the first time, Your Majesties, that you have been here
as King and Queen, and we welcome you very greatly for that.
But also we understand that you spent some of your youth hereyour
years in college, and at Sydney-University. We hope you
will be able to, in re-visiting Australia, meet some of your
earlier friends and at the same time renew your acquaintance
and knowledge of this country.

PRESS OFFICE TRANSCRIPTSUDY 21OTBR97
RICHARD COLVILLE: " SUNDAY REPORT"
CANBERRA Question Prime Minister, there has been a great deal of discussion
over the past week or so about your proposed amendments to
the Arbitration Act. Exactly what was your Government trying
to achieve, Why did you regard this as so important?
Prime Minister-
There are three things that Tony Street proposed and which we
accepted, because I think they make a great deal of commonsense.
There have been problems before in getting particular cases

FOR MEDIA I21 OCTOBER 1979
ELECTORATE TALK
The Great Barrier Reef is a unique and irreplaceable part
of Australia's heritage. It is, in fact, one of the great
natural wonders of the world.
00C I am pleased to be able to announce tonight that the
Governor-General has approved the proclamation of the
Capricornia section of the reef as the first stage of the
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
The Capricornia section was chosen for the initial stage of
the marine park because its reefs, shoals and waters form a

PRESS OFFICE TRANSCRIPT FRIDAY, 19 OCTOBER 1979
PRIME MINISTER INTERVIEWED BY MEDIA, OUTSIDE LIBERAL PARTY
SECRETARIAT CANBERRA Prime Minister
A large part of the discussion during the course of the day
centred on the sorts of things that are going to happen during
the 1980s. I think everyone present recognised that the
Federal Coalition is critical to the sound and sensible
and good government of Australia over the next decade. We
are starting to see a very substantial investment in
development in this country now: the $ 4 billion of investment

PRIME MINISTER FRIDAY,-19 OCTOBER ' 1979
From the Press office
SUMMARY OF ABC'S
The Australia Council has announced a major inquiry into
opera in Australia. It follows a series of upheavals in
the Australian Opera with its latest General Manager,
Mr. Peter Hemnmings, leaving the country last night having
served only two years of a three year engagement.
There is still confusion over reports earlier today that
the Soviet President, Mr. Breshnev is critically ill or even
dead. Breshnev has dominated Soviet politics. Krushov's

PRIME MINISTER 19 OCTOBER 1979
from the Press Office Summary of
Rumours are rife in London and Washington claiming that the
Soviet leader is dead. There is no confirmation from Moscow
that Mr Brezhnev is either ill or dead, although many diplomats.
believe he has been either very over-tired or that his chronic
ill-health has suddenly worsened.
The Carter administration moved swiftly today following a Judge's
ruling that would block the United States from ending the mutual
defence treaty with Taiwan.

PRIME MINISTER-THURSDAY, 18 OCTOBER 1979
From the Press Office
SUMMARY OF ABC'S 12: 30 pm NEWS
Full transcript of item:
The Federal Government is not changing its position over
amendments to industrial law. The Federal Minister for
Industrial Relations, Mr. Tony Street, has issued a statement
about his talks on the matter last night with the President
of the Arbitration Commission, Sir John Moore. Mr. Street's
statement said the Federal Government would make no changes
to the Conciliation and Arbitration Amendment Bill. Mr. Street