PRESS* OFFICE TRANSCRIPT FRIDAYI 29 JUJNE 1979
DOORSTOP INTERVIEW WITH PRIME MINISTER
Question Mr. Fraser, the States' reaction to the Loan Council and.
the Premiers Conference so far has been quite angry. How
do you react in turn?
Prime Mi'n-Is er
I think the States' attitude is,. in a sense, predictable.
One of the things that hasn't come through I think so far is
the massive increas * e in general revenue grants of $ 644 million
between 13% and 14%. Now, that's an increase that's committed

P'RESS OFFICE TRANSCRIPT THURSDAY, 28 JUNE 1979
PRIME MINISTER AND MR. VINER INTERVIEWED: FOLLOWING PREMIER'S
CONFERENCE MEETING
Prime Minister
We haven't got onto financial matters yet, but we have had a
very good discussion this morning on a range of subjects of
great importance to the Commonwealth and to the States. We spent
a good time discussing the energy statement and the policy documnent
that was issued yesterday. The States and the Commonwealth will
be co-operating very fully on a very wide range of energy mntatters

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FOR MEDIA 28 JUNE 1979
ADVISORY COUNCIL FOR-INTER-GOVERNMNNT RELATIONS
The Premier of Queens'land today informed the Premiers'
Ccnference that his Government had agreed to join the
Advisory Counci-for Inter-Government Relations.
The Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, and the other Premiers welcomed
Queensland's decision to become a member. " The Council has
been incomplete without Queensland membership", Mr Fraser said.
The Advisory Council for Inter-Government Relations is an

PRESS OFFICE TRANSCRIPT WEDNESDAY, 27 JUNE 1979
PRESS CONFERENCE: ON ENERGY POLICY ( TELEVISION SYDNEY)
4 TREASURY PLACE, MELBOURNE
Prime Minister-
The Government has been amongst the first to move to import
parity pricing for oil as a major component of its energy
policy. Tihe statement that I auy malking today with thie iitc
Kevin Newman, is now filling out that policy in a very forth* riJg* t
manner indeed because quite plainly we need measures that will
promote conservation. We need measures that will promote

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 27 JUNE 1979
ENERGY POLICY
Most Australians share the world-wide concern about the energy
situation, oil shortages and escalating oil prices. Some of
the impact of this has already been felt in this country. Oil
prices have risen, and shortages have developed in petroleum
products, notably aviation gasoline and fuel oil. The effect
of the strike that recently shut down the Kurnell Refinery in
New South Wales have pointedly brought home Australia's
increased vulnerability to disruptions to domestic supplies.

EMBARGO: AGAINST DELIVERY
CHECK AGINST DELIVERY
FOR MEDIA 27 JUNE 197.9"
OPENING OF YAVNEH A. S. LEIBLER
SECONDARY COLLEGE, MELBOURNE
Thank you for giving me the opportunity of sharing with
you today the opening and dedication of your new colleage.
It's interesting that today also marks the birthday of a
great Australian who was also a member of the-Australian
Jcwish co-mmunity. I'm speaking of course, of the : Late
General Sir John Monash, a person whose achievements are
legendary and none more so than his academic successes.

PRIME MINISTER TUESDAY 26 JUNE 1979 37
From the Press Office
SUMMARY OF ABC'S
A special conference has been called by Mr. Justice Staples
in the Arbitration court in Melbourne tomorrow to try and
sort out the Telecom dispute. The Australian Telecommunications
Employees Union has lodged a claim for a 20 percent across
the board payrise for its members employed by Telecom. To
support the claim the union has imposed a series of work bans
which are already seriously affecting telephone and telex

FOR MEDIA 24 JUNE 1979
ELECTORATE TALK
This past week has been a lesson for the Australian nation.
We hnave seen the country brought to the brink of
inadustrial chaos. We have seen the whole continent
fazing virtual paralysis.
Fcor a great nation to be faced with such a situation has
shzcked Australians who might well have asked: " Why should
we * rv to tear ourselves apart in this way?"
But just at a time when the situation seemed at its most
hz-eles the determined efforts of men of goodwill
brought results.

PRESS OFFICE TRANSCRIPT WEDNESDAY 20 JUNE 1979 0
PRIME MINISTER INTERVIEWED ON ABC'S " NATIONWIDE" BY
RICHARD CARLETON
Carleton
Here in Canberra what happened was that at 11: 15 this morning
Mr. Fraser, Mr. Anthony, Mr. Viner, Mr. Macphee and Mr. Ellicott
were joined by Mr. Peter Nolan, the Secretary of the ACTU,
Mr. Petersen, of the Manufacturing Group in the ACTU, Mr. Scott
of the Metal Group, Mr. Bob Gregory of the United Trades and
Labour Council of South Australia and Mr. Ray Geitzelt of the

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FOR MEDIA 20 JUNE 1979
INVITATION FOR JAPANESE PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION
TO VISIT AUSTRALIA
The Prime Minister, Mr. Fraser, announced today his intention
to issue an invitation to the Japanese Prime Minister,
Mr. YMasayoshi Ohira, for members of the Japanese Diet -to
visi t Australia each year.
The i" nvitation is designed to reciprocate a similar scheme
hosted by the Japanese Government in which members of the
Austr-alian Government Parties and Opposition, in separate
delegations, have visited Japan each year.