Recorded on 12 September for screening on 16 September 1969
Q. Prime Minister, you appeared to become quite irritated during a recent airport impromptu news conference when once again the subject of Australia's attitude to Russia's presence in South East Asian waters was raised. Do you feel that speculation on this topic has more or less got out of hand?
0 NEWS ITERVIEW WITH CHANNEL 9, MELBOURPNE,
9 4ENBY THE PRIME MINISTER, MR. JOHN GORTON 14 September 1969
Q. What is your reaction, Mr. Prime Minister, to the
demonstration outside?
PM. Well, I think it was a perfectly peaceful and orderly
gathering. There was no attempt to use any force, nothing of that kind.
I think it would have been more interesting if their voices and their
singing had been a little bit better, but that is the only criticism I
would care to make:
Q. Mr. Prime Minister, in our " Today" programme on
K( INGSTON ELECTORATE LIBERAL PARTY DINNER
Glengowrie, S. A. J, 2 September 1969
Speech by the Prime Minister, Mr, -Lphn Gorton*
Mr. Chairman and Miss Kay Brownbill or after what you said about how
one-eyed everybody is should I call you " Madam Cyclops" you did say
durinig the course of your introduction that I was going to be stuck with the
people of South Australia and I was going to be stuck with you do you
remember? Kay, there is nothing I would want more than that we would
be stuck with you in the House of Representatives for years and years to
FOR PRESS: P. M. No. 71/ 1969
AWARD CF VICTORIA CROSS FOR GALLANTRY IN VIETNAM
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton
Her Majesty The Queen has awarded the Victoria Cross to
a member of the Australian Army Training Team in Vietnam, Warrant
Officer Class 2 Keith Payne of Stafford Heights, Brisbane.
Warrant Officer Payne showed outstanding devotion to duty
and leadership under the most hazardous conditions during an operation
with a battalion of a Special Forces Unit near the Cambodian/ Laotian/
" FOUR CORNERS"
INTERVIEW GIVEN BY THE PRIME MINISTER,
MR. JOHN GORTON, FOR ABC TELEVISION NETWORK
Recorded on 28 August for viewing on 30 August 1969
Interviewer: Michael Willesee
The Prime Minister used Question Time in the House
this week to take a verbal big stick to Mr. Whitlam's health proposals
and by the opinion of most who were there at the time, Mr. Gorton
gave Mr. Whitlam a beating. Mr. Gorton's performance probably
wasn't much of a vote-winner because Parliamentary clashes are
MELBOURNE PORTS ELECTORATE I SEP 19,
LIBERAL PARTY DINNER HELD AT
ST. KILDA TOWN HALL, VIC. _ L
AUGUST 1969
Speech by the Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton
I would like to assure you, Sir, and everybody here that
this particular function is one that appeals to me very much indeed,
because I am here primarily not entirely but primarily to do what I
can to get you to do what you can to help Kevin Randall win the seat of
Melbourne Ports. And this is an entirely possible thing, based on the
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRAL~ rr
SPEECH ss 16
BY I( A
The Rt Hon. J. G. GORTON, 7M
ON
APPROPRIATION BIL ( No. 1) 1969-70
Second Reading
( BUDGET DEBATE)
[ From the ' Parliamentary Debates', 21 August 1969]
Mr G. ORTON ( Higgins-Prime Minister)
[ 8.301--Mr Deputy Speaker, at the beginning
I wish to endorse the remark made by
the Treasurer ( Mr McMahon) that the Budget
which he introduced to the House last
week is one of -the best budgets to come
before us in the last 20 years. And that is
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AWARD OF VICTORIA CROSS FOR GALLANTRY
IN VIETNAM
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton
Her Majesty The Queen has awarded the Victoria Cross to
a member of the Australian Army Training Team in Vietnam, Warrant
Officer Class 2 Rayene Stewart Simpson, D. C. M.
Warrant Officer Simpson displayed outstanding heroism on
two separate occasions during an operation with a mobile strike force in
Kontum Province in May this year.
A veteran of the Second World War, Korea, and the
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RiLTLREML. T OF MR ALLEA FAiRAL
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr John Gorton
I deeply regret that Allen Fairhall has decided to
retire. We have worked together since 1949 and he will be a great
loss to the Parliament and to the Cabinet. But he told me some time
ago that he felt he should, in the interests of his health, not stand for
Parliament again. He has given outstanding service to Australia
during twenty years in the Parliament, and has made a particularly
DEPA
FOR PRESS: 4 W~ P. M. No. 68/ 1969
TWO DEPUTY HIGH COMMISSIONERS FOR LONDON
Statement by the Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton
The Prime Minister, Mr. John Gorton, today announced
the appointment of two Deputy High Commissioners for Australia in
Britain. Mr. R. W. Boswell, 0. B. E. Secretary to the
Department of National Development, is to succeed Mr. J. L. Knott,
C. B. who was appointed Director-General, Posts and Telegraphs,
in December last year.
Mr. W. B. Pritchett, at present Assistant Secretary,