PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 29 JUNE 1990
JOINT STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE MINISTER
FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES AND HEALTH, MR HOWE
The Federal Government has today presented National and
State Awards recognising contributions made by employers
to employing people with disabilities.
The Prime Minister's Employer of the Year Awards were
established by the Federal Government to recognise
employers who have provided outstanding employment and
training opportunities for people with disabilities.

PRIME MINISTER
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PRIME MINISTER'S OPENING REMARKS
1990 PREMIERS CONFERENCE
CANBERRA 28 JUNE 1990
Premiers and Chief Ministers, I extend a warm welcome to you
all. There are certainly a number of new faces around the
table since we last met: Wayne Goss, Michael Field, Trevor
Kaine and, of course, Australia's first woman premier, Carmen
Lawrence. The older hands are welcome back too; I am pleased
to see John Bannon, John Cain, Nick Greiner and Marshall
Perron joining us once again.

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TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW WITH PAUL LYNEHAN, 7.30 REPORT,
27 JUNE 1990
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LYNEHAM intro
PM: As a nation it's becoming increasingly clear that we
do have to examine, in much more detail and with much
more commitment, the nature of the Federal-State
relationship. Not with a view to the Commonwealth
scoring off the States or vice versa, but to try and
address the issue of how we best deliver services to
people and to look at how best we co-operate to create a
competitive, efficient economy.

A,-6 TRANSCRIPT OF JOINT NEWS CONFERENCE WITH HON GERRY HAND,
MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATI7ON, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ETHNIC
AFFAIRS, PARLIAMENT HOUSE 27 JUNE 1990
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PM: Ladies and gentlemen, I'll ask Gerry to speak to the three press releases first, and
I'll have something to say about the ERG decision, then we'll be open to questions on
the immigration matters. And then after that I'll be available for any questions you
have on any other matters.
HAND: First of all let me say that there were discussions around three topics

PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 27 JUNE 19g0
JOINT STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE MINISTER FOR
IMMIGRATION, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ETHNIC AFFAIRS, MR HAND
PRC nationals in Australia on 20 June 1989 will be able to
stay in Australia for four years under a s pecial category of
temporary residence permit. No PRC national in Australia on
June 1989 will be required during the four years or
subsequently to return to China against their will unless
they have seriously breached Australian laws.
Whether PRC nationals in this special category who wish to

JAUJUSTRALIA
PRIME MINISTER
PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT OF SPEECH. OPENING OF BOB CATLEY'S
ELECTORATE OFFICE, SEFTON PARK, ADELAIDE. 23 JUNE 1990
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Now ladies and gentlemen, it would be aooropriate, as I'm
opening the office of a local Member just to say something
about a couole of things that happened yesterday. A few
discussions I had with my friend Bishop Peter
Hollingworth. Let me say, I use the word friend advisedly
because I'm amazed that I'm told by my Press Officer that
one of the. the television stations last night and they're

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PRIME MINISTER
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FOR MEDIA 23 JUNE 1990
New Zealand Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Geoffrey Palmer will
visit Australia from 28 June to 3 July 1990 as a guest of
the Australian Government.
This will be Mr Palmer's first visit to Australia as Prime
Minister and it reciprocates my visit to New Zealand in
February this year to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of
the Treaty of Waitangi.
Mr Palmer's visit coincides with the achievement on 1 July
of full free trade in goods between Australia and
New Zealand under CER.

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SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
LUNCHEON IN HONOUR OF MEXICAN PRESIDENT SALINAS
CANBERRA 22 JUNE 1990
It is my great pleasure to welcome you to Canberra today,
Mr President, on this the first visit to Australia by a
President of Mexico.
That fact alone makes this a most significant occasion for
us. We hope that you will take home with you a warm and
positive impression of Australia from your first hand
experience here, and that your visit will open a new chapter

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TRANSCRIPT OF SPEECH DURING RECEIPT OF POSTCARDS
FROM CHILDREN INVOLVED IN THE BROTHERHOOD OF ST
LAURENCE'S NATIONAL PROMISE THE CHILDREN ACTION ON CHILD
POVERTY CAMPAIGN, MURAL HALL, PARLIAMENT HOUSE, 22 JUNE
1990
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PM: Let me conclude on a more general point about the
motivation of politicians and the rationale of social
justice programs such as we're discussing today and I
want to be very direct in some of the things I'm about to
say. It's very easy, very easy indeed to adopt a

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SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
ACCEPTANCE OF BROTHERHOOD OF ST LAURENCE
CHILD POVERTY POSTCARDS
PARLIAMENT HOUSE 22 JUNE 1990
Archbishop Hollingworth
Dr Hewson and other Parliamentary colleagues
Ladies and gentlemen
and, in particular, children of Canberra
representing the children of Australia
Thank you for these postcards and thank you more importantly
for the concern and the commitment that they represent:
your cn~ en about the plight of Australian families and