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Hawke, Robert

Transcript 7056

PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA B DECEMBER 1986
The Government will tomorrow be recommending to the
Governor-General in Council the appointment of the new Chief
Justice of the High Court to succeed Sir Harry Gibbs and two
other appointments as Justices of the High Court.
The new Chief Justice is to be Sir Anthony Mason, at present
a Justice of the High Court. The other appointees are Mr
Justice John Toohey of the Federal Court of Australia,
Perth, and Ms Mary Gaudron QC, Solicitor-General for New
South Wales, who will be the first woman appointed to the

Transcript 7055

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PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW WITH DALE SINCLAIR, ELECTORATE OF MAKIN, 4
DECEMBER 1986..
E 0 E PROOF ONLY
JOURNALIST: Mr Duff y has been saying that he believed media
ownership. How does that fit with Mr Murdoch taking over so much of
the popular press?
M: The legislation that we will be bringing in will do more than has
ver been done in this country to ensure that there is diversification
within areas. What is important is that there be no monopoly of the

Transcript 7054

TRANSCRIPT OF COMM'ENTS, ELECTORATE OF MAKIN, 4 DECEMBER 1986
E 0 E PROOF ONLY
JOURNALIST: What do you think about the takeover by Mr Murdoch of the
Herald and Weekly Times?
rl, Very interesting.
JOURNALIST: Why?
PM: I would think by any criterion you would apply, it is an
interesting one. It is going to mean some very significant changes.
Mr Murdoch was courteous enough to come and see me immediately after he
had lodged his offer. And he did me the courtesy of informing me of
the lodging of the offer and indicated, of course, that he would abide

Transcript 7053

EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY CHECK AGATINST DELIVERY
FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIAN RADIO BROADCASTERS/ SYDNEY TIME CLUB
SYDNEY 3 DECEMBER 1986
Mrs Cameron, Members of FARB, members of the Time Club,
ladies and gentlemen.
Anybody who has ever produced a talk-back radio show will
know that politicians are no strangers to radio. I suppose
I am no exception to that. Indeed I always enjoy
participating in talk-back because it's an excellent way of
keeping in touch with the Australian public, of letting them

Transcript 7052

CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
ALP DINNER SYDNEY
3 DECEMBER 1986
MR PRESIDENT, THE PREMIERS OF NEW SOUTH WALES AND WESTERN AUSTRALIA,
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
THIS IS THE LAST OF THIS YEAR'S ROUND OF DINNERS UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
THE NEW SOUTH WALES LABOR PARTY. SOMETIMES, IT SEEMS ALMOST AS IF WE
HAVE BEEN EATING OUR WAY THROUGH THE CALENDAR TOGETHER.
BUT BEFORE YOU GET TOO RELAXED ABOUT THIS BEING THE FINALE, I HAVE TO WARN

Transcript 7051

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PM-SCHILVBERGER 3/ 12/ 86
PM I apologise to you and your listeners but I had a very important call before I was
due to leave and then the-traffic was much worse than we thought I'm sorry to
you and I'm sorry to your listeners.
S Can you tell Us about your important call?
PMNo.
S How obout S P. You weren't talking to them by any chance?
PM No I wasn't talking to them but I must say, as is so often the case, I hod a bit of
a giggle about Michelle Grattan saying it's a blow to the Govt. Scxne blow.
S Well, isn't It?

Transcript 7050

EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY
OPENING OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
MELBOURNE 2 DECEMBER 1986
John Gough, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen,
Before dinner I had the pleasure of inspecting the building
which will house the Graduate School of Management. I saw
the stunning Arthur Boyd which graces the foyer and I was
shown the impressive teaching and residential facilities
which will, I am sure, make this School a comfortable and
stimulating environment for all who use it.

Transcript 7049

A L AT
PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 2 December 1986
The Government has now determined the top structure of the new
office of Multicultural Affairs.
The position of Head of the office, and the two senior supporting
positions, are being advertised this week, and it is hoped
appointments will be made by early in the new year.
As I said in my statement on 18 November, the office will be
) basically an advisory and research body.
it will have a number of roles perhaps the primary one of which
will be to develop and maintain close liaison with ethnic

Transcript 7048

4 S R A L I( A
PRIME MINISTER
E 0 E PROOF ONLY
INTERVIEW WITH MURRAY NICOLL, RADIO 3AW 2 DECEMBER 1986
N. I notice tlhe Herald says you're here electioneering, sharing your smile
with tax-payers, is that what you're doing in Melbourne?
H. Oh, well you always Lake with 75 grains of salt what the Herald says.
No. I guess a PM in that sense is always on the election trail, you're
always trying to tell the story of what your Govt. is doing; expose
) he inadequacies of your oponents. But it's not electioneering in the

Transcript 7047

PRIME MINISTER
EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY
DEPARTURE OF POPE JOHN PAUL 11
PERTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 1 DECEMBER 1986
Your Holiness,
It is with some regret that I undertake the task of
farewelling you from our country. For it has been a great
honour to have you as our guest over the last week; more
than that, it has been a great pleasure.
You have visited every Australian State and mainland
Territory. You have made contact with hundreds of thousands
of Australians in all walks of life the young, the old,