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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 18 November 1986
An Office of Multicultural Affairs is to be established within
my portfolio, reporting to me and to Mr Hurford who, in
addition to his present responsibilities, is to be Minister
assisting me in Multicultural Affairs.
The responsibilities of the Office will embrace both ethnic
and multicultural affairs.
It will be basically an advisory and research body, with the
administration of established programs of a specific nature
remaining where they are now.

SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
JOHN CURTIN MEMORIAL BREAKFAST
FREMANTLE 16 NOVEMBER 1986

Colleagues, Distinguished Visitors and Guests, Friends All:

There is a quite superb combination of features associated with this occasion.

We meet in this historic port-city of Fremantle the western gateway of Australia.

For generations this was the landfall for hundreds of thousands of immigrants to Australia this nation of immigrants.

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SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
OPENING OF FREMANTLE TOWN HALL
16 NOVEMBER PERTH
It's not often a Prime Minister gets the opportunity to open
a building which is 99 years old. The Fremantle Town Hall
was already a fairly venerable building when I was a boy in
these parts and I could never have guessed I would be
involved in this official ceremony in 1986. So Mr Mayor, it
was a great honour you did me when you extended your
Council's invitation to be here today to open, or to be more

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SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
PACRIM 1986
PERTH 16 NOVEMBER 1986
Premier Burke, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen.
I am delighted to be able to welcome you all here to Perth
for PacRim 1986. For those of you who have travelled from
overseas, I hope you'll enjoy your stay in Australia and I
trust that when you leave our shores you take with you fond
memories and warm friendships from your time here.
The timing of the conference will allow you to enjoy the

FOR 14EDIA 14 November 1986
The following Public Service appointments have today
been made:-
Mr A. J. Woods, AO, Secretary, Department of Resources
and Energy, has been appointed Secretary, Department
of Defence following the retirement of Sir William
Cole. Mr Woods has headed the Department of
Resources and Energy ( under its various names) since
December 1977. Prior to that he had experience in a
number of Departments, and most particularly in the
trade and industry policy fields.
Mr G. C. Evans, Deputy Secretary, Department of the

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SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
OECD SCIENCE CONFERENCE
CANBERRA 11 NOVEMBER 1986
Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen
On behalf of the Australian Government I extend a warm
welcome to all of the participants in this conference and,
in particular, to the many distinguished visitors from
overseas. Nothing could be more fitting than that the first
major OECD conference to be held in this country should be
on " Policies and Directions for Science and Research".

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LAUNCH OF BUILDING PROGRAM FOR CAMBDEN PHARMACEUTICALS
WERRIBEE 6 NOVEMBER 1986
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
OVER RECENT MONTHS A COMMON THEME IN THE SPEECHES I HAVE
BEEN INVITED TO MAKE HAS BEEN THE CHALLENGE THAT WE FACE AS
A NATION. THE THEME IS SIMPLE: AUSTRALIA MUST TAKE ON AND
BEAT THE BEST IN THE WORLD IF WE ARE TO RESTORE AND THEN
IMPROVE OUR LIVING STANDARDS.
TODAY, I AM VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO SAY, IS AN OCCASION

~ J3, AUSTRALIA.
PRIME MINISTER
NOTE FOR MEDIA 6 November 1986
The following can be attributed to a spokesman for the Prime
minister: Attached are transcripts of two interviews the Prime minister
gave in Melbourne this morning, mainly on the subject of
logging in Tasmania. Also attached is a copy of a letter the
Prime Minister has sent today, Thursday, 6 November, to the
Premier of Tasmania on the subject of the logging activities
which commenced in the Jackey's Marsh area yesterday,
Wednesday, 5 November. The letter follows the two

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PRIME MINISTER'S REMARKS AT THE DEDICATION OF
THE BEN GURION GARDEN, NATIONAL JEWISH MEMORIAL CENTRE
CANBERRA, 5 NOVEMBER 1986
MR PRESIDENT
MRS HERZOG
AMBASSADOR BEN-YAACOV
ISRAELI GUESTS
LEADERS OF THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
FRI ENDS
SINCE MY FIRST VISIT TO ISRAEL IN 1971, I HAVE NOT CEASED TO
ADMIRE THOSE QUALITIES IN ISRAELI LIFE WHICH WE ALSO CHERISH
IN AUSTRALIA.
IN WELCOMING YOU AND MRS HERZOG AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE TODAY,
MR PRESIDENT, I REFERRED TO THE BOND WHICH AUSTRALIA AND

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SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
THIRTEENTH INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW CONFERENCE
CANBERRA 3 NOVEMBER 1986
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
OVER THE LAST TWO DAYS YOUR GROUP HAS CONSIDERED A WIDE
RANGE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAW ISSUES BEARING UPON THE
DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE BETWEEN AUSTRALIA AND THE REST OF THE
WORLD. HOWEVER, I SEE THIS CONFERENCE IN PART AS A SEQUEL
TO THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL AUSTRALIA-CHINA TRADE AND
INVESTMENT LAW CONFERENCE HELD IN BEIJING AND SHANGHAI IN