PRIME MINISTER
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ADDRESS BY THE PRIME MINISTER
AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW
PCST-BUDGET DINNER !] E1ROUJNC 70 AUGUST 1986
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
THE AFR DodNER HAS NOW BECOME A SIGNIFICANT ELEMENT OF THE
ANNUA. PojIr-BUDGET ROUND. IT HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART
OF THE PROCESS OF COMMUNICATING THE ESSENTIALS OF THE BUDGET
TO THE VJIEST POSSIBLE AUDIENCEI
HAVE FOUND OVER THE YEARS THAT Tit[: AUi IN MAKING tHJS
SPEECH ' S TO FINP A PRESENfAr ION WlilCll WILL BRING EACH Oil

PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 14 AUGUST 1986
The Government has decided to abolish the Advisory Council for
Inter-government Relations. Legislation to repeal the Act
establishing ACIR will be introduced into Parliament duri'ng the
Budget Sittings and the Council will be winding up its affairs in
the near future.
ACIR was gormed in 1976 with the object of improving co-operation
between the federal, state and local levels of government through
specialisod research. It was recently reviewed by a Task Group of

PRIME MINISTER
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AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS UNION DINNER CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF
INDUSTRIAL UNIONISM IN RAILWAYS
SYDNEY 13 AUGUST 1986
It is a mtatter of great pride and pleasure that I am able to
join you tonight for this dinner marking the centenary of
the New South Wales Branch of the Australian Railways union.
As a forn~ er ACTU President and as a Labor Prime minister it
is, of course, an occasion of special significance when a
union li: ie yours, which spans the industrial and political

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SESQUI CENTENARY SEMINAR0
SOUTH AUSTRlALIAN EXPORTERS ASSOCIATION
ADELAIDE 13 AUGUST 1986
I an indeed pleased to be able to address you today and to
open this sesqui-contenary seminar.
ThiG address is particularly significant because it occurs
at time when Australia will necd to rely more than ever on
the pgoductiveness and inventiveness of our exporters and
thocco competing against imports.
The tliame of your seminar is well chosen: " Australian

PRIME MINISTER
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PRESENTATION OF THE NATIONAL AWARDS FOR INNOVATION4
IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ADELAIDE 13 AUGUST 1986
It gives me great pleasure to be with you on this occasion,
the presentation of the National Awards for Innovation in
Local Government.
This is ' zhe first time the awards have been presented.
They r~ p1 resent a further recognition of Local Government at
the nat: ional level and I would like to congratulate Tom Uren
for having the foresight to introduce them.

PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 7 August 1986
JOINT PRESS RELEASE BY THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE CHIEF MINISTER
OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY, MR HATTON
The Prime minister and the Chief Minister of the Northern
Territory, Hir Hatton, today announced that a project to research
and publish an Aboriginal Pharmacopoeia had been granted funding
under the joint Commonwealth-State Bicentennial Commemorative
Program. The Pharmacopoeia project involves the evaluation and
documentation of Aboriginal traditional medicines and an

28 July 1986

I have informed the Prime Minister of Fiji, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, that I have decided, with regret, not to attend the South Pacific Forum meeting in Suva from 8-11 August.

The Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Lionel Bowen, will represent Australia at the meeting.

I have taken the decision to shorten my forthcoming visit, originally scheduled to include London for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Review Meeting on South Africa as well as Suva in order to oversee the final stages of preparation of the 1966/ 87 Budget.

PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 27 JULY 1986
As a further step in the Government's efforts to prevent the
extension of the Export Enhancement Program to the Soviet
Union and China, I have decided that an all party delegation
should travel to the United States this week to put
Australia' 3 concerns personally to members of the Congress.
The delegation will seek to persuade key Congressmen of the
devastating consequences for Australia, and especially for
Australian rural producers, of extending the EEP to the
Soviet Union and China.

FOR MEDIA22 JULY 1986
The Commonwealth Government will contribute $ 50,000 to the Moura
Mine Disacter Appeal Fund, set up by the local community to aid
the famil. es of the 12 miners killed in last week's tragic
accident. Contributi. ns to the Appeal will-be tax deductible.
The Queensland Premier is today also announcing a contribution to
the Appeal of $ 50,000 from the Queensland State Government.
No money or thing can make up for
an accident like this. But it can
future of the families concerned.

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 21 July 1986
I have sent thoe following message of congratulations to His Royal
Highaness The 1': ince Andrew and Miss Sarah Ferguson: o
' On behalf of the Government and people of Australia, I offer
sincere good w shes to you both on the happy occasion of your
marriage.' The wedding gilt from the Australian Government and people of
Australia is z sterling silver salver with gold wattle sprays in
relief around the rim, made by the Australian artist, Mr Stuart
Devlin, who drnigned Australia's decimal coins.