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CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
AUSTRALIAN BICENTENNIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE
FRIDAY 30 MAY 1986
MINISTERIAL COLLEAGUES, EXCELLENCIES, DISTINGUISHED GUESTS,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
THIS CEREMONY TODAY MARKS AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THE
GOVERNMENT'S PREPARATIONS FOR THE BICENTENARY AND REAFFIRMS
THE STRENGTH AND CLOSENESS OF THE RELATIONS BETWEEN
AUSTRALIA AND JAPAN.
THE AUSTRALIAN BICENTENARY IN 1988 WILL MARK THE 200TH
ANNIVERSARY OF EUROPEAN SETTLEMENT IN AUSTRALIA. . IN