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MAY 1986
PM: Let me start with an exposition of what has happened and
then answer your questions. I had a long, warm and businesslike
discussion with Prime Minister Nakasone. As you would expect a
major topic of our discussions was the Tokyo Summit. I told the
Prime Minister that I appreciated the evident willingness on
behalf of Japan to pursue the point that agriculture should have
a prominent place in the new MTN round. It was expected that

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TRANSCRIPT OF'SPEECH BY PRIME MINISTER AT RECEPTION FOR
JAPANESE AUSTRALIAN BICENTENARY COMMEMORATION COUNCIL
IMPERIAL HOTEL, TOKYO 15 MAY 1986
Mr Saito, distinguished members of the Australian Bicentenary
Commemorative Council, thank you very much for joining me
this evening and making it possible for me to convey to you
personally and on behalf of the Government and people of
Australia our thanks for the efforts that you have made in.
considering Japan's participation in Australia's Bicentenary
celebrations of 1988.

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TRANSCRIPT OF BRIEFING BY THE PRIME MINISTER 14 MAY 1986
ON VIP FLIGHT TO TOKYO
PM: Well, essentially the visit to Japan is to consolidate the
good relations at the leadership level that has already been
created since 1983. I'll be taking the opportunity to re-emphasise
our concern about the crisis in the international trade area as
far as agriculture is concerned and in that context to tap into
thoughts of another one of the seven major industrial countries.

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SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER AT THE COMMONWEALTH STUDY
CONFERENCE, MELBOURNE, 12 May 1986
ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF AUSTRALIA I WELCOME ALL PARTICIPANTS
IN THE SIXTH DUKE OF ED iNBR'S COMMONWEALTH STUDY CONFERENCE.
AUSTRALIA IS HONOURED TO JOIN WITH INDIA AS HOSTS AND I PARTICULARLY
WELCOME YOU, I. R JHA, AS PRIME RLUISTER GANDHI'S REPRESENTATIVE.
YOU WILL LIVE THROUGH THIS CONFERENCE INCREASINGLY CONSCIOUS OF
THE PARADOX THAT THE IJWT OBVIOUS PERMANENT FEATURE OF OUR

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE, MONASH UNIVERSITY, MELBOURNE,
12 MAY 1986
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JOURNALIST: We wanted your reaction to the opposition industrial
policy? PM: It is a mish-mash of two conflicting ideologies. They have
tried to patch together those conflicting views, which of course,
has resulted in something which is quite inappropriate and
irrelevant to Australia's interests. It provides no instrument
of wages policy. And of course they learn nothing from the past.
They were in government for seven years and one of the central

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TRANSCRIPT OF THE PM ON SUNDAY--4 MAY 1986
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OAKES: What are you going to do about Lionel Murphy?,
PM: Well the first thing is that I'm going to make no comment
about Lionel Murphy, Laurie.
OAKES: But how can you get away with making no comment on an
issue that is so important the integrity of the High Court.
PM: My responsibility is not to make a comment on this program
and I mean no disrespect to you in saying that and I know you
appreciate that. My responsibility and the responsibility of the

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FOR MEDIA 2 MAY 1986
I received an urgent message last night, 1 May, from the Papua
New Guinea Prime minister, Mr Paias Wingti, seeking assistance
from the Australian Government in the provision of a Hercules
aircraft to transport urgently needed chemicals, protective
clothing and equipment for the treatment of coffee fungus rot
which has been identified in the Baiyer River area of the Western
Highlands of Papua New Guinea. The disease is threatening the
$ 300m a year coffee industry, a most important element in the PNG
economy.

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EXTRACT FROM REMARKS BY THE PRIME MINISTER
AUSTRALIAN MINING INDUSTRY COUNCIL DINNER
CANBERRA 1 MAY 1986
Before turning to some matters specific to this industry, I
wish to devote some brief remarks to one or two issues in
the current debate on economic policy generally.
There is no denying that the March quarter CPI, which showed
a rise of 2.3 per cent in the quarter and 9.2 per cent over
the year, came as something of a disappointment to the

FOR MEDIA 1 MAY 1986
I hayve sent the following letter today to the Honourable
Member for Kooyong.
" Dear Mr Peacock
Further to my answer to your Question without Notice in the
House today on the Chernobyl nuclear accident, I hereby
provide supplementary information on the points you raised.
AS I mentioned in my answer, the Government has been taking
action specifically to address the most immediate concerns
of the health and safety of Australians in the affected
area. We have been in contact with the appropriate overseas

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 25 April 1986
One of Australia-s most acclaimed ballet companies,
the Sydney Dance Company, will perform at the Odeon
of Herod Atticus in Athens from 12 to 15 June 1986.
The group of 21 dancers under the artistic direction
of Graeme Murphy will perform at the invitation of
the Ministry of Culture.
The Athens season has been arranged under the Australia-
Greece Cultural AGreement.
The Company's works are a reflection of the present day
Australian society and culture that are creating a