AUSTHAILolA
PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 18 MARCH 1986
Three new members will be appointed to the Australian Science and
Technology Council ( ASTEC) together with re-appointment of two
members whose initial terms of service have ended.
Professor G A Rigby and Mr L S Zampatti have been recommended for
re-appointment to a further three year term as members of ASTEC
and Professor D A Aitkin, Dr R G Gregory and Mr R A Wheeldon have
been recommended for appointment as new members of ASTEC.
Professor Rigby is Professor of Electrical Engineering at the

TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW WITH MARK DAY, DAY BY DAY, CHANNEL 7,
MELBOURNE 12 MARCH 18
E 0 E PROOF ONLY
DAY: Mr Hawke thanks for your time. Don't worry about Dame
Edna, she'll keep. We'll put you first.
JOURNALIST: I feel very relaxed about that Mark. You seem to be
much more upset about it than I am.
MARK: I'm not the least bit upset Prime Minister. That kind of
economic scenario, very tight Budget once again. It's
reportedly lead to a warning from Senator Graeme Richardson, from
the New South Wales Right, that too-tough a Budget could cost a

4. AUSTRAII
PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 11 MARCH 1986
Takeovers of public companies are matters normally left to
the judgment of the market subject to compliance with the
takeovers code ( which is directed to investor protection and
fairness) and other relevant legislation.
The Government decided that, in the particular circumstances
of Bell's current takeover bid for BHP, a committee of
Ministers should hold detailed discussions with
representatives of each of the companies.
As a result of these discussions, the Government is

FOR MEDIA 7 March 1986
Senator Don Grimes, the Deputy Government Leader in the Senate
and Minister for Community Services, will represent the
Government at the funeral of the late Swedish Prime Minister, Mr
Olof Palme. The funeral will be held in Stockholm on 15 March.
Senator Grimes was a personal friend of the late Prime Minister,
having met him on a number of occasions at meetings of the
Socialist International. He is also known to Mr Palme's widow,
Lisbet.
The attendance of Senator Grimes at the funeral is a mark of the

AU8~ L
PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 7 MARCH 1986
The following is an extract of the statement delivered
to the Australian Permanent Representative at the United
Nations, Geneva, H. E. Mr. R. H. Robertson, to the United
Nations Commission on Human Rights, 5 December 1986.
" Human rights violations in Eastern Europe are of
great concern to the Australian Government and
people. A number of minority and ethnic groups,
notably those in the Baltic area of the Soviet Union,
have been subjected to repressive measures for the

l,, AUSTRALIA'
PRIME MINISTER
FOR-MEDIA 7 March 1986
JOINT STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE PREMIER. OF
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
The Commonwealth and Western Australian Government have agreed on
new arrangements for completing the search for unexploded
ordnance ( UXO) in the Warnbro area, south of Fremantle.
Details were announced today by the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, and
the West Australian Premier, Mr Burke.
Mr Burke welcomed the arrangements as a sensible cooperative

PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 6 March 1986
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, Mr Lee Kuan Yew,
GCMG, CHi, will visit Australia from 11-20 April at the invitation
of the Australian Government.
Mr Lee will be accompanied by Mrs Lee and senior Government
officials. Australia has important and close links with Singapore. We are
regional neighbours, fellow members of the Commonwealth, partners
under the Five Power Defence Arrangement and have an important
bilateral relationship. Australia and Singapore share

lijUSTRALIA
PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 6 MARCH 1986
At the invitation of Prime Minister Nakasone, I shall make a
working visit to Japan on 15-18 may. This follows my official
visit to Japan in early 1984 and Prime Minister Nakasone's visit
to Australia in January 1985.
my visit to Japan will provide an opportunity to exchange
perspectives on regional and international developments and to
develop further our dialogue on the Australia-Japan relationship.
Japan is important to us not only because it is our major trading

4WSYRALIA y
PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 6 MARCH 1986
At the invitation of the Premier, Zhao Ziyang, I shall make my
second official visit to the People's Republic of China between
18 and 25 May 1986.
This visit will be a further step in consolidating the close and
constructive relationship which has been developing between
Australia and China. Under-the 7th Five Year Plan ( 1986-1990)
China will step up the modernisation of its industries and
economic structure. Australia is well equipped to provide

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LUNCHEON FOR PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
CANBERRA 6 MARCH 1986
Prime minister and M~ rs Lho
I recall with pleasure my visit to Seoul a little over two
years ago. I remember the warmth of the hospitality
extended to me on that occasion. I also recall, Prime
Minister, the bracing temperatures in your otherwise
beautiful country in the depths of February.
We had hoped to welcome President Chun Doo-Hwan to