PRIME MINISTER 2 MARCH 1990
THE NATIONAL AGEND) A FOR WOMEN MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM
I take this opporl: unity to reaffirm my Government's deep
commitment to equitlity of opportunity for women.
Today I announce * i range of initiatives to maintain the
momentum of our hLstoric National Agenda for Women.
The Agenda embodi' 2s my Government's commitment to the goals
of economic securtty and independence, equality of
opportunity and freedom from discrimination for all the
women of Australia: young women, women as they contribute to

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PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW WITH HOWARD SATTLER, RADIO 6PR,
PERTH -2 MARCH 1990
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SATTLER: The Prime Minister has arrived, he's on the
campaign trail, he's in Western Australia. Welcome to
the studio Prime Minister.
PM: Thanks very much Howard. Good to be with you again.
SATTLER: The pilots, they were there again today.
PM: they are everywhere.
SATTLER: Are you getting used to them? Do you know them
by name now?
PM: No, no no. I don't know them by name. Just
recognise a few faces here and there.

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JO lALZST: Your response to Andrew Peacock's statement
that Peter Shack won't be Health Minister in a Peacock
Government, if there is a Peacock Government.
PX: Well it's a great abdication of leadership. There
was Mr Peacock making the noises himself last year about
the fact that the health policy was prepared and fully
costed and all the details done. He vanted to have the
glory then ot announcing these things and now that the

PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF NEWS CONFERENCE, SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER
HOSPITAL, NEDLANDS, PERTH 1 MARCH 1990
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JOURNALIST: exploited one of our sporting heroes,
Allan Border, for your own political gain.
PM: No, that is
( CAMERMAN mikes down please. Ask the question
again) PM: Down a bit? Now, are you people complaining about
the microphones? Now, why, this is a free and democratic
They can put their microphones where they like. Now I
insist on their right to put their microphones where they

LABOR'S EXPORT PLAN FOR THE 1990S 28 FEBRUARY 1990
Labor will broaden and strengthen Australia's export drive.
The Government's integrated export strategy is important in
reducing Australia's external deficit. The target is clear:
increased exports and reduced imports. Both, increasingly,
will be achieved. I
The particular measures that I am announcing today with
Senator Button strengthen our overall export strategy.
Labor will establish a new support scheme for exporters
which will see $ 55 million over three years devoted to

TRANSCRIPT OF JOINT NEWS CONFERENCE WITH THE HON BOB
BROWN, MINISTER FOR LAND TRANSPORT, SHERATON HOTEL,
BRISBANE, 27 FEBRUARY 1990
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PM: Ladies and gentlemen, I'm very pleased to be here
with my Minister for Land Transport, Bob Brown, to
announce the commitment of the Government in its fourth
term to a new Provincial Cities and Rural Highways
Program. This will be to supplement our additional, our
existing programs and it will mean that in important
areas of Australia, more funding can be provided to

LAND TRANSPORT STATEMENT 27 FEBRUARY 1990
Labor has given land transport-high priority throughout its
three terms.
The facts are:
Labor undertook and completed the first all-weather
National Highway link around Australia: 16,000
kilometres in all weathers, over all terrains.
This project alone has cost $ 3.7 billion; it is in cost
and scope a greater civil engineering achievement than
the Snowy Mountains Scheme, also a Labor initiative.
The National Highway System has been transformed in the

PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF PRIME MINISTER INTERVIEWED BY ROD HENSHAW ON
BRISBANE ABC RADIO 4QR 27/ 02/ 90.
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RH: Prime Minister good to see you thanks very much indeed for
making time available to us this morning. You've had a pretty
busy sort of a morning so far.
PM: Well it's been reasonably busy, but I'm going to launch
into an attack on the media.
RH:# Well you've got plenty of them here to listen to you.
PM Right from the very beginning because I discovered that part

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 26 FEBRUARY 1990
I welcome and applaud the decision of the New Zealand
Government to set aside ratification of the Antarctic
Minerals Convention and work with Australia to protect
Antarctica from mining.
As one of the seven Claimant States, New Zealand is a key
party to the Antarctic Treaty. Mr Palmer's decision to
set aside ratifying the Minerals Convention ( known as the
Wellington Convention) will give even greater impetus to
Australia's efforts with France to create an Antarctic

PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW WITH BARRY BISSELL~, FOX-FM, MELBOURNE
26 FEBRUARY 1990.
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BISSELL: It's amazing the people you get on the phone here on a
Monday afternoon, I tell you. The Prime Minister of Australia,
Mr Hawke, good afternoon and welcome.
PM: Good afternoon Barry, thank you very much.
BISSELL: You've got some good news f or us about an environmental
issue which FOX-FM in Melbourne has been very concerned about
for some time. We've been very conscious of the environment and