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TRANSCRIPT OF NATIONAL PRESS CLUB LUNCH WEDNESDAY 5 MARCH 1986
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HYWOOD: I want to ask you how long you intend staying Prime
Minister. Do you intend retiring around halfway through the next
Parliament if you win the next election? If so, do you believe
your reluctant Treasurer would be the best person to takeover?
PM: Well my first to the next election and I would hope
that something like three terms I would have been able to put
into policies of this Government the directions in

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TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW ON 7.30 REPORT 5 MARCH 1986
SINGLETON: Today the Hawke Government turned three years old. it
is not surprising perhaps that most Australians are very divided
on the Hawke brand of Labor politics. Depending on your point of
view, Bob Hawke has either abandoned Labor's tradition roots or
he is the most brilliant politician since Robert Menzies. Well
Bob Hawke is speaking with Pru Goward in Canberra.
GOWARD: Mr Hawke, looking back over the three years Labor

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TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW WITH MIKE WILLISEE 5 MARCH 1986
WILLISEE: It is three years today since the Labor Party regained
power in Canberra and Bob Hawke became Prime Minister. In that
time employment opportunities have been increased, inflation has
been contained but interest rates have soared. Now however you
analyse that the fact is that business community recognises that
the Hawke Government has done, at least, a reasonable job of
economic management. So much so that the Left Wing of the Labor

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PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW, MAX WALSH ON CARLETON WALSH REPORT,
MARCH 1986
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WALSH: Mr Hawke, congratulations on making your third birthday
as Prime Minister. Have you pondered in the last few days that
if you hadn't have gone to that early election you would have had
an election in the last month or so when you almost certainly
would have been returned with a larger majority facing another
36 months in office.
PM: No, I haven't. We made what we thought was the right

CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY
ADDRESS BY THE PRIME MINISTER
NATIONAL PRESS CLUB
CANBERRA 5 MARCH 1986
I THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT, AND THROUGH YOU, THE NATIONAL
PRESS CLUB, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY ONCE AGAIN, TO REPORT TO THE
PEOPLE OF AUSTRALIA THROUGH THIS MOST IMPORTANT FORUM.
THIS IS IN EVERY WAY AN APPROPRIATE PLACE AND OCCASION TO
MARK THE THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF MY GOVERNMENT'S ELECTION IN
THE PRESENCE OF SO MANY OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN THE CHRONICLERS
OF THOSE THREE YEARS.
AND LET ME SAY AT ONCE IN THE SPIRIT OF THE OCCASION,

FOR MEDIA
The Queen has given formal approval to various amendments to the
Constitution of the order of Australia. The amendments relate to
the removal of the provision to appoint Knights and Dames,
provide for representation of the Northern Territory and an
additional four non-government members on the Council for the
order of Australia as veil as an increase in the number of order
of Australia awards available each year from about 400 to 700.
( The removal of the provision concerning Knights and Dames does

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 4 MARCH 19B6
The Queen has approved Letters Patent and Regulations
establishing the Australian Police Medal which will form part of
the Australian system of honours and awards.
The Regulations provide for the Medal to be awarded for
distinguished service by a member of an Australian police force.
The awards will be made by the Governor-General on the
recommendation of the Minister responsible for each police force
and will be notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette.

EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
TO WELCOME HER MAJESTY, THE QUEEN OF AUSTRALIA
PARLIAMENT HOUJSE, 3 MARCH 1986
YOUR MAJESTY; YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESS,
IT IS MY GREAT PLEASURE TO GREET YOU ON BEHALF OF THE
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE.
YOUR MAJESTY, YOUR VISITS HERE GIVE THE PEOPLE OF AUSTRALIA
AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEMONSTRATE THE AFFECTION WITH WHICH YOU,
AND YOUR FAMILY ARE REGARDED IN THIS COUNTRY. THIS VISIT IS
CLEARLY NO EXCEPTION.
I AM DELIGHTED THAT DURING YOUR VISIT YOU WILL BE ATTENDING

The Governor-General in Council has today approved the following Public Service appointments.

2 March 1986

Her Majesty the Queen today signed the Proclamation to bring the Australia Act 1986 into operation. The Act will commence tomorrow at 4.00 pm, Eastern Summer Time, simultaneously with the Australia Act 1986 which was recently enacted by the United Kingdom Parliament at the request of the Commonwealth Parliament and all the State Parliaments.