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INTERVIEW WITH ALAN JONES, 2UE, 4 JUNE 1985
JONES: As I've said to you earlier on in the program the tax package,
or the government's draft White Paper its preferred position
has been made public today and I think we ought to emphasise
that. There's a long way to go before the government is able to
win the day on its preferred position but nonetheless it's a
brand new area of reform in Australia and the government is to be
commended, as I have said many times, for the initiative it's

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA -2 JUNE 1985
Employers who provide child care facilities for their
employees are eligible for a range of tax deductions under
the Income Tax Assessment Act.
My Department recently sought clarification from the
Australian Taxation Office on the applicability of the
relevant sections of the Act to the provision of child care
facilities. As a result, the Commissioner of Taxation,
Mr Boucher, has advised of a wide range of deductions.
It is the Government's policy to expand the provision of

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TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW ON SUNDAY PROGRAM 2 JUNE 1985
JOURNALIST: Thanks very much for joining us this morning,
Prime Minister. Before we turn to tax, there has been a
lot of comment about the effect that the job of Prime Ninister
has had on you that you are looking older and tireder and
it wouldn't be the first time that it has happened to a world
leader. Have you found that the job of Prime Minister was
tougher than you thought it was going to be?
PM: No, not really, Robert. It has been very long hours,

FOR MEDIA 31 May 1985
Her Majesty the Queen has been pleased to approve in principle
a recommendation by the Government for the establishment of a
medal to recognise distinguished service by members of Australian
police forces.
The new award, to be known as the Australian Police Medal,
will carry an entitlement to the use of post-nominals.
The APM will form part of the Australian system of honours
and awards and will be awarded in the name of the Sovereign
as Queen of Australia.
The formal criteria for the Medal will be announced when the

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AAP 50th ANNIVERSARY DINNER SYDNEY 29 MAY 1985
Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen
It gives me great pleasure to be here tonight to join
with you in celebrating AAP's 50th anniversary.
Many people in the community, with the exception, of
course, of those here tonight, know of AAP only from the
letters at the end of a story appearing in a newspaper.
It has been said that AAP, whoever he or she is, must be
the hardest working Journalist around.

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CPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER FOR ALP FUNCTION, REGENT HOTEL,
SYDNEY THANK YOU LIONEL. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, FRIENDS:
IT'S GOOD TO BE BACK HERE IN SYDNEY, AND IT'S GOOD TO BE
ADDRESSING SUCH A FAMILIAR GATHERING. IT'S REFRESHING
AFTER A RIGOROUS SESSION OF PARLIAMENT TO GET OUT IN THE
WORLD AGAIN. THIS IS THE SIXTH OF THESE NEW SOUTH WALES
LABOR PARTY DINNERS THAT I HAVE ADDRESSED SINCE BECOMING
PRIME MINISTER JUST OVER TWO YEARS AGO. IT'S BECOMING

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PRIME MINISTER
OPENING ADDRESS BY THE PRIME 1MINISTER
LUMEAH DAY CARE CENTRE MELBOURNE 26 MAY 1985
Mr Moderator, Ladies and Gentlemen.
I welcome the opportunity of joining you today at
Lumeah. This day is the culmination of ten years dedication and
commitment on the part of many people. Outstanding
among them has been Virginia Davey previously the
welfare officer at Lumeah; a woman of tireless energy,
she is being especially honoured today.
Back in 1975 a number of senior citizens from the

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TRANSCRIPT OF SPEECH TO TASMANIAN ALP STATE COUNCIL 25 MAY 1985
The President and delegates may I at the outset thank you for the
invitation to be here to address your council and the warmth of
your reception. I want at the outset of my remarks to put this
council meeting in its right context because there is at this
stage, as I see it, attempts on the part of some people, our
political opponents, to try and distort the current pol-itical
realities in Australia. Last December, our party, our great

PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 19 May 1985
LOCAL GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE GRANTS
The Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Bicentenary,
Mr Barry Cohen, MP today announced a $ 17.5 million grants program
aimed at helping local government authorities around Australia to
undertake Bicentennial activities in 1988.
Mr. Cohen said that under the Local Government Initiative Grants
Program each local government authority in Australia would be
eligible for a grant of $ 2,000 plus $ 1 per head of population in

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INTERVIEW WITH ALAN JONES, RADIO 2UE 24 APRIL 1985
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JONES: I have on the line with me, from Canberra, the Prime Minister of
Australia, Mr. Bob Nawke. Good Morning Prime* Minister.
PRIME MINISTER:
Good Morning Alan.
JONES: Prime Minister is the. f all in the dollar a reflection of the fact
that for years now we've overvalued ourselveq?
PRIME MINISTER:
Well it's a. reflection of a number of things, and without attempting
to weight all those factors Alan, the large and increasingly obvious