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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 12 April 1985
JOINT STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER AND PREMIER OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Forrest Place, in the heart of Perth, is to be enlarged and
redeveloped at a cost of $ 5 million in time for the 1988
Bicentennial, the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, and the Premier, '. r
Burke, announced today.
The project will be jointly funded under the Commonwealth/ State
Bicentenn" ial Commemorative Program, which aims to provide lasting
memorials to the 200th anniversary in all States and Territories.

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TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE 11 APRIL 1985
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PM: Well Ladies and Gentlemen over to you.
JOURNALIST: Prime Minister what did you mean last night when you
said " we can't be talking about in 1985, giving some increases on
productivity grounds to productivity which occurred in the past".
PM: Well I was trying incapulate a very brief form the concern
that the Government will have in the conduct of wages policy
generally in regard to the producLivity case whenever the ACTU

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TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW WITH MAX WALSH 10 APRIL 1985
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WALSH: Prime Minister, the latest reports suggest the
Australian dollar is climbing up off the floor. Is this
due, in part, to official intervention in the interest rate
PM: It is very difficult in this area of the value of the
dollar to attach weights, Max, to' all the factors involved.
Simply, let me say this, that when we abandoned the monetary
targets, for what we believed at the time were good and

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FOR MEDIA SPECIAL PREMIERS' COSFERENCE ON DRUGS
CANBERRA 2 APRIL 1985
COMMUNIQUE
The Commonwealth, State and Territory Heads of
Government met in Canberra today in a special Premiers'
Con ferenceand, pledgd-their governments to do everything
possible top combat the growing problems of drug abuse
arnd addiction in Australia. They agreed to mount a
National Campaign Against Drug Abuse in which all

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PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE 15 March 1985
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PM: Well let's commence.
JOURNALIST: Prime Minister will we have a mini-Budget?
PM: No we won't have a mini-Budget. It may well be that we'll
have an early announcement of some decision so that we can aet the
full year revenue benefits, or expenditure restraints I should say
that's the right way of putting it. And I assume that we'll
have the full support of an Opposition who talks about the

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COMBINED MEETING OF ECONOMICS SOCIETY AND INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS SOCIETY CANBERRA 14 MARCH 1985
Since the Labor Government came to office two years ago
committed to relieving this country of deep and
worsening recession, there has been a recognition, both
wi'thin Australia and internationally, of the very
significant success which has attended its management of
the economy. This recognition has been positive and
widespread. It has been reflected in the almost

FOR MEDIA 10 March 1985
The President of Ireland, His Excellency Dr Patrick Hillery, will
make a State Visit to Australia from Monday, May 27 to Monday,
June 10, 1985 at the invitation of the Governor-General, Sir
Ninian Stephen. The President will be accompanied by Mrs Hillery.
President Hillery ' s visit to Australia will be the first by a Head
of State of Ireland. The Australian Government warmly welcomes
the visit as a mark of the very strong traditional and historical
ties between Australia and Ireland.

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ST JEROME'S SCHOOL SYDNEY 10 MARCH 1985
Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen
It gives me much pleasure to be here today to open these
major extensions and renovations at St Jerome's Primary
School. As your local Member, John Mountford, has told me, today
marks an important stage in the history of the school
for its students, its dedicated staff, and the parent~ s
and community it has served over the last 53 years.
The opening today recogniises the place St Jerome's has

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THE INAUGURATION OF ST. CHARBEEJ'S MONASTRY AND COLLEGE
PUNCHBOWL SUNDAY 10 MARCH 1985
Premier Neville Wran, Abbot Paul Naaman, ministerial
colleagues, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen.
It gives me great pleasure to be with you on this
important day for the inauguration of St. Charbel's
Monastery and College.
When I look around here I am impressed by what has been
accomplished in such a short time by the Maronite Order

FOR MEaDrIcAh9 1985
In my statement of 4 March on ANZUS, I indicated that the
Government proposed in the present circumstances to pursue our
important defence relationship with New Zealand on a bilateral
basis reflecting both our traditions and the common need to
respond to regional security requirements. Subsequently I have
stressed the importance of consultations with both our ANZUS
partners on the most realistic and constructive basis possible.
Australia and New Zealand share important and well established