18 NOVEMBER 1984, Armidale

When I had the honour last Tuesday to present the national policy for the Australian Labor Party, I spoke to all Australia and to all Australians, wherever they live.

I put forward a program of growth for all Australia and for all sectors of the Australian economy, for the next three years and beyond.

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4AU S A Li
PRIME MINISTER
OPENING OF DOW CHEMICAL ( AUSTRALIA) INSTALLATION -ALTONA
16 NOVEMBER 1984
IAM VERY HAPPY TO BE ABLE 10 JOIN YOU T ODAY AT THE OPENING OF
THIS NEW INSTALLATION AT THE Dow CHEMICAL PLANT IN ALTONA,
THIS $ 15 MILLION PLANT REPRESENTS A MAJOR INVESTMENT IN OUR ECONOMY
AND UNDERSCORES Dow CHEMICAL'S ROLE AS ONE OF THE PIONEERS IN THE
FORMATION OF THE ALTONA PETROCHEMICA~ L COMPLEX.:
IAM PLEASED THAT Dow CHEMICAL HAS COMMITTED ITS RESOURCES TO
THIS PROJECT AND ITAKE IT AS A CLEAR DEMONSTRATION OF THE

EMBARGOED UNTIL 6.3OPM PRIME MINISTER
IVOR MEDIA 16 November 1984
GRANT TO THE FEDERATION OF ETHNIC COMMUNITIES COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA
In the area of ethnic community affairs, the Government's
policies of concensus and consultation have been' assisted by
the emergence of the Federation Of Eth'. ic Communities'
Council of Australia. The Federation has become a very
effective national umbrella organisation performing( an advocacy,
represenltative and consultative function on behalf of its
constituents, the ethnic communities and their members around

PRIME MINISTER
SPEECH TO GOVERNMENT AIRCRAFT FACTORIES -AVALON
16 NOVEMBER 1984
IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO BE HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE
THE ROLL-OUT OF THE FIRST F/ A-18 HORNET ASSEMBLED IN
AUSTRALIA, THIS AIRCRAFT HAS PROBABLY ATTRACTED MORE PRAISE THAN
ANY PREVIOUS FIGHTER PLANE$
IDON'T WISH TO COMPETE WITH THE SUPERLATIVES WHICH WERE
LAVISHLY DISTRIBUTED AT THE HAND-OVER LAST MONTH IN
ST Louis OF THE: FIRST RAAF HORNET. INSTEAD I WANT TO
EMPHASISE THE G6* VERNMENT'S COMMITMENT TO THE UPGRADING

CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY EBRODUTL1P
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
-AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR, SYDNEY, 15 NOVEMBER 1984
IAM VERY PLEASED TO BE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT THE AWARD OF
BUSINESS WOMAN OF THE YEAR. I AM ESPECIALLY PROUD TO BE
ASSOCIATED WITH AN AWARD WHICH ENCOURAGES WOMEN TO STRIVE
FOR SUCCESS FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE WORLD OF BUSINESS.
WHEN TREVOR KENNEDY ASKED ME SEVERAL MONTHS AGO IF I WOULD
PRESENT THIS YEAR'S AWARD, I WAS HAPPY TO ACCEPT.
MY CONGRATULATIONS GO TO THE AUSTRALIAN CONSOLIDATED PRESS, 0

This is the complete text of the 1984 Australian Labor Party Policy Speech.

An edited version will be delivered by the Prime Minister,the Hon R J Hawke at the Opera House at 1pm, 13 November 1904.

My fellow Australians,

When from this place in February 1983 I first asked for your support I sought from you an act of great trust.

ADVICE TO MEDIA - 13 November 1984
ERRATA

N. B. Page 9 of the policy speech under the heading Research oncesssion second sentence should read:

" This will mean that the effective cost of research and development to the investor will be only thirty-one percent of expenditure". ( Not increased expenditure).

PRIME MINISTER
CONFEDERATION OF ASIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRYMELBOURNE,
12 NOVEMBER 19814
I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH YOU
TODAY, TO WELCOME OUR OVERSEAS VISITORS, AND TO ENDORSE
THE THEME OF YOUR CONFERENCE ASIAN PACIFIC
COOPERATION TOWARDS 2000.
WHEN ADDRESSING THE AUSTRALIAN-THAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
TWELVE MONTHS AGO, I INDICATED THAT THE AUSTRALIAN
GOVERNMENT'S REGIONAL COMMITMENT IS TO AN INVOLVED ROLE ONE:
THAT WOULD SEE AUSTRALIA BOTH CONTRIBUTING TO AND BENEFITING

PRIME MINISTER
Fo~ r Media 9 November 1984
Tasmanian Women's Information Service
The Federal Government will establish a Women's
Information Service in Tasmania rDext year.
The Service will have a dual function.-to provide women
with information about Federal Government policies,
programs and services and to give the Government
feedback about what women in Tasmania wamnt.
The Women's Information Service of Tasmania is being
established in response to the clear need for such a
corvioo, ahown by the response from TaRMAni~ n wnmen tn

FOR MEDIA 8 NOVEMBER 1984
I received late this afternoon the following telex:
" Dear Mr Hawke,
I have read in the latest Australian Business Magazine and in today's Melbourne Herald a statement alleged to have been made by Mr John Elliott in relation to your meeting with the National Mutual Board in Canberra on September. I have disucssed these statements with Mr Elliott and he tells me that they are totally incorrect.