PRIME -MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT PRESS CONFERENCE, 16 OCTOBER 1984
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P.. M. s Well it's quite clear befd that before this campaign started
4-that the major issue was going to be economic credibility. The
9 credibility the Opposition within the Parliament I would suggest
has already beew-destoye. One had hoped that once the campaign
started that there may. be some evidence that the Opposition would
treat the Australian electorate as they are that is an intelligent

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) R MEDIA 16 October 198
PROPOSALS FOR TASMANIAN EMPLOYMENT CREATION CONSEQUENT ON
CESSATION OF THE GORDON-BELOW-FRANKLIN SCHEME
The Prime Minister, Mr Hawke,-said today he
advised the Tasmanian Premier, Mr Gray, on 12 October 1984
of a number of projects nominated by the Commonwealth to
be funded from the remaining amount of $ 9 million being
provided by the Commonwealth for employment creation in
Tasmania consequent upon the cessation of the

 16 October 1984

The Prime Minister has sent the following message to the British Prime Minister, Mrs. Thatcher:

When I met your new High Commissioner, Sir John Leahy, in Canberra on Sunday I expressed to him our shock at the outrage in Brighton last week and our sympathy for the victims.

FOR MEDIA 16 OCTOBER 1984
Their Excellencies the Governor-General of New Zealand and
Lady Beattie are to make a State Visit to Australia from
Wednesday, October 31 to WednesdayNovember 7 1984.
They will visit Canberra and Victoria.
It will be the first official visit to Australia by a
Governor-General of New Zealand since the visit of
Sir Arthur and Lady Porritt in 1971 and will be made at
the invitation of Their Excellencies the Governor-General
and Lady Stephen.
The visit demonstrates the continuing close relationship
between Australia and New Zealand.

15 October 1984

On Budget night the Ministers for Social Security, Health, and Veterans' Affairs, announced a new home and community care program, which will provide a more comprehensive range of intergrated home and community care services targetted primarily at the frail aged and younger disabled people.

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand is to visit Australia for the first time from October 17-  29 as a guest of the Commonwealth Government.

This visit will strengthen the fiiendly and close relationsalready existing between Australia and Thailand. 

Whilst in Australia the Princess will observe techniques for dry land farming, irrigation and crop production which could be particularly relevant to her country.

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INTERVIEW WITH JANA WENDT FOR 60 MINUTES
14 OCTOBER 1984

JOURNALIST: Mr Hawke, right now you are very clearly the ALP's biggest electoral asset. There-was a time when Neville Wran shared that distinction. These days it. seems that Neville Wran has turned into an electoral liability. Are you happy to fight an election shoulder to shoulder with Neville Wran?

INTERVIEW WITH MARK DAY 3AW, 4.20PM, THURSDAY 11 OCTOBER 19: 34
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MD Before you came on the line I was saying that I thought
you probably pinched yourself wih disbelief at this morning's
headlines; the Hawke Government on the latest Poll results could
be returned with a 78 seat majority and on the same Poll results
even a chance of grabbing power fn the Senate. Do you place
much store by those Polls?
PM Oh one takes a lot of acqount of the polls Mark, but riot
in a complacent way. There is ar identity of polling at the

OCTOBER 9 1984

DH:  On the issue of early elections would you give a guarantee now that if you win in December as is expected, your next government would go its full term?

PRIME MINISTER
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MIKE CARLTON 2GB TUESDAY, 9 C) CTOBEP,~ 1984
CARLTON: elections whenever-it suits them and their Party.
PRIME MINISTER: Well it may be Itf you want to come to that
conclusion. It is inaccurate because I made it clear from
fairly early in the peace that what I want~ ed'tod * o ' was to
bring an end to unnecessary elections in this country. So distinct
to any other Prime Minister I am going to the electorate now to
save an election. There would have to be a half Senate election