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JOHN LAWS SHOW 2UE 9 OCTOBER 1984
P. M. : Good morning John. I feel good John.
QUESTION: Well, it is a great day here in Canberra.
QUESTION: Yes, and 28 here. Things are warm.
QUESTION: Yes John.
QUESTION: It is as far as I am concerned John. It is going to be one
in which I concentrate on the issues and explaining what this
Government has done and what the alternative is. I want it -to be
a good clean constructive campaign. It will be as far as I am
concerned. QUESTION: I'll stick to it. I can't speak for my opponents John.

PRIME MINISTER
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MICHAEL SCHILDBERGER 3LO 8.30 AM, TUESDAY 9 OCTOBER 1984
PM Good morning Michael
Well you've done it. Decdetber 1
PM Yes Michael, well it shouldn't come as a surprise, I made
it clear that I would make the announcement as soon as I made up
my mind. I made up my mind finally during last week, I wanted to
wait until the return of the Governor General, Sir Ninian Stevens
he returned yesterday afternoon he was gracious enough to agree to
meet me an hour after he returned, he acceded to my request znd

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PRIME MINISTER
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TODAY SHOW -9 OCTOBER 1984 ( pre-recorded on 8 October)
INTERVIEWER: lnt& o to Inteview
The Prime Minittr says he has som good news for those of us; who
are groaning at the thought of yet another election,
ltUxview
PRIME MINISTER: What I am doing is to try and remove for them
forever in the future the possibility of unnecessary ' elections
because I will be saving them an election by having the ' House! o f
Representatives with the election of a half Senate, which we must

PRIME MINISTER CAN BERRA
His Excellency the Right Honourable
Sir Ninian Stephen, AK, GCMG, GCVO, KE
Governor-General of the Commonwealth
of Australia
Government House
CANBERRA ACT 2600 -8 OCT W94
Your Excellency
I write to advise you that the House of Representatives be
dissolved and the necessary action for Senate elections be
taken in time for elections for both Houses to be held on
1 December 1984. 1 also advise that referendums on the
Constitution Alteration ( Terms of Senators) Bill 1984 and

TRANSCRIPT -PRESS CONFERENCE -8October 1984
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Well ladies and gentlemen any q'j1estions?
JOURNALIST: Mr Hawke why do you e'xpect the Australian people to
re-elect you on 1 December--
Because we have delivered the promise that we made to the
Australian people during the election campaign in February-March
of 1983. We said to a sorely divided nation which had suffered
the tragedy of confrontation that we would achieve nation~ al
reconciliation. And on that basis of bringing Australians

ADVICE TO MEDIA

8 OCTOBER 1984

The attached speech was read on Mr Hawke's behalf by the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Bowen.

8 October 1984

Mr President, delegates of the Federal Municipal and Shire Council Employees' Union of Australia.

May I say how pleased I am to be here this afternoon to open your Annual Federal Council Meeting.

FOR MEDIA 5 October 1984
JOINT STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER AND THE PREMIER OF
WESTERN AUSTRALIA, BRIAN BURKE
The Prime Minister, the Federal Minister for Aboriginal Affairs,
Mr Holding, and the Western Australian Premier, Mr Burke, met
this morning to discuss land rights and Aboriginal Affairs issues.
The discussions were extremely productive.
Mr Burke has invited the Federal Government to nominate an officer
of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs to participate in the
drafting of Western Australian land rights legislation.

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EMBARGOED UNTIL 9.30 P. M. CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MIN4ISTER
OPENING OF NATIONAL FILM AND-SOUN4D ARCHIVE BUILDING
CANBERRA, 3 OCTOBER 1984
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Max Gillies has just brought George Wallace back to us
all. There's something aboait our mate George Wallace
that's not only entertaining and he was one of our
greatest comedians but also very endearing. He was
the little Aussie battler: independent, never over-awed
by authority or pretension. And-he always won in the

PRIlME MCNDSTFR
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INTERVIEW FOR SUNDAY PROGRAM 1 OCTOBER 1984
JOURNALIST: Thank you for joining us Prime Minister.
HAWKE: My pleasure, Robert.
JOtJRANLIST: Every time we open a newspaper or turn on the
radio or televi SiJon these days it seems we get new information
about crime. How bad is crime and corruption in Australia?
HAWKE: Let me say two things about that, Robert. You say
every time you open up the papers you get new information abcout
crime. It seems to me it is rather more accurate to say we get

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TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL SCHILDBERGER, 3L0, 28/ 9/ 84
MS determine who gets your vote in. a few weeks. Thats
what the Labor Party is now doCiding although we can be pretty
sure va know what issues it will Jxa camnpaigning on and they'll be:
different from those already selected by the Liberals. The Labor
Party, will no doubt, want to bring our thinking right back to tho
successes of the economy since it has been in office. Then of