CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY

3 SEPTEMBER 1984

 Ladies and Gentlemen

It is a privilege for me to participate in this first National Conference on the Participation and Equity Program. This Program is one of the cornerstones of the Labor Government's education policy through it we hope to provide a great stimulus to the development of education in this country.

CHIECK AGAINST DELIVERY U I, 1_ EMBARGOED UNTIL 10 P. M.
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
CONFEDERATION OF AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY
SYDNEY 30 AUGUST 1984
Ladies and gentlemen
I very much appreciate this opportunity to address
tonight..
Your Forum's theme " Business Competitiveness The
of Recovery" is both timely and apt. you Challenge
In this context it is appropriate to focus on the
Government's macro-economic policies and performance, and on
more specific policies that affect industry.
On both fronts I believe we have already made considerable

TRTASCRIPT PRESS CONFERE: iCE WITH PR. IME[ M, I NISTER SUVA,
.1.00 P. 14M., 29 st 1984,
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Well ladies and gentlemen I've just had talks with
Prime Minister of Fiji, Ratu Mara, and members of the
Cabinet and I'm pleased to say that in the view. of both
the Prime Minister of Fiji and myself that the bilateral
relations between our two countries are in excellent shape
and I believe-that they , ill become even stronger. Not
only are our bilateral relations in good shape but we share

SPEECH BY THE PRIMIE MINISTER EMBARGOED AGAINST
DELIVERY
THE 10rN. HAWKE, f. P,
UNIVERSITY OF THE SOU TH1 PACIFIC
SUVA, 29 AUGUST, 19814
OPENING OF THE TECHNOLOGY BUILDINGS
I AM VERY PLEASED TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO VISIT
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC, THE UNIVERSITY IS A
STRIKING EXAMPLE OF THE POSITIVE BENEFITS WHICH CAN FLOW FROM
COOPERATION BETWEEN THE NATIONS OF THE REGION,
I AM PROUD THAT AUSTRALIA SHOULD BE AS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED AS
IT IS WITH THIS IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, AND THAT WE

SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER AT THE FIJIAN WELCOMING CEREMONY
29 AUGUST 1984
PRIME MINISTER
APPRECIATE THE FINE WELCOME WHICH HAS GREETED ME HERE TODAY.
THE SOUTH PACIFIC HAS A WELL-REGARDED REPUTATION FOR
MAKING THE TRAVELLER FEEL WELCOME, AND THE PEOPLE OF FIJI
ARE NO EXCEPTION. THE SPLENDOUR OF THIS CEREMONY IS A TRIBUTE
TO THE WARM-HEARTED GENEROSITY OF THE PEOPLE OF THIS GREAT
ISLAND NATION.
I AM PARTICULARLY HONOURED BY THE PRESENTATION OF THIS FINE
TABUA. I WOULD PARTICULARLY LIKE TO THANK THE SCHOOL PUPILS OF

STRISCRI PRI-: INlSTER S fRESS CO'FERENCE WITir AUSTr lUlS: JCjRLI S
TUVALU 2.30 P. M. 28 August 1984
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we have a difficulty that we haven't got the draft communique
available yet. I think you understand we're going to send it
on to you aren't we when it's available Well I think we
should say quite honestly that before coming to Tuvalu there
had been so: me cn. estion mark about how. a forum meeting would
go here because it was known that the facilites were rather
limited but I must say that not only speaking for myself, but

TRIA NSCRIT PIME.^ TSTER IHAlKE ' FORUMf PRESS-ONFERENCE
28 AUGUST 19' 84 1.45 P. M.
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Ladies and gentlemen, most of the time this morninqg : as
been spent on functional topics. The meeting commenced on
consideration of the special problems of smaller Foru. states
and our consideration of that matter was on the basis of a short
paper that had. been prepared by Kiribati. They propose a
committee of government representatives to direct itself really
to the concern that Kiribati had that is shared by other smaller

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TRANSCRIPT FORUM BRIEFING -27 AUGUST 1984 -TUVALU
6. 00 P. PRIME MINISTER HAWKE
P. M.
WE CONTINUED OUR DISCUSSIONS OVER LUNCH ON THE NUCLEAR FREE ZONE
PROPOSAL... ABOUT TESTING AND DUMPING. SOME OF THE STATES MADE IT
CLEAR THAT THEIR POSITION WAS ONE OF WANTING TO BAN ALL INVOLVEMENT
WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS OR ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE
BUT OTHERS AGREED, I THINK THE* MAJORITY AGREED, THAT ANY ZONE CONCEPT
COULD ONLY BE ACCEPTABLE AND OPERATIVE IF IT LEAVES INDIVIDUALS

PF 2 MMEE MINISTER
. TscrkP FORUM C NO' UGUST 1984.1
FUNAFUTI PRIME MINISTER: Well ladies and gentlemen, the Forum having
quickly disposed of certain procedural matters went first to
the decolonisation issue which, of course, specifically involves
developments in New Caledonia. Without identifying contributions
individually I would attempt to spell out and sum up for you
the nature of the discussion. And I would preface that by saying
that we concluded the discussion just prior to lunch when I

PRIME MINISTER
EMBARGOED UNTIL 10.30 A. M. CHE: CK AGAINST DELIVERY
ADDRESS BY THE PRIME MINJtSTER
ALP VICTORIAN COUNTRY CONFERENCE
WARRAGUL, VICTORIA -25 AUGUST 1984
I want to make three preliminary points.
First, I am very pleased to be here even if I am 12 months
late. I regret that last year Budget deliberations
prevented me from coming at the last moment. I hope that
when I've finished speaking not too many of you will wish
the same thing had happened this year.
Second,* I am very pleased to be in Barry Cunningham's