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bipartisanship about the questions of immigration, and I see
no reason why we can't resume that position.
JOURNALIST: Why don't you, Prime Minister, then just simply
instruct the members of your parliamentary party anyway, not
to raise the issue and not to debate it at all.-
Well, I think, Trevor you will see that from our side of
politics we won't be injecting this into the political and
electoral situation.
JOURNALIST: How would you achieve that?
Well leave that to me.
JOURNALIST: Were you impressed With John Howard's speech?

P~ M MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 24 August 1984
Executive Council has confirmed two senior Government
appointments. Mr John Monaghan, a Commissioner of the Australian Public
Service Board, has been appointed Auditor-General.
Mr Keith Brigden, the present incumbent, has informed the
Government of his intention to retire. Mr Monaghan's
appointment will take effect upon Mr Brigden's retirement.
Mr Graham Glenn, Deputy Commissioner at the Public Service
Board, has been appointed as a Commissioner to succeed
Mr Monaghan with effect from August 25, 1984.

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FINANCIAL REVIEW DINNER MELBOURNE 22 AUGUST 1984
The Labor Government was elected seventeen months ago to
arrest the decline in the Australian economy, symbolised by
the huge loss of employment sind the explosion in
unemployment in the period before we took office, and by
entrenched high inflation.
The Labor Government was elected to rever'se the trend
towards greater inequality in Australian society after seven
years of neglect of equity under conservative policies.

Statement by the Prime Minister

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TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE -17 AUGUST 1984, 5.30 P. M.
PM: Ladies and gentlemen, I am sorry that you haven't yet
E-en able to receive a copy of the repjort. We tried to
expedite that to you. I will make a statement to you,
and read relevant sections of the report. Once I have made
that statomeont Mr. Young and 1 are Faiiable foz any questions.
I hope thaL will satisfy everyone. I make thiEs point if when
you get the report which should be availab" e -uery shortly, i-ff

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LAUNCHING OF IRON ORE INDUSTRY CONSULTATIVE COUNCIL
KARRATHA 11 AUGUST 1984
Today we are formally launchi-ng a new mechanism for
consultation amongst unions, business and Governments
involved in the Pilbara region's great iron ore industry.
We are doing this at a time when the iron ore industry is
facing the opportunity of a return to strong growth after a
decade of stagnation and several years of decline.
These new opportunities for growth will be fully realised

FOR MEDIA 10 AUGUST 1984
The signing this evening of an agreement between CRA and
China represents a major step in the development of
co-operation between the iron and steel industries of China
and Australia. The agreement provides for the CRA group and
China to enter into a feasibility study for a joint venture
for the development of an iron ore mine in Western
Australia. If a new mine is developed at the Channar
deposit in the near future, as seems likely, it will
represent the first new iron mine development in Australia

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DR MAHATHIR, PRIMIE MINISTER OF, MALAYSIA
PARLIAMENT HOUSE CANBERRA 9 AUGUST 1984
Dr Mahathir, Dr Seri Hasmah, distinguished guests, ladies
and gentlemen.
It gives me very particular pleasure to welcome you all here
tonight. I recall1 with special feeling my own visit to Malaysia in
February this year. The warmth, hospitality and
understanding accorded me by you, Dr Mahathir, was of a kind
extended only as between friends. It said a great deal for

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PRIME MINISTER
Transcript Press Conference Travelodge Hotel
8 August 1984 5.30 pm.
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JOURNALIST: Mr Hawke how did you interpret what Mr Somare
had to say this morning about Mr Lange's position on nuclear
issues. Well the only way it can be interpreted and that was
what he was saying that what individual countries do about
the question of visits of nuclear armed and nuclear powered
ships is a matter for each individual country. I mean he had
no intention of intervening in that position. And I understand

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Transcript Press briefing with John Bowan -7 August 1984
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BOWAN: The two Prime Ministers met for an hour altogether
this morning, of which about three quarters was just a private
meeting between themselves and about twenty minutes or so
with officials. They did discuss the issue of ANZUS and allied
ship visits and in the course of the discussion the
Prime Minister outlined the Australian Government's position
which you are all familiar with. He made it quite clear in