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TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE, 5 JUNE 1984, ON THE TABLING
STATEME-NT'' ON GOVERNMENT POLICY DISCUSSION4 PAPER ON AFFIRMATIVE
ACTION PM: I only want to make a very brief statement. Firstly, I
want to express thel gratitude of the Government to Susan Ryan.,
who has been the Minister assisting me, Dr Summers and the
other people in the Office of the Status of Women who have
put so much work into this. And the second expression of
gratitude of course is to the business community and their

PRIME MINISTER: TABLING STATEMENT ON GOVERNMENT POLICY
DISCUSSION PAPER ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION 5 JUNE 1984
Mr Speaker,
For the information of Honourable Members I present the
Government Policy Discussion Paper on Affirmative Action for
Women and seek leave to make a statement.
With this release of its Policy Discussion Paper on
affirmative action in employment, the Gove~ rnment has moved
to implement one of its major commitments to raising the
status of women in Australian society.
This is a commitment on which many in our community expect

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SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
REGIONAL TELEVISION AUSTRALIA SYDNEY, 5, JUNE 1984
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WELCOME. I PARTICULARLY APPRECIATE
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO YOU TONIGHT.
JUST OVER TWO MONTHS AGO I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF PRESENTING
THE GOLD LOGIE BEFORE AN AUDIENCE OF TELEVISION PEOPLE FROM
THE CREATIVE SECTOR OF THE INDUSTRYTHIS
EVENING I AM VERY PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK TO AN
AUDIENCE WHICH REPRESENTS A MAJOR SEGMENT OF THE MANAGEMENT

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JAW$: First things first the Swans5 didn't do too well.
iJ. N~ o. it was a terrible drubbing. it was one of those
occaesions John where you had one video, Carlton, playing I think
right ' At its very peak and the other side, the Swans, playing
far'from theirs. And unfortunately it didn't produce a good
camej. But congratulations to them. Thoy played very well.

PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT IKE WALSH SHOW -4 JUNE 1983
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* WALSH: I'd like to start off with an example, if I could,
before we get on to the overall view of this thing. And it's
one that I just picked out because it would seem, and we've asked
a lot of people in the last couple of days, what they thought
about it. It would seem that most of the public are quite happy
with what's happened. But there's just one I'd like you-to
explain to people. A married couple can have a house that's worth

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PRIME MINISTER
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TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE, 1 JUNE 1984, ON THE REPORT
OF THE PANEL OF REVIEW OF PROPOSED INCOME AND ASSETS TEST
PM: At the outset I would like to sent -two thank yousone
of course to the panel under Professor Gruen for the work
that they have done in assisting the Government and the
community in a better understanding of these complex issues
and I would here in this context directly like to pay tribut~ e
to the work of my two colleagues Senator Grimes and Senator-.

Prime minister: Tabling Statement on ASTEC Report on
Australia's Role in the Nuclear Fuel Cycle 31 May 1984
For the information of Honourable Members I present the
report by the Australian Science and Technology Council
( ASTEC) on Australia's role in the nuclear fuel cycle.
Mr Speaker, I seek leave to make a statement in respect of
the Report.
Following the Government's examination of policy in relation
to the export of Australian uranium last year, I wrote to
the Chairman of ASTEC, Professor Ralph Slatyer, on 9

PRIME MINISTER
PRESS CONFERENCE 31 MAY 19.85 PARLIAMENT HOUSE
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The Government has-been pleased to receive report
within due time from Professor Slatyer. You'll recall that
this is part of the decision the Government made in regard
to uranium and I believe that it will provide, and as I said
in the Parliament, for a useful basis not only for discussion
within the Labor Party as they come up to the Conference when
they have to make decisions on these matters, but I think the

PRIME MINISTER
EMBARGOED UNTIL 9.30 P. M. CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER NATIONAL CONFERENCE
THE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
MELBOURNE 26 MAY 1984
I am pleased once again to participate in a National
Conference of the Australian Institute of Political Science.
Indeed, I particularly am delighted to have the opportunity
now to launch the book " Industrial Confrontation", which, as
you would all know, contains the proceedings of last year's
Summer School.
At that Summer School I outlined a new approach to

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FOR MEDIA 18 May 1984
Plans to stage the first Australia Games in Melbourne next
January were announced jointly today by the Prime Minister,
. Mr Bob Hawke, and the Premier of Victoria, Mr. John Cain.
The Games are expected to cost just over $ 2 million.
Mr. Hawke said the Australian Government, in honouring its
1983 election commitment, would provide $ 800,000 and the
Victorian Government had agreed to a grant of $ 375,000.
balance of the funds would be raised by the Australia
. Games Foundation f rom marketing and television sponsorship.