PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA3 April 1984
I successfully moved at today's Caucus meeting that the Cabinet
be expanded to 15 to allow for the reinstatement of the
Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, Mr West.
Mr West resigned from the Cabinet on 3 November 1983 on the
grounds that he could not support a particular decision of
the Cabinet.
I have now been given an unequivocal commitment from Mr West
that he will in future observe the principle of Cabinet
solidarity.
The Government welcomes the opportunity to again have the

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TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE, PARLIAMENT HOUSE, 3 APRIL 1984
PM: Well ladies and gentlemen, thank you. I wanted to meet
with you particularly in respect of the decision that I made
that Stewart West should return to the Cabinet which decision
was unanimously endorsed by the Caucus this morning. If I*
can just briefly recapitulate and recall that last year, 3 November,
Stewart expressed the view that he could not accept the decisio-n
in respect of uranium taken by the Cabinet. He was quite

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PRIME MINISTER
SPEECH BY PRIME MINISTER PARLIAMENTARY DINNER
FOR PRIME MINISTER OF BURMA -CANBERRA 2 APRIL 1984
Prime Minister U Maung Maung Kha,
Distinguished Visitors,
Ladies and Gentlemen.
Mr Prime Minister welcome.
Australia and Burma are old friends. Since your
independence the ties between our countries have grown and
strengthened. The importance we attach to our bilateral relationship has
been reflected in the visits which have taken place between
leaders of both our countries.

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PRIME MINISTER
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
OPENING OF ACA PREMISES 30 MARCH 1984 -SYDNEY 0
Ladies and Gentlemen
It was with real pleasure that I accepted your invitation to
participate in this official opening of the Australian
Consumer Association's ( ACA's) new building.
I have for a long time been impressed with ACA's
contribution to the Australian consumer movement.
1984 has been something of a landmark year for the ACA. The
ACA is celebrating its 25th anniversary and this year its

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FOR MEDIA 29 March 1984
The report in today's Australian that the head of my
Department, Sir Geoffrey Yeend, is to be replacediis
baseless. I also reject attempts to characterise my relations with
Sir Geoffrey as " cool" and " indifferent".
I have, since assuming office, enjoyed a good personal
and working relationship with Sir Geoffrey.

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 28 March 1984
The Prime Minister of Burma, U Mauting Maung Kha, will visit
Australia on 2-7 April 1984. He will be accompanied by his
Minister for Foreign Affairs, U Chit Hlaing and his Minister
for Mines, U Than Tin.
This will be the first high-level Burmese Government visit to
Australia since the visit of President U Ne Win in 1974. It
follows Mr Hayden's visit to Burma in November last year.
I look forward to meeting Prime Minister U Maung Maung Kha in

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PRIME MINISTER
SPEECH BY PRIME MINISTER
AUSTRALIA-JAPAN RELATIONS SYMPOSIUM
23 MARCH, 1984 CANBERRA
Mr Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
This symposium on Australia-Japan relations is timely.
In recent weeks both during my visit to Japan and
following my return I have had frequent occasion to
comment on the Australia-Japan relationship: where we have
been, the stage we are at now, and most importantly, where
we are going.
What I have been saying coincides closely with the theme you

PRIME MINISTER4
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER BUSINESS LUNCH
MENZIES HOTEL, SYDNEY, 19 MARCH 1984
THE PAST YEAR HAS BEEN A MOMENTOUS ONE FOR AUSTRALIA AND, FOR
ITS MOST POPULOUS STATE, NEW SOUTH WALES. IN PARTICULAR WE HAVE
WITNESSED A MARKED CHANGE IN OUR ECONOMIC FORTUNES,. REFLECTED
PARTICULARLY IN A LARGE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF AUSTRALIANS
WHO HAVE JOBS.
IN THIS, THE WRAN LABOR GOVERNMENT OF NEW SOUTH WALES,
THE PEOPLE OF NEW SOUTH WALES, THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY OF
NEW SOUTH WALES, AND THE UNION MOVEMENT OF NEW SOUTH WALES

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PRIME MINISTER
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MIN( ISTER
TO THE PACIFIC BASIN ECONOMIC COUNCI. L 16 MARCH .1984
IGREATLY WELCOME THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THIS
GATHERING THAT PBEC HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER JUST A MONTH
AFTER MY RETURN FROM NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIA,
FROM AELL BEFORE THE TIME THE LABOR GOVERNMENT TOOK
OFFICE LAST MARCH, I HAVE STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF
OUR LOCAI0N~ IN THE WORLD'S MOST DYNAMIC REGION TO OUR
OWN LONG-TERM GROWTH PROSPECTS,
THE EFFECTIVE INTEGRATION OF AUSTRALIA'S ECONOMY INTO

CHEC AGANSTDAEGLAIIENRSYTE MBDEALRIGVOEERDY
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
QUARANTINE STATION NORTH HEAD -16 MARCH 1984
Mr Premier, Distinguished Guests,. Ladies and Gentlemen,
This is a small but significant ceremony-to commemorate the
transfer of the former North Head Quarantine Station to New
South Wales. That it occurs at all reflects the close
co-operative arrangements existing between the Australian
and New South Wales Governments. Such co-operation now
extends into many fields of community interest. That it