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SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS 15 MARCH 1984
Mr Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen
It is with particular pleasure that I accepted your
invitation to join you tonight.
At this time of the year the Government is gearing up to
prepare its next Budget. It is therefore timely that we
should review assumptions about the environment within which
the crucial decisions must be framed arid take stock of the
achievements to date.

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SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
AUSTRALIAN SUBURBAN NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION
SYDNEY 15 MARCH 1984
I thank the Australian Suburban Newspaper Association for
providing me with this opportunity to join you today.
Your contribution is an important one. While you are part
of the great tradition of the print media which makes such
an essential contribution to the wellbeing of a democratic
society, your specific role is only recently being
appreciated for what it is.

PRIME MINISTER
For Media 15 March 1984
The Prime Minister today held discussions with the
South Australian Premier, Mr BannOn, and the Northern
Territory Chief Ministcr, Mr Everingham, on the-proposed
Alice Springs-Darwin railway link.
In particular, Mr Hawko discussed with Mr Bannon and
Mr Everingham the Federal Government's consideration of the
defence implications of the proposed rail link.
Hle advised them that the Minister for Defence, Mr Scholes, had
recommended thatt
" A decision now to divert defence expenditure from

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SPEECH AT NSW ALP ELECTION CAMPAIGN LAUNCH, SYDNEY, 13 MARCH 1984
FELLOW AUSTRALIANS, Just over a year ago I spoke at another policy ' Launch fo
the Australian Labor Party in this great city of yours in this
great city of ours.
I pledged myself and our Party to an unremittinqi effort
to bring Australians together to beat the economic crisis and to
end the politics of division and confrontation.
Twelve months later, the Australian community is more

JAUSTRALIA
PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 12 March 1984
Today's EPAC meeting focussed on longer-term economic policy,
as agreed in the December meeting.
I reported in some detail on the! issues of industry and
trade policy that had arisen in relation to my recent visit
to five Asian countries. There was strong support for the
approach outlined in my statements prior to and during the
Asian visit, in particular in my speech in Osaka on February 3.
I explained that I had asked Senator Button to co-ordinate the

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SPEECH AT KOGARAH MARIST HIGH SCHOOL 11 RARCH 1984
IT IS WITH MUCH PLEASURE THAT LAST YEAR I ACCEPTED THE
INVITATION TO COME TO KOGARAH TODAY TO OPEN YOUR SCHOOL'S
MAJOR EXTENSIONS AND RENOVATIONS,
I DID SO RECOGNISING THIS AS A VERY IMPORTANT EVENT IN THE
LIVES OF YOUR STUDENTS, STAFF, PARENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE
LOCAL COMMUNITY. I WAS ALSO MINDFUL THAT THIS YEAR, 1984,
iS THE SEVENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDATION OF THE
SCHOOL,
AND THIS IS A GREAT SCHOOL. IT HAS EVERY REASON TO BE PROUD

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SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
" THE WINNERS' FIELD DAY" BOONOKE 8 MARCH 1984
Ken, Ladies and Gentlemen
Thank you very much for your very warm welcome.
I was struck in reading the report of last year's field day
by two things.
One was that your chief guest last year was the mighty Ron
Barassi standing in for Malcolm Fraser who had to excuse
himself at short notice due to the " singular nature of the
handover following the election five days earlier". There

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THIRD AUSTRALIA-JAPAN BILATERAL CONFERENCE
OF EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS 8 MARCH 1984
Mr Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen
It gives me great pleasure to be here with you this morning
to open the third Australia-Japan Bilateral Conference of
Editors and Publishers.
To have in Australia so many leading representatives of the
Japanese media is a very real plus for both our countries.
You, individually and collectively, have an important role

To mark International Women's Day the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke, today announced four important Government initiatives for women.

 Mr Hawke said the Government had already demonstrated its commitment to advancing the status of women in many areas.

 Government business was arranged so that the Sex Discrimination Bill completed its passage through the Parliament by International Women' s Day.

 Mr Hawke announced:

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