PRWIE MINISTER
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The attached speech will be delivered by Mr Basil Atkinson,
Chairman of the National Aboriginal Employment and Development
Committee to the NAEDC Seminar in Canberra on behalf of
the Prime Minister today.
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AUSTRALIA
PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 3 November 1983
The Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs,. Mr West,
tonight informed me in writing that he would unable to
support Cabinet's recommendations on the ' iranium industry
at Monday's Caucus meeting.
In line with the Cabinet Arrangements, adooted at its first
meeting, he will now step down from Cabinet.
In the terms of the Cabinet Arrangements decision Mr West
will remain a member of the Ministry.

3 November 1983

The Australia II team has accepted the Federal Government's invitation to attend a celebration in Canberra on November 11 to mark their victory in the America's Cup.

Major celebrations to which the Federal Government contributed were held last weekend in Perth the home of the challenginq club. it is fitting that the Australia II contingent should now be welcomed in the National Capital.,

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AUST
PRIME MINISTER
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
OFFICIAL LAUNCHING OF THE AUSTRALIAN ENCYCLOPAEDIA
( 4TH EDITION) 2 NOVEMBER 1983
Let me say at the outseI: how pleased I am to be
here to launch this new edition the fourth of the
Australian Encyclopaedia.
The existence of such a reference work is
indispensable to the needs of contemporary Australia.
There is now, both locally and world-wide, a
growing interest in all things Australian
In commercial, industrial, scientific, sporting

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PRiME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 2 November 1983
The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister today met with the
Heads of Mission of Commonwealth African countries ( Ghana,
Mauritius, Nigeria, Uganda and Zambia).
At the meeting the attached aide-riemoire was presented
in response to Australia's new policy initiatives on
sporting contacts with South Africa

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SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINI1STER
-AOF FUND RAISIN'G DINN11.-ER
29 OCTOBER 1983
IR, GIBBS, SIR DONALD ( TRESCOW. I-uCK), IKEVAN ( GOSPER),
I AM HOINOURED TO HAVE BEEN MADE THE N1' Li*' fER ONE 1M1EMBER OF
THE OLYMPIC SUPPORTERS CLUBS
SAll PARTICULARLY DELIGHTED To HAVE RECEIVED THiS HONOUR
ALONGSIDE SUCH GREAT ATHLETES AND FINE REPRESENTATIVES
OF AUSTRALIA AS RAEtEE BoYLE AND ROBERT KAGBASO
I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE ASKED ME TO ACCEPT THJS

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PRIME MINMSTER
SPEECH BY THE PRIME ' MINISTER
AUSTRALIAN MERCHANT BANKERS' ASSOCIATION
28 OCTOBER 1983
IT IS PARTICULARLY TIMELY THAT I SHOULD ADDRESS THIS
ASSOCIATION TONIGHT.
AT THE BROADEST LEVEL, IT IS TIMELY BECAUSE THE ECONOMIC
ENVIRONMENT MAKES IT APPROPRIATE TO GIVE EVEN HIGHER
PRIORITY TO LONG-TERM ISSUES RELATED TO THE EFFICIENCY,
GROWTH AND RELATIVE STANDING OF THE AUSTRALIAN ECONOMY
IN A COMPETITIVE WORLD.
IT IS TIMELY AS WELL BECAUSE THE GOVERNMENT WILL SOON BE

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SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
21ST ANNUAL JOINT MEETING OF THE AUSTRALIA/ JAPAN
AND JAPAN/ AUSTRALIA BUSINESS COOPERATION COMMITTEES
MELBOURNE 26 OCTOBER 1983
It is with great pleasure that I join you tonight
on the occasion of your twenty-first Joint Meeting.
Your committees have been at the forefront of
extraordinarily productive exchanges over the years to the
benefit of both our countries.
Your success demonst. rates very clearly how a close

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SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
LAUNCHING THE MORETON BY-ELECTION CAMPAIGN
BRISBANE 26 OCTOBER 1983
I am delighted to be back in Brisbane to launch
Labor's campaign for the Moreton By-election.
It is less than 8 months since the people of
Australia'elected a Federal Labor Government.
We were elected:
to arrest the economic decline and then restore
growth to reverse the trend towards greater inequality
to bring Australians together
We are meeting those commitments.

I J,, AUSTRALIAL
PRIME MINISTER
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SPEECH1 BY THE PRIME MINISTER
MTIA DINNER 24 OCTOBER
It was with great pleasure that I accepted your
invitaton to join-you tonight.
Your Association has for many years been a vigorous
and influential voice on the issues of principal relevance
to the economic management of this country.
For a long time, and I notice Mr Dixon reiterated
this this morning, you have stressed the need for a strong,
viable and competitive manufacturing sector as being