24 October 1983
The following messages to President Reagan and President Mitterrand were sent by the Prime minister today:

President Reagan

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PRIME MIVN õ ISTER
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SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
CEDA DINNER SYDNEY 21 OCTOBER 1983
It is eight brief months since I last addressed
members of this highly respected organisation.
I then did so in Melbourne in the middle of the
national election campaign.
The task which I then outlined was a formidable one
it was to nurture economic recovery, broaden it and turn
it into sustained economic growth.
You would all recall that we inherited an economy

I shall be visiting Thailand on November 19-22, 1983 at the invitation of the Thai Prime Minister, General Prem Tinsulanonda. I shall be having discussions with General Prem and his colleagues on matters of substantial importance to both our Governments.

The region of which Thailand and Australia are members is of fundamental, strategic and economic interest to both countries, and our respective Governments share a commitment to the enhancement of the region's stability and prosperity.

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SPEECH BY TiE P 111E 1IiNISThP
OPENI NG OF FOD'S NEW 4 CYL1ttPER ENGGIE PLANT
GEELOiJG 1 OCTOBER 1983
IT GIVES, ME GREAT1 PLEASURE TO OPENi FORD'S NEW FOIUR
CYLINDER ENGINE PLANTTHIS,
TOGETirER WITH THE RECENTLY COMMISSIONED
ROBOT-EQUIPPED SHEET METAL SUB-ASSEMBLY FACILITY AND
UPGRADING OF THE STAMPTNG PLANT, INVOLVES AN INVESTMENT OF
NEARLY $ 100 MiLLIO14 IN ADDITIONAL FACILITIES AT GEELONGWITH
THIS ! INVESTMENT FORD WILL RAISE THE TELSTAR'S

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STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER
AUSTRALIAN ELECTORAL OFFICE
1983/ 84 EDUCATION AND ENROLMENT CAMPAIGN
MELBOURNE 14 OCTOBER 1983
Few Australians will have forgotten how
the precipitate closure of the electoral rolls before
the las~ k. election effectively disenfranchised nearly 200,000
of our fellow Australians.
In one fell swoop he deprived many of those who had
suffered most from the policies of his Government of their
right to vote. Th~ e closure of the electoral rolls within an hour

PRIME MINiSTER
FOR MEDIA 10 October 1983
The Federal Government will spend more than $ 8 million on
roads in the Mt Isa region this financial year.
National roadworks between Mt Isa and Wynton which are
directly funded by the Commonwealth alone will account for
$ 7.85 million and will provide about 350 jobs.
Other funds will g; o to:
arterial road projects on the Diamintina Development
Road worth $ 300,000, and
work on the Flinders Highway near Julia Creek, to cost
$ 750,000.

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I PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 10 October 1983
The Federal Government has allocated more than $ 3.9 million for
roads in the Toowoomba area this financial year.
Federal funding in the district includes $ 3.15 million for doubling
the number of lanes onlthe National Highway between Toowoomba and
Ipswich.
This will provide a high level of service for people of Toowoomba
and improve road transport and commuter facilities.
Specific projects in tie Commonwealth Roads Program include:
reconstruction works on the New England Highway

FOR MEDIA 10 October 1983
QUEENSLAND REJECTS FEDERAL FUNDS
The Qivc-ensland Government has displayed a cavalier
approach t%-o funds provided by the Federal Government.
It has rejected Commonwealth funds on a number of
occasions over the years for totally unsatisfactory reasons.
The people of Queensland have been the big losers.
The following are just some examples over the last
decade of Commonwealth funds rejected by the Queensland
Government: Land Commission$ 78 million
Aboriginal Grants $ 3 million
$ 45,000 Aboriginal welfare offered by

FOR MEDIA 10 OCTOBER 1983
The Prime Minister today sent the following message to
President Chun of South Korea:
May I express to you on behalf of the Australian
Government and people our deep shock in learning of
the tragedy which befell your party in Rangoon.
The reasons for such a callous outrage are beyond
imagination. A number of your ? inisters and officials
who died in Rangoon were well and warmly known to me
and other members of my government.
On behalf of the Australian Government and people I

R A N 9 N B : i6AR
FOR MEDIA 10 ' October 1983
COUNTRY WATP. SUPPLIES
The Queensland Government is holding up urgently needed
jobs improving water supplies in country towns.
Federal Government funds are lying idle, while the StLre
Government dithers on how it should be spent.
The money is Queensland's shar-of a special allocation
under the Community Employment Program designed to improve
the quality and reliability of country water supplies.
The money has been available for weeks, but the Queensland