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SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE CONGRESS
CANBERRA 8 SEPTEMBER 1983
This Congress could hardly be more timely or i~ iore
opportune, coming as it does so soon after the presentat ion
of a Labor Government's first national Budget for eight
years. The timeliness springs not only from the
opportunity the Congress provides for all of us concerned
with advancing the cause of social security and community
welfare in this nation to review the work of the Government

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PRIME PAINIgSTER
EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY
STATEMENT TO THE PARLIAMENT BY ' THE PRIME MINISTER, MR HANKE
6 S ET. LE 198-3
MR SPEAKER, I SEEK LEAVE TO MAKE A STATEMENT TO THE
HOUSE ON THE TRAGIC EPISODE WHICH SHOCKED THE WORLD
LAST WEEK,
ON THE BASIS OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO IT., THE
GOVERNMENT HAS NO DOUBT THAT KOREAN AIRLINES FLIGHT 7,
EN ROUTE FROM ANCHORAGE TO SEOUL, WAS SHOT DOWN BY
A SOVIET FIGHTER AIRCRAFT EARLY IN THE MORNING OF
1 SEPTEMBER AUSTRALIAN EASTERN STANDARD TIME,
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3 September 1983

The Australian Ambassador in Moscow, Mr David Evans, called on Soviet Foreign Ministry officials yesterday ( Moscow time) and handed to them statements made by the Foreign Minister, Mr Hayden, and me.

He asked for a full and early explanation of the circumstances surrounding the shooting down of Korean Airline Flight No. 7.

A very clear example of economic rationality at work
was the decision to index excise rates. During the past decade
the proportion provided by excise to the general revenue
declined from 13 per cent to 7 per cent. Through indexation
we have made sure that over time they maintain
their real value and are not eroded by the processes of inflation.
We have put aside the destabilising and often arhitary
pattern of large discretionary increases which was the
way in the past. What we have done should have been done
much earlier.

The Australian Government is absolutely appalled at the barbaric act that has been perpetrated.

I have been in contact with Bill Hayden and he is calling it; the Soviet Ambassador today to register that attitude of my Government. . I have sent a message of condolence and sympathy to President Chung of South Korea. I believe that all Australians will share the attitude of my Government in this matter. There are absolutely no: circumstances whatsoever in which action of this type can begin to be justified.

Q: What further action do you plan to take?

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA2 SEPTEMBER 1983
I have today sent the following message to President Chun
Doo Hwan of the Republic of Korea:
BEGINS I wish to convey to you on behalf of the Australian
Government and people our shock and concern at the
loss of Korean Airlines Flight 7.
There are no circumstances in which the shooting
down of an unarmed aircraft serving no military
purpose can be justified.
We are seeking an urgent explanation from the
Soviet Foreign Ministry and the Soviet Ambassador
to Australia.

CHECK AGAINST DELTIVERY PRIME MINISTER
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER HOBART CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
31 AUGUST 1983
MR PRESIDENT,-THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR GOVERNMENT CAME TO OFFICE WITH
THE ECONOMY UNDERGOING ITS WORST RECESSION IN FIFTY YEARS.
UNEMPLOYMENT HAD RISEN By 263,000 DURING THE PREVIOUS TWELVE
MONTHS AND INFLATION STOOD AT 11.5 PER CENT DOUBLE THE
0. E. C. D. AVERAGE. INTEREST RATES REMAINED UNACCEPTABLY HIGH
AND THE HEARTLESS, UNCARING APPLICATION BY OUR PREDECESSORS
OF A 11FIGHT INFLATION FIRST" APPROACH HAD LAID WASTE TO

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FOR MEDIA 30 August 1983
I was provided with the attached Opinion by the Attorney-
General late yesterday.

PRIME MINISTER
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS -26 AUGUST 1983
OPENING. OF 50TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE
" AN AUSTRALIAN VIEW OF THE WORLD"
IT WAS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I ACCEPTED THE
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS'I INVITATION TO
ADDRESS ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY JUBILEE CONFERENCE,
AS AN INDEPENDENT, NON-POLITICAL ORGANIZATION
DEDICATED TO PrROMOTING INTEREST IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, THE
INSTITUTE HAS OVER THE YEARS MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO
AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD

PRMEMIIL E
SPEECH PREPARED FOR THE PRIME MINISTER, MR BOB HAWKE,
TO WELCOME DELEGATES TO THE " ALL TOGETHER AUSTRALIAN"
PROMOTION TEXTILE COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA 25 AUGUST, CANBERRA
Friends, It was with pleasure that I accepted your
invitation to open the " All Together Australian" Promotion.
Following on the success of similar campaigns in
the past this promotion is both timely and needed. As an
example of an industry in this case the textile industrygetting
out and vigorously promoting an Australian product
it must be applauded.