8 May 1983
The hammering handed out to th. Liberal Party on Saturday
by electors in rural Victoria must be of real concern to Mr.
Peacock and his State counterpart.
The Liberal Party saw its support haemorrhage not only in the
Wannon By-Election, but also in two State By-Elections, Swan
Hill, which the Liberal Party lost to the National Party, and
Warrnambool, the outcome of which will be decided on preferences.
Despite the nomination in Warnon for the first time in almost
thirty years of a National Party candidate the ALP waG still

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AUSTIlA!, IA , t-
PRIME MIISE
E. 0. E. PROOF ONLY
TRANSCRIPT PRESS CONFERENCE, 6 MAY 1983
P. M.-May I say and I hope it will be appreciated that given the
circumstanc: es to which I have alluded it would, in some senses,
have been perhaps more appropriate to simply expect that the
Government in those circumstances would be trusted to have
acted for sound and appropriate reasons and I believe its
going to be difficult, if not impossible, to have a normal
question opportunity but I'm prepared to try and see if

PRIME MHNISTEFR
FOR MEDIA 6 May 1993
on Sunday at 11 a. m. the Prime Minister will attend and spaN
at a ceremony ma. rking the start of the second stage of a new
communal centre at Temple Beth Israel, 82 Alma Road, St.
Kilda, Melbourne.
On Monday at 10.30 a. m. at the World Trade Centre in Melbourno,
the Prime Minister will officially open the first work still
Australia national finals.
At 2. 30 p. m. in Canberra on Monday the Prime Minister will
at the Transpcrt Workers' Union's F2ceral1 Council met. ing in thn

PFUIVIE MAINISTER
FO 4ED 1A 6 M. AY 19 83
The article by Erian Toohiey published in yesterday's
National Timres on its face raises important questions
ZU nationaTI -scurity.
Late last night the Government sought and obtained from
the Chief justice of Australia, SirHarrYGibbs, interim
injunctions restraining John Fairfax Sons Ltd and
Brian Toohey from
publishing articles other than those contained in
the issue of the National Times dated 6-12 May 198~ 3
based on information derived from the classified

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MeiiConfc rcr'. ce tcia,:
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take includirn coinr: to tbhe Ilich Cotu-t -at 11. 15 last riqh:
otrefI'; Ecl: c-ei a coC). on bx eal Wc ca~. f
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PREgMVI MNHSTER
FOR MEDIA 4 May 1983
In view of the success of the National Economic Summit and the
Government's intention to establish the Economic Pl~ anning
Advisory Council, the Government has decided to end the practice
of holding formal pre-Budget consultations with major community,
business and employee organisations.
The Economic Planning Advisory Council ( EPAC) is intended to
continue the process of consultation and information exchangebegun
at the Summit, and to provide broad~ ly-based machinery for

I I FOR MEDIA3 May 1983
The Prime Minister today sent the following telegram to
Mr Cliff Young:
" All Australians join me in congratulating you on a truly
remarkable achievement."
T L-L ( L'W CAS,/' T GO ,' k,

FOR MEDIA 2 May 1983
The following appointments as Permanent Head have been made
today: Dr M. S. Keating, Deputy Secretary, Department of
Finance, has been appointed Secretary, Department of
SEmployment and Industrial Relations; and
Mr A. S. Blunn, Secretary, Department of Territories
and Local Government, has been appointed Secretary,
Department of Housing and Construction.
Consequent upon Mr Blunn's appointment, consideration is being
given to the appointment of a new Secretary of the Department

JA US'TR2,1A LA
PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 2 May 1983
The New Zealand Prime Minister, Mr Robert Muldoon,
will visit Australia from 23 25 June for talks
with me and with other members of the Government.
I expect that the talks will Be wide-ranging and deal
particularly with matters of bilateral and regional
concern. I am pleased that Mr Muldoon has chosen to visit
Australia early in my Gov4 rnment's term of office.
This reflects the continuing close and special
relationship that exists between Australia and

AUSTHALIA
PRIME MINISTER
EXTRACT FROM SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER TO THE AUSTRALIAN
LABOR PARTY STATE COUNCIL, SYDNEY, 1 MAY 1983
Let me just say something briefly about what we have done in
the very short time that we've been in office. And then
I want to contrast that with the alternative which has been
offered to the people of Australia, something which has
been starkly highlighted by the events of this past week.
Now, its often been said we didn't go into the election of
the 5th of March with some hastily concocted program or