CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY EMBARGOED UNTIL DELITVERY
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
ANNUAL DINNER OF THE
CONFEDERATION OF AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY
CANBERRA 29 NOVEMBER 1989
Tonight's annual dinner of the CAI occurs at a truly
significant time for the debate about the future of the
Australian economy.
It is a time requiring renewed efforts by the Government to
explain to the community the necessity and effectiveness of
the strategy we are following.
And it is a time that is flushing out the opportunism of the

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PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF NEWS CONFERENCE, PARLIAMENT HOUSE, 29
NOVEMBER 1989
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JOURNALIST: Over the last couple of days, Prime
Minister, there's been more talk about the possibility of
an economic statement in the early part of next year.
Previously you indicated that the Government will be
making a statement about wages principles after the talks
with the ACTU. Can you give us any indication as to
whether the Government now wants to go further than that?
PM: No I can't. I have nothing really to add on that,

PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 27 November 1989
The Government has finalised the terms of reference for the
Resource Assessment Commission's inquiry into forests and
timber resources. I have written to the Hon Justice
D G Stewart, Chairperson of the Commission, formally asking
him to commence the inquiry. A copy of my notice to the
Commission setting out the terms of reference for the
inquiry is attached.
The Resource Assessment Commission was established by the
Commonwealth Government this year to conduct independent

PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 27 NOVEMBER 1989
Four new awards the Public Service Medal and three
Defence Force awards have been established under the
Australian honours and awards system. The Queen has
approved Letters Patent and Regulations establishing the
Public Service Medal, the Nursing Service Cross, the
Conspicuous Service Cross and the Conspicuous Service
Medal. The Regulations provide for the Public Service Medal to
be awarded for outstanding public service by officers of
Australian public services and other government and

TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW WITH CHERIE PRYOR, TOWNSVILLE
ABORIGINAL AND ISLANDER MEDIA ASSOCIATION ( TAIMA)
PRE-RECORDED, 23 NOVEMBER 1989
BROADCAST 27 NOVEMBER 1989
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PRYOR: On the 12th of June 1988 you signed a negotiative
statement. Is your Government still committed to that?
PM: This is in regard to the Treaty?
PRYOR: Yes.
PM: Absolutely. I'd like to say these things about that
Cherie. Firstly, as I've said, a total commitment to the
concept. Some people may wonder why there's been such a

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PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF NEWS CONFERENCE, CHURCHILL PARK, ROCKINGHAM,
NOVEMBER 1989
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JOURNALIST: Pr-ime Minister, how important is a Labor
victory in South Australia for you?
PM: Well, I have said and so has Mr Bannon that the election
-in South Australia is about who's going to govern the
state of South Australia in the next three years. it
can't determine anything else, it can only determine that.
so they've got to. when they go into the ballot box, they've

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PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF NEWS CONFERENCE, KELMSCOTT FOOTBALL CLUB,
PERTH, 25 NOVEMBER 1989
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JOURNALIST: Prime Minister, it looks like the Labor
Government could hang on over there, it must be a boon?
S PM: I understand that the Labor Government has won. It
deserved to. There's been some swing against, but it's not
a massive one and very importantly there has been no joy in
this for the Liberal Party. The minor parties seem to have
picked up, been the major beneficiaries of the swing that

24 November 1989

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SATTLER The Prime Minister is in the studio now and some bloke
Just called me up and said I wouldn't be game to call you the
silver haired bodgie. Have you been called that before to your
face?

PM: No not to my face.

SATTLER: How would you react if I did that?

PM: If you feel that you need to do that Howard be my guest.
SATTLER: I don't need to do that he obviously felt some
compulsion to do that a* I will just pass that en to yeu, as an
opening bowl if you like?

TRANSCRIPT OF NEWS CONFERENCE, RADIO 6PR, PERTH 24
NOVEMBER 1989
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JOURNALIST: Does this hit at the right to strike, this
decision? PM: No, and I haven't had the chance of reading the
total transcript of the Judge's decision but I've seen some
reference where he refers to the right to strike as
fundamental. Well, get this in perspective that the trade
union movement has operated in this country for the last six
years now under the Accord. They've been able to negotiate
wage increases within that system and this sort of situation

PRIME MINISTER'S STATEMENT TO THE HOUSE ON DEATH OF
LEBANESE PRESIDENT RENE MUAWAD
23 November 1989
MR SPEAKER, I SEEK LEAVE TO MAKE A STATEMENT TO THE
HOUSE. HONOURABLE MEMBERS WILL BE AWARE OF THE TRAGIC EVENTS
WHICH HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN LEBANON OVERNIGHT WITH THE
BRUTAL ASSASSINATION OF THE NEWLY ELECTED LEBANESE
PRESIDENT, MR RENE MUAWAD, AND THE DEATH OF AT LEAST
TWENTY OTHERS.
ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF AUSTRALIA, AND
ON BAHAIF OF ALL MEMBERS OF THIS PARLIAMENT, I EXTEND MY