PRIME MINISTERj
TRANSCRIPT OF NEWS CONFERENCE, ARGYLE WOOLSHED, THE HOCKS,
3 NOVEMBER 1989
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JOURNALIST: Mr Hawke, the Greiner Government's industrial
package, do you see that as undermining the accord?
PM: well it's based on a totally different philosophy to
the accord and I guess the best thing in politics is not
just to have an ideological harangue about you know, mine's
better than yours, but to look at the record. I simply say
that under the accord these things have happened. Firstly,

CHECK AGAINST DR-LIVERY ENM ED UNTIL DELIVER
SPEECH BY THE PMIME MINISTER
DEDICATION OF NATIONAL MEMORIAL TO THE ARMY
CANBERRA 1 NOVEMER 1989
Throughout the cities and the country towns of the nation,
Australians have proudly built memorials to those of our
fellow citizens who have served in thq Australian armed
forces.
The cairns, plaques, memorial halls and avenues of honour
all bear silent but eloquent testimony to those who offered
their lives as hostages for liberty and those who gave
their lives to create a better world.

02 TRANSCRIPT OF PRE-RECORDED INTERVIEW WITH NIREE CREED, CROSS
COUNTRY, 29 OCTOBER 1989
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CREED: For years Australia and other smaller traders on the
. world market have been complaining to GATT and anyone else
who'll listen about America's policy of subsidising its
farmers. Now, it seems, someone has listened. In Geneva
this week the United States suggested to GATT, the General
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, that all subsidies be eased
out. The American proposal is to end all international

TRANSCRIPT OF NEWS CONFERENCE, RADIO 3L0, MELBOURNE, FRIDAY
27 OCTOBER 1989
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JOURNALIST: Mr Hawke, what's your response to Mr Howard's
talks with Mr Peacock and his return to the front bench?
PM: I'm, quite seriously, I'm pleased that he's going back
on to the front bench, though they are not a very good front
bench as is generally recognised. I think it's good for
Government that the opposition should have its best quality
on the front bench. It makes for a better opposition and I

PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW WITH MARGARET PEACOCK, RADIO 3AK
27 OCTOBER 1989
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PEACOCK: Welcome Bob.
PM: Thanks very much Margaret.
PEACOCK: Do you feel a bit scathed by your coming up
C. against the mighty Maggie?
PM: No, I don't feel scathed Margaret. Mrs Thatcher's
become used to getting her own way. She hasn't had a very
strong opposition over there either on the other side of the
Parliament or within her own ranks. She's not really
accustomed to people who have another point of view putting

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TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW WITH JOHN JOST, RADIO
27 OCTOBER 1989
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JOST: What are the odds of an election before Christmas?
PM: I don't think there'll be an election before Christmas.
I've been fairly consistent about this. I've always tended
towards 1990. I've got no reason to change that.
JOST: Has the Liberal tax policy sort of helped confirm
that feeling?
PM: No. I think the Liberal tax policy the more it's
unfolded and all its implications understood it's going to

TRANSCRIPT OF DOORSTOP, RAAF BASE, FAIRBAIRN, 25 OCTOBER
1989
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JOURNALIST: Were you pleased to hear of the balance of
payments figures today?
PM: Well, they were certainly at the lower end of
expectations, so that was good. But you can't, you know,
can't read a final story into one month's figures, but we'd
rather have them there than at the higher end of the range.
Yes, that's true.
JOURNALIST: Do you rule out an election this year, Prime
Minister? PM: Gee, you don't take long do you? No, I've got nothing

PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF NEWS CONFERENCE, PAN PACIFIC HOTEL, 24 OCTOBER 1989
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JOURNALIST: Margaret Thatcher said she was appalled at your
attack on her in the session yesterday. They're very strong
words. What's your reaction?
PM: Yeah, they are strong words and they' re inaccurate. The
facts are quite simple, that we put our position in the full
session before going to Langkawi. My Foreign Minister and her's
were there in the negotiating session dealing with the draft that

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PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF NEWS CONFERENCE, PAN PACIFIC HOTEL, KUALA
LUMPUR, 23 OCTOBER 1989
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JOURNALIST: Prime Minister, Mrs Thatcher says she's appalled
that anyone would even question her right to put out her
point of view.
PM: Yes, she said that. The position was very clearly
accepted by the rest of the Commonwealth Heads of Government
that an agreed position had been arrived at and that it was
everyone's understanding that that agreed position would be
adhered to. Now I've made my point of view known, as has Mr

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PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF NEWS CONFERENCE, SHANGRI-LA HOTEL, KUALA
LUMPUR, 22 OCTOBER 1989
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JOURNALIST: Mr Hawke, what's your response to the CHOGM
declaration on South Africa? Are you happy with the with
the way it worked out?
PM: Yes, the declaration has embraced the five point plan
that I proposed at the meeting here, it's been embraced. I
think we now have a basis on which the Commonwealth, we can
proceed to build upon the combination of external and
internal pressures that have developed to give some evidence