FOR MEDIA 21 AUGUST 1989
Attached are comments the Prime Minister will make at this
evening's dinner hosted by Alan Griffiths, MP. He will also
comment on this afternoon's developments in relation to the
pilot's dispute.

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TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW WITH JOHN JOST, RADIO
21 AUGUST 1989
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JOST: on the programme today Australia's Prime Minister Mr
Bob Hawke and Mr Hawke is sitting down in front of me right
now. Good morning Prime Minister.
0 Good Morning John
JOST: Well thanks for joining us.
My pleasure. Sorry I'm late but there was a bit of a
traffic jam.
JOST: I know it is not easy. I understand that. If I
didn't leave home to get in here at 6am I'd probably miss it
myself. I was just wondering as I was listening to your

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TRANSCRIPT OF DOORSTOP, CHANNEL NINE STUDIOS, MELBOURNE
" AUGUST 1989
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JOURNALIST: conunent on Ian Sinclair's' cla: im that unless.
, the: C oal: itio6 gets its policy arnd philosphical act together
i t has little hope of winning the next election.
PM: He's right. You can' t~ rely on Ian Sinclair getting
0it'straight arnd right but he's 100% right in saying that
the Coalition is not ready for Government, don't deserve
government. It's a pretty damning indictment comIng from

PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF NEWS CONFERENCE, CHANNEL NINE STUDIOS,
MELBOURNE 20 AUGUST 19S9
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JOURNALIST: Can the RAAF be brought in to solve the pilots,
dispute? PM: Well you know when of conflict that you shouldn't
signal your shots. I'm wanting to make it clear. I don't
want war. I want peace. I want the pilots to understand
they're no different to you people, ordinary workers, that
they should be within the system. That's what I want them
to do. I hope that that's what they'll do. But what I'm

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TRANSCRIPT OF NEOCNEECHATU-ULNMM Y
AUGUST 1989
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PM: I'll make a brief statement and if there are any questions
you want to ask I'm available of course. I've just had a
very productive meeting with the representatives of Australian,
Ansett and IPEC. That meeting has taken some two hours.
We have reached a clear position as to the course of action
to be adopted in the face of what is a totally unacceptable
position which to this point has been adopted by the air

PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 18 AUGUST 1989
JOINT STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER
AND THE LORD MAYOR OF NEWCASTLE, JOHN MCNAUGHTON
We today had useful, and constructive discussions on a total
regional develop ent program fo Newcastle and surrounding
areas.
We discussed a s ries of proposals relating to follow-up on
the frigate projbct and: development in the Hunter region
more generally. I i
We are in agreement on the whole concept of accelerated
development for the region. The Federal Government is

PARLIAMENTARY STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER
ON HIS OVERSEAS VISIT TO EUROPE,
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC FORUM
17 AUGUST 1989
Madam Speaker
I seek leave to report to Parliament on the two overseas
visits I undertook during the Parliamentary recess: to
France, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Federal
Republic of Germany and Hungary between 16 June and 3 July;
and to the South Pacific Forum in Kiribati, between
9 and 12 July.
Both missions advanced Australia's interests and re-attested

PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION, AUSTRALIAN
FINANCIAL REVIEW POST-BUDGET DINNER, MELBOURNE,
16 AUGUST 1989
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Mr Andrew Scott, Coles-Myer
QUESTION: Prime Minister, in deference to your tendencies,
I have placed a personal bet of half a dozen bottles of
wine, that the 90 day bank bill interest rates will be below
percent for a full one month period before the end of
June 1990. Is it a safe bet?
PM: I'm not sure that I heard your question. Is it that

CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW POST-BUDGET DINNER
MELBOURNE 16 AUGUST 1989
Seven years ago, around this time of year, the then Federal
Treasurer John Howard brought down the seventh Budget of the
Fraser Liberal-National Government.
Last night, Paul Keating brought down the seventh budget of
this Labor Government.
The contrast between the two Budgets as statements of
political leadership and of economic management could not
be more stark.

TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW WITH MIhCKIE DE STOOP, ABC RADIO
NEWCASTLE 15 AUGUST 1989
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DE STOOP: Prime Minister, thanks for your time. I don't
think you need to be told that you have some very unhappy
and very disappointed people, a city of disappointment today
up here. What have you got to say to them?
PM: I've simply got this to say. I believe that the people
of Newcastle would be entitled to be crooked on me if they
believed that I had made the wrong decision. It would've,
unfortunately because I would've liked to have seen it gone