TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW WITH WARWICK TEECE, RADIO 2HD,
NEWCASTLE, 15 AUGUST 1989
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TEECE: Mr Hawke, good morning.
PM: Good morning, Warwick.
TEECE: OK. The first thing as everybody has been asking me
this morning on the air, why? Why didn't we get it?
PM: The answer, unfortunately, is very simple and straight
forward. Let me preface it by saying it's done on the basis
of what was told to me as being the proper basis when I had
in the Cabinet room here in Canberra a delegation headed by

PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 14 AUGUST 1989
I am pleased to announce that the Prime Minister of
France, Mr Michel Rocard, has accepted my invitation to
visit Australia as a guest of my government on
18-19 August. This will be the first visit to Australia
by a serving French Prime Minister.
On 18 August, we will meet to discuss Antarctica, the
environment, the South Pacific, my regional economic
initiative and other topics of mutual interest. We
expect to make further progress on the issues which we
discussed during my visit to Paris in June.

PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF NEWS CONFERENCE, TINDAL RAAF0 BASE
9 AUGUST 1989
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JOURNALIST: this morning?
PM: I really haven't taken any Lime to look at them. I've
Sbeen told they are good. But I'm up here to look at Kangaroo
89 and I can tell you it's a matter of very great pride
to be here. Not only the obvious efficiency but the commitment
and pride of our fellows is something that I find very moving.
JOURNALIST: You spoke to Geoffrey Palmer yesterday. Did
you talk to him about New Zealand's position on the nuclear

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TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW WITH LIZ HAYES, TODAY PROGAMb,
NORTHERN TERRITORY, 9 AUGUST 1989
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HAYES: It seems, I don't wish to be cynical, but maybe
these exercises have a touch of the Andrew Peacocks the
war you have when you're not having a war. Do we really
need it?
PM: Do we need the exercise?
HAYES: Yes.
PM: Well, the army and the Government wouldn't be engaged
in an exercise like this which involves so much money unless
it was regarded as necessary. We can't assume that we're

PRIME AUSTRALIA
TRANSCRIPT OF NEWS CONFERENCE, HMAS DARWIN, DARWIN
9 AUGUST 1989
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JOURNALIST: Have you got any indication at all from Mr
Palmer that he may back down on the frigates or-may
PM: I had a talk with him yesterday morning. He rang
me and I congratulated him on his appointment. I took
the first opportunity of reminding him of the importance
of New Zealand becoming part of the deal. So he's aware
of the position. He was before. I've reinforced that
position with him.

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LAUNCH OF APARTHEID AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
CANBERRA 8 AUGUST 1989
I'm not the first person to observe that success has many
fathers while failure is an orphan.
Now I will not join the throng of people claiming paternity
of this successful and significant publishing venture,
Apartheid and International Finance.
But I will lay claim to being perhaps one of the
grandfathers.
When the Commonwealth Heads of Government last met, in

TRANSCRIPT OF DOORSTOP, HYATT HOTEL, CANBERRA
8 AUGUST 1989
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JOURNALIST: You knew all along did you?
PM: No I didn't. I just thought that's what would happen.
Well, I really talked about it yesterday. I've had the
opportunity of working with Geoffrey over a number of years
on different issues. I like him as a man. I respect him as
a politician. I think he will be an intelligent and
compassionate Prime Minister. Certainly the relationship
between our two countries will not only not be diminished

TRANSCRIPT OF DOORSTOP, HYATT HOTEL, 8 AUGUST 1989
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JOURNALIST: Prime minister, are you pleased to hear that
Michael Lynagh has rejected an invitation to play rugby in
South Africa?
PM: ( inaudible) that they all make the decision that I
believe is the right one and that includes Michael.
JOURNALIST: Prime Minister, it seems that the rugby tour
might fall in a heap. would you be happy if something like
that happened?
PM: Well, it's not happiness in the sense of the rugby tour

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FOURTH MEETING OF THE COMMONWEALTH FOREIGN MINISTERS'
COMMITTEE ON SOUTHERN AFRICA
CANBERRA 7 AUGUST 1989
The task ahead of this fourth meeting of the Commonwealth
Foreign Ministers' Committee on Southern Africa is an
important one for all members of the Commonwealth.
More than that, you are engaged in an endeavour of truly
global significance.
The scourge of apartheid is an affront to all humanity.

PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF NEWS CONFERENCE, LAKESIDE HOTEL, 7 AUGUST 1989
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JOURNALIST: What is your reaction to David Lange's demise?
PM: Well, I'm sorry that David felt it necessary to make
that decision. I had some indication that it might be
happening. I think it's an altruistic decision and I think
that David Lange's made the decision, he's come to the
conclusion that the interests of the Government and of his
Party, are more likely to be advanced if he made the
decision that he did. I think it's an entirely altruistic