PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 13 JUNE 1989
During Question Time in the Senate today, Senator Hill asked
Senator Walsh to table a letter which I had sent to Premier
Li Peng of China.
As a matter of policy and practice, I do not release the
contents of my private correspondence with foreign Heads of
Government on issues of on-going policy importance.
In view, however, of the depth of public interest and
concern in Australia over the tragic events in China, I have
agreed to make an exception in this case and a copy of the

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ALP STATE CONFERENCE
SYDNEY 11 JUNE 1989
Delegates, Before I turn to address my main theme today, I want to say
something about the events of the past week which have so
dramatically captured the world's attention: the tragedy
which has been unfolding in China.
Ever since Gough Whitlam made his dramatic visit to China as
Opposition Leader in 1972, successive Australian Governments
have put enormous effort into developing a genuinely

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 9 JUNE 1989
The Australian Government stands ready to provide an
immediate grant of $ 200,000 to help Chinese people who are
in need of humanitarian assistance following recent events.
Discussions are taking place between officials and the
Australian Red Cross Society on ways of providing
assistance. Governments and Red Cross have often worked together to
ensure that humanitarian relief reaches people under
difficult circumstances.
Right now Red Cross is exploring acceptable ways of reaching

PRIME MINISTER
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MEMORIAL CEREMONY FOR THOSE KILLED IN CHINA
CANBERRA 9 JUNE 1989
ror more than a month now, the eyes of the world have been
on China.
S We witnessed a massive rallying of people in Beijing and
Shanghai and heard the powerful expression of their will in
the cause of democratic reform.
We were inspired by the idealism and courage of youth the
~ ea ceful determination of students to create a better

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PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF NEWS CONFERENCE, PADDLES SHOE FACTORY.
SEBASTOPOL, BALLARAT 8 JUNE 1989
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JOURNALIST: 58,000 more people in Jobs. That's good new.
obviously for those people out there, but is the economy
going too fast still Prime Minister?
SPM: It's on. of the Indications of an economy going very
Wstrongly. That brings It up now to the best part of a
million and a halt new jobs in this period and a
participation rate also at the highest level ever recorded.

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TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW WITH GARRY WEST AND CRAIG MOORE,
RADIO 3BA, BALLARAT 8 JUNIE 1909
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INTIRVIIWZR: We have the Prime Minister of Australia, Bob
Hawke, in the studio. Good morning, Mr Hawke.
PM: Good morning, Gary, nice to be with you.
INTERVIE MR: Nice to have you in Ballarat I might add too.
PN: Thank you.
INTERVIEWER: It's a day visit today, you're doing a lot of
running around. you've got a lot of people to meet I know
it's a meet the people sort of a tour, Craig, which is good.

SPEAKING NOTES FOR THE PRIME MINISTER
OPENING OF BENDIGO BUILDING SOCIETY HEADQUARTERS
BENDIGO 7 JUNE 1989
At the outset I offer my congratulations to Australia's
oldest building society as it enters, with confidence
and optimism, a new phase in its growth.
0 When we moved to deregulate Australia's financial system
we knew this would present many opportunities and many
challenges to banks and building societies around the
nation. It is pleasing to see how the Bendigo Building
Society has responded to this challenge.

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7 JUNE 1989
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JOURNALIST: Prime Minister, do you believe at the moment
that we could be looking at a civil war with the army units
In China moving Into position to fight with each other?
FMi We've been In continuous contact with our embassy there
and while they're saying that the possibility of conflict, of
serious conflict between the armed forces is still there,
they ares saying as in the last report to me that there's no
firm evidence that it's reached that stage yet of serious

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 6 JUNE 1989
I welcome the positive response of the air traffic
controllers to the Government's offer designed to end recent
disruption at Sydney Airport and elsewhere.
It is particularly pleasing to see that the Association
unanimously determined to accept the process which I
outlined in my letter of 30 May.
I note the request of the controllers' Association seeking
my further advice regarding the co-operation of the
President of the Industrial Relations Commission in
arranging for a Full Bench hearing.

TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW ON COMMENTS BY RALPH WILLIS PETER
THOMPSON, THE WORLD TODAY 5 JUNE 1989
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PM: I'm not going to go any further. As the Minister
indicated there are certain processes of investigation going
on within the Party and of course he has provided a
significant input to those processes. I think that's all
that needs to be said at this stage.
THOMPSON: If there is to be a change of policy first of all
the ALP Airlines Funding Committee must recommend that.
What Mr Willis said does put them under great pressure.