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PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW WITH BRIAN WHITE, RADIO 3AK,
MELBOURNE, 12 MAY 1989
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WHITE: Sitting in front of me here in Melbourne is the
Prime Minister, Bob Hawke. Good afternoon to you Sir. It
was very kind of you to make that generous announcement that
you made today.
PM: Well it was a pleasure Brian. What you say about the
contemporary music industry is absolutely right. I mean
people tend to think of it just as entertainment and it's
certainly that but it is a big industry in employment

TRANSCRIPT OF NEWS CONFERENCE, AUSNUSIC TRAINING CENTRE,
MELBOURNE 12 MAY 1989
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JOURNALIST: Mr Hawke, did you lose your cool last night in
Parliament? PM: I wasn't in Parliament last night.
JOURNALIST: The ' recycled dunderhead' remark has been
reported, do you have any thinking on that?
PM: No, no, I don't have any regrets about a little bit of
tough language. The fact is that we have a leader who is
recylced but that's no reflection on Andrew, it's rather a
reflection on the Liberal Party. He's been there and it's a

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 12 MAY 1989
1989 is the 125th anniversary of the International Red Cross
and Red Crescent movement and these organisations have taken
this opportunity to appeal internationally for special
humanitarian gestures to mark this occasion.
Successive Australian Governments have given support to the
ICRC in its assistance to the victims of natural and other
disasters and tragedies throughout the world.
My Government strongly supports the endeavours of the Red
Cross and Red Crescent movement. In response to their

PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 12 MAY 1989
Following the introduction of self-government in the
Australian Capital Territory, and the consequent effect on
the workload of the Minister for the Arts and Territories,
the Hon Clyde Holding MP, his responsibilities are to be
changed. After discussions with the Minister for the Arts, Sport, the
Environment, Tourism and Territories, Senator the Hon Graham
Richardson, I have agreed that Mr Holding have
responsibility for tourism matters under Senator Richardson,

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 12 M4AY 1989
In recent weeks the tragic situation in Lebanon has
deteriorated again, with renewed fighting and accompanying
injuries and deaths of Lebanese people, including many
civilians. Australia's Lebanese community has naturally been gravely
concerned about thi6 situation and I have in recent days met
with representatives of the community, both Christian and
Muslim. Community and religious leaders have given me at
first hand their views on the tragedy, and I have taken the

PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 8 MAY 1989
JOINT STATEMENT WITH THE MINISTER FOR SCIENCE, CUSTOMS AND
SMALL BUSINESS, THE HON. BARRY JONES
Since first coming to office the Government has recognised
that realisation of our vision of Australia's future
requires many fundamental changes to Australian attitudes
and institutions. This need for change is no less evident
in science and technology. The Government has pursued a
consistent science and technology strategy aimed at
achieving this change.

STATEMENT TO THE PARLIAMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER
ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
8 MAY 1989
As never before, scientific and technological developments
are altering the lives of every person, changing the face of
nations, cultures and the international economy, and even
throwing into question the very environment in which we
live.
Medical discoveries are offering relief for the sick and
injured, helping childless couples to have children, opening
broader horizons for the elderly. Researchers are providing

PRIME MINISTER
CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
37TH LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
CANBERRA 7 MAY 1989
Your Excellencies,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen.
On behalf of the Australian Government and the people of
Canberra, I am delighted to welcome delegates and visitors
attending the 37th Lions Clubs International Convention for
Multiple District 201. I am particularly delighted to
welcome our friends from Papua New Guinea.

PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF DOORSTOP, CANBERRA RACECOURSE, 7 MAY 1989
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JOURNALIST: Prime Minister would you encourage moves by the
Labor Party to not run a candidate against Mr Macphee if he
ran as an independent?
PM: It's purely hypothetical. Mr Macphee is yet to make a
statement about what he's going to do. I don't see any
benefit for me or Mr Macphee in speculating about what will
happen. The only certain thing is of course that the
Liberal Party has demonstrated conclusively its lurch to the

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TRANSCRIPT OF JOINT NEWS CONFERENCE WITH THE HON MICHAEL FIELD,
MLA, CITY MILL BUILDING, HOBART, 6 MAY 1989
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PM: I'm very pleased to be over here in Hobart this morning
with Michael Field and I want at the outset to pay tribute to
the way in a very short time he's established himself as a very
dynamic Leader of the Labor Party and from what I'm about to
say you'll understand that that's not just a formal
acknowledgement of a dynamic new Leader but that there is very