PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF NEWS CONFERENCE, FLEMINGTON NEIGHBOURHOOD
HOUSE, MELBOURNE, 5 APRIL 1989
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JOURNALIST: Mr Hawke aren't your priorities slightly out of
order in spending this money to have a public relations
campaign when anyone who's ever tried to ring a refuge knows
you can't get on the phone. Someone I know who works
professionally with them said that she rang at 3.00 am
because of this, and when only one in five women can get
into refuges shouldn't you be building more refuges and

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AUSTRALIA'S CONTINGENT TO NAMIBIA
HOLSWORTHY 5 APRIL 1989
Next week you will be in Namibia a country taking, with
your help, its first steps towards independence. As members
of 17 Construction Squadron, you will be joining the advance
contingent of 94 Australians already in Namibia.
Southern Africa has been a focus of instability and conflict
for many years. It has been and remains a region that bears
the burdens of civil war, poverty, and the obscenity of

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LAUNCH OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH
MELBOURNE 4 APRIL 1989
This is an important day for Australia.
It is the day that marks the beginning of an innovative and
vital campaign of community education education to break
the silence surrounding the scourge of domestic violence.
Domestic violence is a widespread and a deep-rooted problem
in the Australian community.
Thousands of Australian women and children are suffering

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 4 APRIL 1989
The Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Bowen, will visit the
cyclone-affected areas of North Queensland tomorrow.
I have asked Mr Bowen to inspect damage in the Home Hill and
Ayr districts caused by Cyclone Aivu.
He will be reporting to me on the extent of the damage.
Mr Bowen will also ensure that all possible immediate
Federal assistance is provided.
The Federal Government will respond quickly to requests for
assistance under the Natural Disaster Relief Arrangements.

PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 4 APRIL 1989

Following this morning's Caucus meeting, I will be recommending to His Excellency the Governor-General, the Honourable Bill Hayden AC, that he make the following ministerial appointments:

• the Hon Ros Kelly MP to be appointed as Minister for Telecommunications and Aviation Support; and
• Mr David Simmons MP to be appointed as Minister for Defence Science and Personnel.

I will be proposing to the Governor-General that the swearing-in take place on Thursday 6 April.

PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF DOORSTOP, MANUKA OVAL 2 APRIL 1989
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JOURNALIST: Are Australian workers entitled to expect tax
cuts and a wage rise from July 1?
PM: The tax cuts will come from July 1 and the specific
timing of the wage cuts is a process of negotiation in the
Commission, as you know.
JOURNALIST: Any time-frame though?
PM: I don't set the time-frame for that, that's negotiated
and settled in the Arbitration Commission. That's well
known, I don't set that.
JOURNALIST: Simon Crean this morning agreed that this

PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT 01 NEWS CCIFIRINCZ# WARREN SNCOM'sS OFPICI,
DARVIN, 1 APRIL 1989
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JOURNALIST: Prime Minister do you have any comment to make
on the latest Friedrich story, that he was involved with ASIS
and that he is in fact a German citizen?
PM: I don't know about the German citizen part, but I have
nothing to add to the comments that I made before and that is
that on the advice available to mep there is no substance in
the allegations about intelligence connections. That's what
I've been informed.

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OPENING OF RAAF BASE TINDAL
KATHERINE 31 MARCH 1989
Administrator, Chief Minister,
High Commissioners,
New Zealand Minister of Defence, Bob Tizard,
Parliamentary -colleagues,
Chief of the Air Staff,
Distinguished guests,
Ladies and gentlemen.
Forty-seven years ago, Australians were facing the gravest
dangers and the greatest challenges of our history.
Nineteen forty-two was in many ways our most perilous year.

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PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT TALKBACK RADIO, 8DN ( COMMCIAL) DARWINg31 MARCH 1.989
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Col Xrohns Quite a few things in the news this morning in
relation to the PM'. visit to the Top End, We see where in
particular the algae road, something which has been an urgency,
is to go ahead. More than $ 7m in roadworks to help tourism in
Central Australia. This was announced yesterday and of course a
treaty that's going to be headed up this is the proposal by the

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PRIME-MINISTER
TIASCRIPT Of INTZRVIIW WITH NEREDITH CAXPDBLL, ABC RADIO
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JOURNALIST: an overnighter in Alice Springs, one in
Darwin and a major commitment in between in atherine, now
time to go out and experience the rigours of the Olga. Road.
PM: Well I suppose I ought to do that now if I'S going to do
it because it's going to be the decison that I have announoed
to make all that money available to fix the road and it's not