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1 FEBRUARY 1989
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JOURNALIST: Prime Minister Hawke, the Koreans set a very
high standard with their Olympics, can Australia match
it or do even better?
OPM: I believe we can. Its certainly true that our friends
here have, as you correctly say, set a standard of excellence.
We can learn from that and I am very pleased to say that
President Roh has indicated that anything he can do to
help us, if we are successful and perhaps in becoming
successful he will do.

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LUNCHEON OF KOREAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS
" REGIONAL CO-OPERATION:
CHALLENGES FOR KOREA AND AUSTRALIA"
KOREA 31 JANUARY 1989
Australia and Korea lie near the northern and southern
extremities of the most dynamically growing region in the
world: the Asia Pacific region.
This regIon generates more than one third of the world's
trade, and is likely in the next decade to create more than
half the world's economic output.

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE
HOTEL SHILLA, SEOUL
31 JANUARY 1989
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( Journalist) Prime Minister, I have a domestic question,
if I could, how concerned are you about the CPI
( Mr Hawke) Obviously we are disappointed that it's as
high as it is but you will have seen from what my colleague,
Treasurer Paul Keating has had to say, that there are some
very special reasons for the figure being as high as it
is and that is the way in which there's been effected into
the calculations the movements in housing costs. Now, the

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JOURNALiST: Trhere ' s so much emphasis beten on business and
00111aferce. Now did those talks go last night with the
business leaders that you met here? What chance does
AusBtral~ ia have of getting into the act?
L'-14: A very signiricant chance indeed. Thero was, I think,
aim) lqst ail the businesswen with whomn I spoke, thore wras
considerable optimism 1. an~ ing fromi our agricultural, rural

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PRIME MINISTER
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STATE BANQUET
SEOUL 30 JANUARY 1989
Mr President,
I am del~ ighted to return once more to Saoul during such an
Important period in the history of the Republic of Korea.
This in my second visit to your country, so I am well able to
appreciate the considerable changes in some cases the
spectacular changes that have been wrought here since my
first visit in 1984.
over those five years the Korean economy has continued to

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TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE, SHERATON HOTEL, DARWIN
29 JANUARY 1989
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JOURNALIST; t~ o you believe that President Mitterand GoQ
defence contract do you believe that that should have been
kept to the level of economics and business rather than politics?
PM: Well we can't change the course of history, can we. I
think if you look at the sorts of events, political influence
is often brought to bear. I know that since I've been
Prime Minister I've always been prepared to use my influence

FOR MEDIA 28 JANUARY 1989
The Federal Government will provide $ 125 million towards
the cost of a world standard sporting complex at Albert
Park, should Melbourne be chosen to'host the 1996 Olympic
Games. The contribution, indexed by the CPI, would be on a
dollar for dollar basis with the Victorian Government.
The Albert Park complex is the only major new facility
that Melbourne needs to stage the Games.
It will include facilities for basketball ( 15,000 seats),
volleyball ( 7000 seats), swimming ( 10,000 seats),

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TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE, BURSWOOD ISLAND RESORT,
PERTH 27 JANUARY 1989
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JOURNALIST: Inaudible
PM* It is proceeding at a glacial pace, only one wicket
down, it was one for twenty nine when I left I spoke to
Allan Border last night and congratulated him and it would
be a fair understatement to say he was somewhat elated.
JOURNALIST: PM you predicted last night that interest rates
would fall by the end of the year. Would you elaborate on
that today, would you tell us do you mean housing rates?

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PM Hawke on Diana Warnock 6WF
27/ 1/ 89
DW; The coming State election is an important one. It's the first of
several this year and commentators are seeing it as a barometer for the
fortunes of both the ALP and the Conservative Parties federally. The
short campaign has been distinguished by the visit of numerous
political illuminaries from the east. This morning we welcome to the
studio Australia's Prime minister, Bob Hawke. Welcome to the studio.
PX; Tlweink yuu vtxzy muuh1 Diana.

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CITIZENSHIP CEREMONY
TAMWORTH 26 JANUARY 1989
Let me first of all extend my congratulations and thanks to
the Tamworth City Council for organising this important
ceremony today.
This Australia Day, citizenship ceremonies are being held in
towns and cities throughout Australia. They are all part of
the special effort we are making this year, the Year of
Citizenship, to encourage people to take up the rights and