11 DECEMBER 1988

I join the Foreign Affairs Minister, Gareth Evans, in expressing my deep sorrow'and regret at the death yesterday of the Australian High Commissioner to New Zealand, Mr Bill McKinnon, CBE.

Mr McKinnon contributed very significantly to the Australian Public Service through his long and distinguished career.

PRIME MINISTER
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LAUNCH OF " DREAMING OF LORDS*
PARLIAMENT HOUSE 7 DECEMBER 1988
Ladies and Gentlemen,
In the presence of this distinguished company, which
includes some of the finest cricketers in the world
indeed, some of the greatest of all time it gives me great
pleasure to launch " Dreaming of Lords", the film which tells
the story of the National Aboriginal Cricket team's tour of
England earlier this year.

4FSTALA
PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA2 DECEMBER 1988
I have todav snt the following telegram to the family of
Hazel and I were so sad to hear of Lloyd's death last night.
That he died peacefully is as comforting to us as it must be
for you. His creative genius lives on in the magnificent
legacy of his lifetime's work. The wonderful luminosity of
light which he captured will enchant us forever.
Please accept our sincere condolences and deepest sympathy.
Bob Hawke
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RGY PRIME MINISTER
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FEDERATION OF ETHNIC COMMUNITIES' COUNCILS OF AUSTRALIA
CANBERRA 30 NOVEMBER 1988
in the early days of this year of our Bicentenary, on 26
January, I launched the nation's Australia Day celebrations
with these words about the Australian identity:
" We are, and essentially we remain, a nation of
immigrants a nation drawn from 130 nationalities
in Australia there is no hierarchy of descent: there
must be no privilege of origin. The commitment is all.

PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 29 NOVEMBER 1988
WORLD HERITAGE LISTING OF TASMANIAN FORESTS
I am pleased to announce that the Commonwealth and Tasmanian
Governments have agreed to nominate jointly for world
Heritage Listing large areas of the Lemonthyme and Southern
Forests, as decided by the Commonwealth on 4 August 1988.
The Walls of Jerusalem National Park and the Central Plateau
Conservation Area will also be jointly nominated for world
Heritage Listing by the two governments.
The Denison Spires, commonly known as the Hole in the

PRIME MINISTER
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ill OPENING OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE
11 CANBERRA 23 NOVEMBER 1988
Your Excellency, Mr'Yanagi,
oman Sir Neil Currie,
Ms Wendy McCarthy,
Mr Eishiro Saito,
Distinguished Guests,
est Ladies and Gentlemen.
will 1988 has been a memorable and exciting year for Australians.
Our Bicentenary has provided a magnificent opportunity not
only for celebration but also for more enduring achievements

PRIME MINISTER
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OPENING OF THE ' ANCIENT MACEDONIA' EXHIBITION
MELBOURNE 24 NOVEMBER 1988
Your Excellency,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen.
I am delighted to welcome to Australia during our
Bicentennial year the exhibition ' Ancient Macedonia,.
The ancient civilisation of Macedonia has bequeathed to the
world a magnificent store of artifacts some of them royal
works of art; some of them humble objects of daily life; all

AW( A
PRIME MINISTER
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LUNCH FOR THE PRESIDENT OF. THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC
CANBERRA 23 NOVEMBER 1988
Mr President,
It is with great pleasure, that I welcome you to Australia in
this, our Bicentennial year.
I welcome you especially in the name * of many hundreds of
thousands of Australians who are of Greek origin, and who
have made an invaluable contribution to the development of
this country in our first two hundred years.

PARLIAMENTARY STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER
ON THE JOINT DEFENCE FACILITIES
22 NOVEMBER 1988
I wish-to inform the. House that the Australian and US
Governments have agreed to a number of important changes to
the arrangements under which we cooperate in running our
joint defence facilities at Pine Gap and Nurrungar.
The changes we are making reflect the commitment of both
Governments to maintaining and strengthening our
long-standing partnership in these joint facilities. They
ensure that the facilities continue to operate in ways that

PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA18 NOVEMBER 1988
GOVERNMENT'S NEW APPROACH TO CONSERVATION
AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
I am announcing today a series of new principles and
processes to apply in future conservation and development
decisions. A copy of the principles is attached.
Existing decisions, such as those on the Wet Tropics of
North East Queensland and Tasmanian forests, will not be
affected by today's announcements.
The new processes involve:
the establishment of a Resource Assessment Commission