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II PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 17 NOVEMBER 1988
I hope all Australians will now get enthusiastically behind
Melbourne's bid for the Games just as they so willingly
supported Brisbane's superb hosting of the 1982 Commonwealth
Games. Clearly the officials had an unenviable task, but the
various competing claims should now be set aside for the
common purpose of winning international support for
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PARLIAMENTARY DINNER FOR PREMIER LI PENG
CANBERRA 17 NOVEMBER 1988
Mr Premier, it is with great pleasure that I welcome you to
Australia in this, our Bicentennial year.
We are delighted that, with your first visit overseas as
Premier, you bring to a fitting culmination China's generous
participation in our Bicentennial celebrations.
The People's Republic of China was involved in these
celebrations from the very beginning, with tremendous

PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 16 NOVEMBER 1988
I am very pleased to announce that the President of Greece,
His Excellency Christo Sartzetakis, will make a State visit
to Australia in our Bicentennial year. He will be in
Australia from 22-28 November 1988 and will visit the
Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and New South Wales.
I welcome this visit by President Sartzetakis as an
opportunity to strengthen, the already close and friendly
relations which exist between the peoples of Australia and

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PARLIAMENTARY LUNCHEON FOR PRIME MINISTER LEE KUAN YEW
CANBERRA 16 NOVEMBER 1988
Last year I had the honor of an invitation to visit
Singapore-to deliver th ' e annual Singapore Lecture. It was
an invitation I was very pleased to accept, and I chose as
my theme " The Challenge of Change in the Asia/ Pacific
Region". AS I told my audience on that occasion, there could be few
more appropriate places than Singapore to discuss the

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THE SIR RICHARD KIRBY INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS INAUGURAL LECTURE
KIRBY: THE PRECURSOR OF CONSENSUS
MELBOURNE 16 NOVEMBER 1988
The last five and a half years have seen the most dramatic
change, for the better, in the industrial relations
environment in Australia's peace time history.
This is a large claim, but it is not, to use the jargon with
which you are familiar, an ambit claim. Its validity is
easily established and I will do so.

PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 15 NOVEMBER 1988
The Chairman of the Australian Selectors, Mr Lawrie Sawle,
and I have chosen the following team to play for the
Prime minister's XI against the West Indies at IManuka Oval
on Thursday, 8 December 1988:
Allan Border ( Captain) Queensland
David Boon Tasmania
Peter Gladigau South Australia
Paul Jackson Victoria
Stuart Law Queensland
Geoff Lawson New South Wales
Tom Moody West Australia
Simon O'Donnell Victoria
Mark Waugh New South Wales
Steve Waugh New South Wales

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PRIME M INISTER
FOR MEDIA 10 NOVEMBER 1988
I am pleased to announce, on the eve of Remembrance Day,
that the Canberra National Memorials Committee which I chair
has recommended t * he allocation of a site on Anzac Parade in
Canberra for a national memorial to Australian Vietnam
Forces. The provision of a site in Anzac Parade will be welcomed not
just by Vietnam Veterans, but also by the many Australians
who now increasingly acknowledge the difficulties borne by
those who fought in Vietnam.

FOR MEDIA9 NOVEMBER 1988
I consider the implementation of the, affirmative action
legislation as documented in the annual report of the
Affirmative Action agency to be an outstanding success.
The tremendous response in the first reporting year gives me
great hope that the labour market for women is changing
towards a fuller appreciation of the contribution women can
and do make to our economy.
Affirmative action legislation sought the co-operation of
employers to help achieve my Government's aim of eliminating
discrimination against women in the workforce.

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PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 8 NOVEMBER 1988
The Queen has approved Letters Patent and Regulations
establishing three Defence Force awards: the Australian
Active Service Medal; the Australian Service Medal; and the
Champion Shots Medal. The awards will form part of the
Australian system of honours and awards.
The Australian Active Service Medal will be used to
recognise service in minor campaigns. Separate awards for
service in major conflicts will be instituted, if and when
the need arises in the future, in accordance with

PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 8 NOVEMBER 1988
The Premier of China, Mr Li Peng, will visit Australia from
14 to 20 November at the invitation of the Australian
Government. His visit will be one of the most important of
this Bicentennial year.
I am delighted that Mr Li has chosen to visit Australia as
part of his overseas tour since his appointment as Premier
in March. His visit will serve to strengthen the very warm
and friendly ties which have been built up between our
countries over a decade and a half, and which have always