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PARLIAMENTARY LUNCHEON IN HONOUR OF
PRESIDENT ROH TAE WOO OF KOREA
CANBERRA 8 NOVEMBER 1988
Mr President,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen.
It is with very great pleasure, Mr President, that we
welcome you, your wife, and your distinguished party to
Australia. This is only the second occasion on which Australia has
received a visit from the President of the Republic of
Korea. I note with pride, Mr President, that with the

 4 November 1988

I have today taken action under the Public Service Act to recommend to the Governor General the unattachment of Mr Charles Perkins, AO from his position of Secretary of the Department of Aboriginal Affairs.

I very much regret the need to take this action. Charles Perkins has dedicated many years of his life to the advancement of the Aboriginal people.

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FOR MEDIA 3 NOVEMBER 198
JOINT STATEMENT WITH THE MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND AGED CARE,
THE HON PETER STAPLES
The Federal Government will increase support for homeless
people by an extra $ 40 million over the next three years,
the Prime Minister, Mr Hawke and Housing Minister, Mr
Staples, jointly announced today.
The increased funds will be offered to the States over three
years as part of a new Commonwealth-State program to assist
the homeless.
" My Government is committed to tackling the major social

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It is one of the features of-Australian public life that those people who comment on politics and who proffer their suggestions on how to run the country rarely get the chance to put their money where their mouth is.

Australian Journal of Public Administration
Vol. 48 No. 1, March 1989 PUBLIC MANAGEMENT FORUM
CHALLENGES IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION'
THE HON. R. J. L. HAWKE, AC, MP
Sir Robert Garran was the first public
servant of the Commonwealth of Australia and,
in the period immediately after Federation, he
was briefly our only public servant. In the
succeeding decades Garran played a leading role
in establishing the foundations of the public
service as we know it today. At his retirement in
1932 he had been a permanent head for thirtyone

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CLOSING CEREMONY OF WORLD EXPO 88
BRISBANE 30 OCTOBER 1988
Sir Edward Williams,
Sir Liew Edwards,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen.
Tonight the final curtain falls on the biggest single event
of the Bicentennial celebrations: World Expo 88. I believe
the applause for this event will ring on loudly for many
months and many years because Expo 88 has truly been a
stunning performance.
Throughout Australia many people have participated

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THE SIR ROBERT GARRAN ORATION
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
MELBOURNE 27 OCTOBER 1988
Hedley Bachmann,
David Shand,
Ladies and Gentlemen.,
Sir Robert Garran was the first public servant of the
Commonwealth of Australia and, in the period immediately
after Federation, he was briefly our only public servant.
in the succeeding decades Garran played a leading role in
establishing the foundations of the public service as we

 26 OCTOBER 1988

I am delighted that the Greek Prime Minister, Mr Andreas Papandreou, in response to a request from me, has decided that the priceless golden wreath from the Royal Tombs of Vergina will be included in the exhibition of treasures from
Ancient Macedonia to come to Australia.

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Presijient Roh Tae Woo of the Republic of Korea will visit
Australia from 5 to 8 November 1988 at the invitation of the
Australian Government. President Roh will be accompanied by
his wife and a party of senior political figures and
officials. He will visit Sydney and Canberra.
The Republic of Korea is a major industrial country of the
Pacific Rim and is of great Significance to Australia.
Trade and economic cooperation between our two countries are
expanding rapidly, and the cultural and political aspects of

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PARLIAMENTARY LUNCHEON FOR HER MAJESTY
QUEEN BEATRIX OF THE NETHERLANDS
CANBERRA 25 OCTOBER 1986
Your Majesty,
Your Royal Highness,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen.
I know, Your Majesty, that this is not your first visit to
Australia. However, it is your first visit as Queen of the
Netherlands and indeed this is the first time the reigning
monarch of the Netherlands has ever visited our shores.