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PARLIAMENTARY LUNCH FOR THE PRIME MINISTER OF
PAPUA NEW GUINEA, MR PAIAS WINGTI
CANBERRA 9 DECEMBER 1987
It is my very great pleasure today to welcome you to
Canberra on your first visit to Australia as Prime Minister.
Australia and Papua New Guinea have a strong and a very
special relationship, one which is firmly based on a shared
history, a shared participation in the dynamic growth of the
Western Pacific region and, most importantly, the warm
friendship of our two peoples.

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When the New Parliament House is opened in May 1988,
arrangements will be made for a form of religious observance
to take place in conjunction with the ceremonies.
When the Provisional Parliament House was opened in 1927,
prayers were read by representatives of the Anglican,
Presbyterian and Methodist Churches. While the form of the
observance in 1988 is yet to be decided it will take into
account the wide range of religious beliefs held in
contemporary multicultural Australian society.

PRIME MINISTER
FOR MEDIA 4 DECEMBER 1987
The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, the Rt Hon Paias
Wingti, will be making his first official visit to Australia
from 8 to 14 December 1987.
During his stay in Australia Mr Wingti will visit Canberra,
Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. His program will include
discussions with me, other senior Ministers, and the Joint
Parliamentary Commmitee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and
Trade and he will call on the Governor-General.
During Mr Wingti's visit to Canberra he and I will sign the

A few weeks ago, the Soviet Union celebrated the Anniversary of its revolution. Seventy years ago, an American journalist described the events of that time as " ten days that shook the world"

John Reed's words remind us that profound changes within countries as important as the Soviet Union have a meaning and impact far beyond their own borders.

PRIME MINISTER
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TOAST AT LUNCH IN LENINGRAD
29' NOVEMBER 1987
Mr Chairman
Distinguished Representatives of the Leningrad Soviet
Ladies and gentlemen
Thank you for the welcoming remarks which you have addressed
to me and to the members of the Australian party.
It seems appropriate that my visit to the Soviet Union
which I have been looking forward to immensely should
begin in a city which has played so important a role in the

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SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA
THE HON. R. J. L. HAWKE, AC, MP
THE 1987 SINGAPORE LECTURE
* THE CHALLENGE OF CHANGE IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONE
SINGAPORE 27 NOVEMBER 1987
Mr Prime Minister
Mr Rajaratnam
Professor K. S. Sandhu, Executive Director
of the Institute for South East Asian Studies
I was honored when my friend Mr Rajaratnam extended to me an
invitation to deliver the 1987 Singapore Lecture.
Since its inception in 1980 the Singapore Lecture has been

PRIME MINISTER
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Yvonne Kenny and Julie Anthony have accepted my invitation to
sing the Royal Anthem and the National Anthem respectively at the
opening of the new Parliament House by The Queen on 9th may next
year. Yvonne Kenny was born in Sydney. At the age of 22 she took up an
opera scholarship at La Scala in Milan, and later continued her
studies in London.
She was encouraged to return to Australia in 1972 by the Victoria
State Opera and has maintained a close association with the

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PRIME MINISTER
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SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
CONFEDERATION OF AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY
CANBERRA 26 NOVEMBER 1987
Brian Ettelston
Daryl George
Bill Blair
First let me say how pleased I am to be able to address you
here tonight.
In the various capacities of my working life I have had a
long association with the CAI. Many personal friends are
here tonight.
So it is always a pleasure to address you.
As you know I was in New Zealand over the weekend to discuss

PRIME MINISTER
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ADDRESS BY THE PRIME MINISTER
TO THE FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
ASIA PACIFIC TELECOMMUNITY
SYDNEY, 25 NOVEMBER 1987
Gareth Evans
Mr George Maltby, President of the A. P. T.
Delegates It's a pleasure to welcome to Sydney and to Australia the
delegates to the fourth General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific
Telecommunity. I congratulate you on your choice of
Australia as venue for your meeting it's good to know that
Australia is increasingly being recognised not only as an

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WELLINGTON 20 NOVEMBER 1987
Prime Minister David Lange,
Opposition Leader Jim Bolger,
Ladies and gentlemen
New Zealand and Australia have a unique relationship.'-
We are next-door neighbours by virtue of our geographical
proximity.
We are brothers and sisters by virtue of our historical
ties: born in the same era and with the same tradition of
democracy and individual liberty.
And by virtue of our proud record as ANZACs in two World