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Ladies and Cntlemen,
Fellow Austrzlians,
Friends, Since I wao a student at the University of Western
Australia, ' Ie capacity of this great country to accept and
to give op't: rtunities for a decent life as equals in our
society to -ooole from beyond our shores has been a matter
of great pc7 onal importance to me. It was the vision of

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in February 1984, my Government restored-fairness and
equality of access to the health insurance system with the
introduction of Medicare.
The system is built on our uncompromising commitment to
three clear, fundamental principles: health insurance cover
for all Australians; equality of access to health services'
for all Australianis; and payment according to means for all

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Warwick Purser, regional director of the Far North
Queensland Promotion Bureau,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It gives eo immense pleasure to be speaking today in the
Daintree Forest one of Australia's, and the world's,
greatest natural assets.
This rainforest is a dramatic illustration of the heavy
responsibilities that are imposed on Governments, on
industry, cn individuals on the whole community by the

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AUSTRALIAN FINANCZAL REVIEW LUNCHEON
OTHE THIRD HAWRE GOVERNMENTO
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When I announced last month that Parliament was to be
dissolvod prior to an election on 11 July, I said that
" Australia's greatest need is certainty, stability and
continuity". Events since then have only confirmed the accuracy of that
statement and have only strengthened my conviction that the
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I have sent the following message to Prime Minister Thatcher:
" Your electoral victory today is indeed historic. May I
congratulate you on behalf of the Australian Government and
people, and offer every good wish for your next term. I look
forward to working with you again on issues of concern to
both our countries, linked as we are by the two centuries of
our history you are joining us in celebrating in 1988."
JjAUSTRAL

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AAP EDITORIAL CONFERENCE
GOLD COAST 11 JUNE 1987
This is the second time that AAP haG hosted a conference for
editors and news directors of the nation's media.
It is in fact only the second time that such a conference
has been held in Australia. I remember with pleasure
addressing your first conference in May 1985 AAP's
anniversary. I must begin therefore by congratulating AAP and its chief
executive Lee Casey for again displaying the initiative to

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The Prime iinister and the flinister for ArtG, Heritage and
Envirorimcnt the Hon. Barry Cohen, said today that the Government
would immvc'iately proceed towards nomination of tho Wet Tropics
of Vorth-East Queensland to the World Heritage List. 2Ae part of
the procoss the Government will be consulting with the Quoereland
Governmen. and parties with interests in the region and will
invite s~ ibniosions to be made within a period ok three montlab.
This procoo is necessary as a nomination would noed to be uade

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I have today sent the following message to His Excellency
President Amin Gemayel of Lebanon:
" It was with deep shock and regret that I learned of the
tragic death of Mr Rashid Karame, Lebanon's Prime
Minister and distinguished older statesman.
Rashid Karame was a central figure in Lebanese political
life for more than three decades and devoted the last
years of his life to the sensitive and difficult search
for national reconciliation.
The manner of his death is a sharp reminder to us all of

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Australians have watched with close interest and deep
concern the recent events in Fiji. The Australian
Government has monitored the evolving situation extremely
carefully, hour by hour, including through the reporting of
our High Commission in Suva. It is absolutely appropriate
that this should be so given the importance to Australian
interests of stability in this near neighbour and the fact
that we have been faced with the unprecedented spectacle in

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Mr Ron Brown has today been appointed Secretary, Department
of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs.
Mr Brown has been Executive Director of the Special
Broadcasting Service since 1985.
Before then, he held a range of posts in the Commonwealth
Department of Social Security where he has been the Director
of the Northern Territory, Tasmania, South Australia, and
most recently New South Wales Regional Offices.
Before joining the Australian Public Service, Mr Brown was