FOR MEDIA 16 MARCH 1990
I have today sent the attached letter to Mr Carl Harbaui
MBE, Chairperson of the Federation of Ethnic Communities'
Councils of Australñ Lz Inc.
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FOR MEDIA 16 MARCH 1990
I deeply regret the execution in Iraq of the British-h~ sed
Journalist, Mr Farzad Bazoft.
Like other members of the world community, I sent a personal
message to President Saddam Hussein, asking him to exercise
clemency in this case. I am deeply disappointed that my
appeal and those from so many other quarters were ignored by
the Iraqi Government.
Australia has a consistent and universal policy of
opposition to the death penalty, which we regard as a
fundamental violation of human rights.

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POft MEDIA 16 MARCH 1990
Liberal-National Party public service changes would cost
taxpayers at least an extra 885 million a year.
Coalition public administration changes would also add
another 2,900 bureaucrats to the public payroll.
The extra costs and increased public service numbers would
result from disputes between the two parties over the carveup
of Ministerial responsibilities.
The Hlawke Labor Government has introduced sweepinig reforms
to public administration.

PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW WITH DOUG AITON, 3L0, MELBOURNE,
1S MARCH, 1990. PROOF ONLY
AITON: Good to See you again. How are you feeling with, what is
it, ten days to go I suppose?
PM: I feel very well thanks Doug.
AITON: Has it been one of the tough ones for you?
PM: Well it's a very important election and I'm not being
complacent about It# but in terms of impact upon me, it's
probably been easier than most because we haven't had so many
night functions and they're pretty draining things, you know, you

PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF RADIO INTERVIEW WITH DON CHIPP, RADIO 3AK,
CHANNEL 9 STUDIO, RICHMOND j-g c-rL~ 1e4910
CHIPP: My big moment of the week, the Right Honorable
Prime Minister of Australia, the Right Honorable R J
Hawke, good morning Prime Minister.
PM: G'day Don.
CHIPP: How are you?
PM: Feel great thanks mate.
CHIPP: Gee you're looking well.
PM: Thank you very much.
CHIPP: Except for that scar on you elbow, how did you
get that?
PM: I was having a game of tennis, the first in about

PRIME MINISTER
EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
LAUNCH OF ALP POLICY ON IMMIGRATION, ETHNIC AFFAIRS
AND MULTICULTURALISM
MELBOURNE 15 MARCH 199o
Friends It gives me enormous satisfaction to stand before you today
and to welcome you, as my Government has always welcomed
you, as " fellow Australians".
Satisfaction that, in those two words, is summed up the
vision of a genuinely multicultural Australia to which all
our people no matter what their birthplace or their

FOR MEDIA 15 MARCH 1990
I have today reaffirmed the Labor Government's unequivocal
commitment to a fair, balanced and non-discriminatory
immigration policy, and to multiculturalism as a policy for
all Australians.
Foundations for the Future, the ALP's election policy
document, summarizes the Government's significant
achievements of the past seven years in the areas of
immigration, ethnic affairs and multiculturalism.
These policies will continue under the fourth Hawke
Government and will be supplemented by a number of further

TRANSCRIPT OF NEWS CONFERENCE, PORT OF FREMANTLE,
14 MARCH 1990
E 0 E PROOF ONLY
JOURNALIST: Prime Minister, Andrew Peacock and John Hoewson
are saying that you and Treasurer Keating panicked over
interest rates yesterday.
PM: If there's any sign of panic in this election, it's not
on our side of politics. The panic . is confined to the
conservativos as well. it might be. What has happened is
s~ uiply that t~ he Treasurer, Paul Knating and Prime Minister
Hawkti havR stated the obvious and that is that their Government

PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW WITH PAUL MURPHY, ABC PM
14 MARCH 1990
E OE PROOF ONLY
MURPHY: Prime Minister, you head a government but
yesterday you and the Treasurer were trying to talk
interest rates down. Is this an indication of how
worryingly tight this election is for you, that you and
Mr Keating decide to comment on interest rates within
hours of each other, something you've previously been
reluctant to do?
PM: We've been talking about interest rates from the
beginning of the election Paul. I was doing no more,

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PRIME MINISTER
EMBARGODUTLELVR CHECK AGAINST
DELIVERY SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER
FAREWELL TO HMAS SYDNEY, TOBRUK AND OXLEY
FREMANTLE 14 MARCH 1990
Lord Mayor of Perth,
Mayor of Fremantle,
Minister for Police, Graham Edwards,
Parliamentary Colleagues,
Men and Women of the Royal Australian Navy,
Ladies and Gentlemen.
We are here today to farewell the crew of HMAS SYDNEY and
HMAS TOBRUK. They have a rendezvous with history.
On 25 April, with the crew of HMAS OXLEY, they will have