97.
TRANSCRIPT OF COMMENTS AT COBURG, MELBOURNESATURDAY
14 FEBRUARY 1987-..
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JOURNAL-IST:.. Do--you-fee-1--comforted-that---ian-S-i-nc-l-a-i-r--and--S-i-r-Joh--
haven't been able-to resolve-their _ differences._ at a__ mee. ting
yesterday? PM: You may have noticed I haven't been spending much time or
talking about them. I am just getting on with the job of running
the country which is what people want me to do. And I am leaving
them to their own devices. It is quite clear that the nature of

OPENU-NG-OF-TE-BOBHAWKECOMMUNLTYCENTRE~
COBURG -14 FEBRUARY 1987
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
IT WAS A VERY GREAT HONOUR YOU DID ME WHEN YOU ASKED ME TO
GIVE MY NAME TO THIS COMMUNITY CENTRE AT COBURG. THIS
PROJECT BRINGS TOGETHER TWO SPECIAL AREAS OF CONCERN TO THIS
GOVERNMENT NAMELY, AGED CARE AND MULTICULTURALISM, AND IT
DOES SO-IN A PARTICULARLY BRILLIANT F-ASHION.
THIS COMMUNITY CENTRE IS SET UP TO BE JUST THAT -A CENTRE
FOR THE COMMUNITY OF COBURG. IT WILL PROVIDE ELDERLY PEOPLE

EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY CHEX'AGAINST-DEL-IVERY
OPENING-OF-THE-GORDON--PERLS-TEINPAVILION-___
WEST COBURG 14 FEBRUARY 1987
MR MAYOR, COUNCILLORS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
HAVING KNOWN GORDON PERLSTEIN FOR SOME TIME, I WAS DELIGHTED
TO RECEIVE YOUR INVITATION TO OPEN THIS PAVILION NAMED IN
HIS HONOUR.
BEFORE I DECLARE THE PAVILION OPEN I WANT TO ELABORATE A
LITTLE ON GORDON'S BACKGROUND, BECAUSE HIS CONTRIBUTION TO
THIS CITY, STATE AND INDEED NATION DATES BACK MANY YEARS.
GORDON JOINED THE VICTORIAN-RAILWAYS-IN-1941 AT THE AGEOF

PRIME MINISTER
TRANSCRIPT OF COMMENTS, AT RAINBOW ST CHILD CARE CENTRE, SYDNEY,
13 -FEBRUARY I987
I PRDOFONLY
JOURNALIST:-Prime Minister, a May mini budget how likely is that?
PM: All I have got to say about that is that we have kept open
the option of a May statement not a mini budget a statement.
But we have made no decision about that.-it is something that
may happen.
JOURNALIST: Cyclone Joh, Sir? It seems to be running out of steam.
Would you agree?
PM: It never had much intrinsic power, did it?

It ' v U TRA A
PRIME M
EMBARGOED UN IL DELIVERY CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY
OPENING OF RAINBOW STREET CHILD CARE CENTRE
SYDNEY 13 FEB3UARY 1987
FEDERAL AND STATE LABOR GOVERNMENT COLLEAGUES,
MAYOR OF RANDWICK,
ALDERMAN SCUE. LION,
DISTINGUISHED GUESTS,
LADIES AND GE NTLEMEN.
IT IS A GREAT PLEASURE TO BE EERE TODAY TO OPEN THE RAINBOW
STREET CHILD CARE CENTRE. WE ARE CELEBRATING A HISTORIC
OCCASION TODAY, FOR THE RAINBOW STREET CHILD CARE CENTRE IS
THE 100TH CU27LD CARE CENTRE COMPLETED UNDER THE CO-OPERATIVE

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kCITP1' O1_ iN1' I( V IEW1_ UF P. FME1 rT$~ ROJR'MATN
DAY SHOW TUIDAY 13 FESL3R1Y 1987-
RM: The Prime minister 1s with us today so please make
him welcome. Mr Bob Hawke. Welcoine Mr Hawke arid thidnk
you for your time.
PM: Alwasxy a pleasurc to be with you.
R~ M. I hope~ you a~ nd Mazel had nilirsta.-
PM: A beaut Christdmas. thank you.
RM: A couple of questions to start. A couple of tough
ones. H-ow is your golf going? And we going to have an
early election?
PMV: They are both easy. 17 is What they have got me on

4'), AUST ALIA.
FOR MEDIA 12 FEBRUARY, 1987
Senator Don Crimes, minister for Community Services, has
tendered his resignation from the Ministry. I, as will all
his colleagues, greatly regret his resignation. His
contribution to the Government has been very great indeed
and he has br: ought distinction to the various areas with
which he haG been associated.
Senator Gr~. rcs' resignation will take effect from the time
of the swear~ ing in of a successor following the Caucus
meeting on Eondcky afternoon.

-EMBARGO-ED-U NL-I-L-L~-I-V-ERY C. H-ECK--AG; A-I-NS-T--D-E-L-I-VERYANNOUNCEMENT
OF YOUNG AUSTRALIANS TO CREW
B1CENTENNIAL SCHOONER--
THE LODGE _ 12_ FEBRUARYU-987
SIR JOHN LEAHY, DISTINGUISHED GUESTS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
I AM DELIGHTED TO WELCOME YOU TO THE LODGE ON THIS VERY
SPECIAL OCCASION TO MARK THE SELECTION OF THE TWELVE YOUNG
AUSTRALIANS WHO WILL HELP CREW THE UNITED KINGDOM'S
BICENTENNIAL GIFT SCHOONER " YOUNG ENDEAVOUR" FROM BRITAIN TO
AUSTRALIA. SIR JOHN, MAY I BEGIN BY THANKING THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT AND

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J~ AUSTHALIA
PRIME MINISTER
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JAAMS II6" iVKSulT MISSIONA TO IA
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DIJOATICR1, LADI IS AND GNT1.1F11.
I AN PLEASED TO 3X -AELE-T0--JOIK-TGO -FVl L1721R 1' OMY AS IT
ALLOW ISN TO CCVRY TO YOU P= SO~ lLLY THE IXPORTAMM I AND-MY
GOvXMNIIN 1' LACZ ON WU VISIT.
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IS TIM LARGEST INY38MCWT MISSION To LEAVE JAPAN -WHIC33 I

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Delivery E24BAlOED UM'iL DELIVEY
JJUTRALIA~
PRIME MINISTER
SPEECH BY THE PRIE NIN ISTER
Em_ glAL~ rCYLrlR~ Gt~~
NELBONE aBFEBRUARY 1987
IT GIVES ) M GREAT PLEASURE TO BE ABLE TO RETURN THIS YRAR TO
THE OEEK FESTIVAL OF COBURO. FEW OF THE EVENTS I ATTEND
COULD XMAKE FEEL MORE AT H( U( THAN THIS FESTIVAL IN
BOUUI. I PARTICULARLY WELC( E-THE-OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND
A FUNCTION WHICH HAS BEEN ORGANISED BY YOUNG PEOPLE OF THE
GREEK ORTHODOX DIOCESE FOR THE REST OF THEIR CC3OKMnITY.