PRIME MINISTER
STATEMENT BY THE PRITIE MINISTER, THE RT.
HON. WILLIAM McMAHON, M. P. IN
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CANBERRA
FEDERAL ELECTION OCTOBER, 1972
The General Election for the House of Representatives
will be held on Saturday, 2 December 1972.
It is proposed to recommend to His Excellency
the Governor-General that he dissolve the House of Representatives
on 2nd November 1972.
The date proposed for the issue of the writs is
2 November 1972 and for the close of nominations is 10 November

FOR PRESS: PM No. 86/ 1972
AUSTRALIAN INVESTMENT OVERSEAS
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt.
Hon. William lcMahon, CH, MP
The Prime Minister, Mr. McMahon, said today that the
Government is undertaking an extensive review of its policy on the
promotion of direct Australian investment in neighbouring countries.
Mr. McNallon said that during his recent visit to Malaysia,
Singapore and Indonesia, he had discussed with the Heads of States
of those countries ways of furthering cemmercial relations between

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PRIME MINISTER
1ACQUARIE NETWORK WEEKLY BROADCAST
BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE RT. HON.
WILLIAJ Mc1AHON, CH, MP.
FOREIGN TAKEOVERS
UNEMPLOYMENT 5 OCTOBER 1972
Interviewer: Paul Lynch
Q. Prime Minister, last week you spoke to us about your
plans to control foreign takeovers. What has happened in
the week since then?
PM: Immediately after I madethe statement, I gave directions
to my Department to prepare a bill relating to the creation
of an independent authority to vet takeover proposals for

CONFERENCE OF THE PRESIDENTS OF THE
NATIONAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
ASSOCIATIONS
Speech by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. William
McMahon, M. P. 4 OCTOBER, 1972
Mr. President and Gentlemen:
This visit gives me the opportunity to welcome you
collectively to Canberra and also to say something about the
matters of special interest to both Government and industry.
First, let me say that I am giving close attention
personally to the representations you have made in recent months
about the future of manufacturing in Australia, about current

PRIME MINISTER
EMPLOYMENT OF THE HANDICAPPED IN THE
COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon.
William McMahon, CH, MP
The Government has approved a recommendation of the
Public Service Board, made after consultation with other interested
Commonwealth authorities, for a further relaxation of the basic
medical standard for permanent appointment to the Commonwealth
4 Public Service. Subject to maintenance of the requirement of efficiency
for the duties to be performed, greater flexibility will in future

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
SPEECH BY
The Rt Hon. W. MeMAHON, M. P.
Prime Minister
ON
Redistribution of States into Electoral Divisions
Ministerial Statement
[ From the ' Parliamentary Debates', 28 September 1972]
Mr McMAHON ( Lowe-Prime Minister)
-by leave-I desire to inform the House
that as required by the Representation Act
1905-1964, the Chief Electoral Officer has
ascertained the numbers of the people of
the Commonwealth and the -numbers of the
people of the several States consequent upon

REDISTRIBUTION OF STATES INTO ELECTORAL DIVISIONS
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt Hon. William McMahon, CH, MP,
in the House of Renresentatives 23 September 1972
I desire to inform the House that as required by the
Representation Act 1905-1964, the Chief Electoral Officer has
ascertained the numbers of the people of the Commonwealth and the
numbers of the people of the several States consequent upon the taking
of the Census on 30 June 1971. Copies of the Chief Electoral Officer's
certificate specifying the said numbers have been tabled.

PRIME MINISTER
STATEMENT BY THE PRT-! E MINISTER, THE RT. HON.
WILLIAM 1-cIYV\ HON, C11, ~ P
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CANBERRA
OUTWARD PORTFOLIO INVESTVIENT
28 SEPTEMBER, 1972
Following my announcement on policy changes in respect of
overseas investment, I now wish to give details of the new exchange
control policy which will apply for the time being to portfolio
investment abroad by Australian residents.
Persons or companies wishing to invest abroad should apply
by letter through their bankers for the necessary Reserve Bank

PRIME MINISTER
FOR PRESS: PM's 84/ 72.
AUSTRALIA/ JAPAN MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt Hon. William McMahon, CH, MP..
e The Prime Minister, the Rt Hon. William McMahon, announced
today that the. f. ir'-meeting of the Australia / Japan Ministerial
Committee uould be held in Canberra on 12 and 13. October.
Mr McMahon recalled that the establishment of the Committee.
ad. been agreed when the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade
and Industry, Mr J. D. Anthony, had visited Japan last year. The first

MACQUARIE NETWORK WEEKLY BROADCAST
BY THE PRI111 MINISTER4 THE RT. HON.
WILLIAM McMAHON, CH, MP.
OVERSEAS INVESTMENT IN AUSTRALIA 27 SEPTEMBER 1972
Interviewer Paul Lynch
Q. Prime Minister, there has been much agitation in
Australia, of course, over the last year about foreign
takeovers. It has been suggested that some of the takeovers
of the past year have not been in the interests of this country.
Do you feel that that is so?
PM: Many of them, in my opinion, have not been in the best