COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
SPEECH BY
The Rt Hon. W. McMAHON, M. P.
Prime Minister
ON
Overseas Investment in Australia
Ministerial Statement
[ From the ' Parliamentary Debates', 26 September 19721
Mr McMAHON ( Lowe-Prime Minister)-
by leave-Last May, the Treasurer
( Mr Snedden) tabled in this House a Treasury
economic paper entitled ' Overseas
Investment in Australia'. In doing so, he
identified 3 problems associated with overseas
investment. They were the high level
of capital inflow and the potential problem

STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE RT. HON.
WILLIAM McMAHON, CH, 14P, IN THE HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES, CANBERRA
ROYAL VISIT SEPTEMBER, 1972
I wish to inform the House that it is being announced today
from Buckingham Palace that The Queen will open the Sydney Opera
House on Saturday 20 October, 1973.
The announcement arises from an invitation which as Prime
Minister of Australia I was most happy to convey to Her Majesty
with the full support and concurrence of the Premier of New South

MACC ' UARIE NETWORK WEEKLY BROADCAST
BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE RT. HON.
WILLIAM McMAHON, CH, MP
URBAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEPTEMBER 1972
Interviewer: Paul Lynch
Q. With the announcement of your plan to set up the
National Urban and Regional Development Authority, we have for
the first time a clear programme from the Governiment to ease
the strains of urbanisation in AustralIa which are considerable,
I understand that you have a number of targets for this
Authority. Coull you tell us what they arc, please?

PRIME MINISTER
STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE RT. HON.
WILLIA McMKAHON, CH, MP. IN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, CANBERRA
FXPORT INCENTIVES
14 SEPTEMBER, 1972
The Governmient has decided in principle to extend export
incentives beyond 30 juflC, 1973 the date on which legislation
providing for these incentives expires.
The existing incentive scheme has been under review and
details of the new scheme wil1l be announced as soon as practicable.
It is the intent of the Government that tho benefits under the

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JjAUSTRALIA,,. l
PRIME MINISTER
MACQUAF. IE NETWORK WEEKLY BROADCAST
BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE RT. HON.
WILLIAM McMAHON, C, MP
EDUCATION AND CHILD CARE
Interviewer: Paul Lynch 1.4 SEPTEMBER 1972
Q. Prime Minister, in the Budget Speech of Mr
Snedden last month, it was announced that the amount the
Commonwealth Government will spend on education is to be
$ 426 million, which is an increase of approximately
per cent on the figures for the current year. First

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
SPEECH BY
The Rt Hon. W. McMAHON, M. P.
Prime Minister
ON
THIRTY-FIVE HOUR WEEK
Ministerial Statement
[ From the ' Parliamentary Debates', 12 September 1972]
Mr McMAHON ( Lowe-Prime Minister)--
I ask for leave to make a statement
about the 35-hour week.
Mr SPEAKER-Is leave granted? There
being no objection, leave is granted.
Mr McMAHON-I do so because it is a
matter of national importance about which
the facts should be made clear, and
because the campaign for its widespread

MACQUARIE NETWORK WEEK~ LY BROA. DCAST
By the Prime Miinister, thie Rt. Hon.
William McMahon, CH, MP
BUDGET MIEASURES
Interviewer: Paul Lynch 6 SEPTEMBER, 1972
Prime Minister you were reported in the Press some
weeks ago as having said to members of your Party that they
had a good Budget and now was the time to go out and sell it.
It's quite obvious however, receiving calls at radio stations
from listeners, that most people don't have a very' clear
picture in their m'inds of just how good the Budget is for
them. Why do you think that is?

FOR PRESS PM No. 83/ 1972
TERRORISTS ATTACK AT MUNICH
Statement by the Prime Plinister, the Rt Hon. William McMahon,
M. P.
The Prime Minister said today that the Australian
Government condemned the outrage by the terrorists at the
Munich Olympic Games.
The attack was reckless, barbarous, and horrible.
Such attacks shocked the conscience of the entire civilised
world. The Prime Minister extended his sympathy and the
sympathy of the Australian people to the families of those
Israelis who had been the victims of these murders.

FOR PRESS: PM No 82/ 1972
LABOR'S HEALTH NATIONALISATION PLANS
Statement by the Prime Minister, The Rt Hon. William McMahon,
C. H. M. P.
The statement of Mr. W. G. Hayden, that Labor
would not attempt to introduce a system of salaried medical
services and that such an action would be constitutionally
impossible requires the closest analysis.
It is in direct conflict with the Labor Party platform
and the statements of his leader Mr. Whitlam and his colleagues.
The simple truth is that there is no constitutional

OPENING OF THE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE
OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
APPEAL FUND
CANBERRA
Speech by the Prime Minister, the Rt. lion William McMahon
M. P. 31 AUGUST, 1972
S This is a pleasant occasion for me and I hone your appeal
on behalf of the Australian year Of National Development of the
Australian Institute of International Affairs, will attract widespread
support throughout Australia.
In the time I have this evening I want to emphasise two
points that the making and public explanation of Australian foreign