FOR PRESS PM's No 81/ 1972
MEETING WITH N. S. W. COUNTRY MAYORS'
DEVELOPMENT COM? 4ITTEE
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt Hon. William McMahon, CH, MP.
This afternoon the Prime Minister met a deputation from the
New South Wales Country Mayors' Development Committee. The
representatives were
Alderman R. Gillard Mayor of Lithgow and Chairman of
the Committee
Alderman J. C. Matthews Mayor of Bathurst
Alderman R. Brown Mayor of Cessnock
Mr J. K. Madden Tovm Clerk of Lithgow and Honorary
Secretary of the Committee.

' ACQUARIE NETWORK WEEKLY BROADCAST
BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE RT. HON.
WILLIAM McMAHON, CH, MP. AUGUST 1972
NURSING HOMES
Interviewer Paul Lynch
Q. Prime Minister, taking calls from listeners to
radio stations on this and other sations. it is quite obvious,
I believe, that while everybody knows that your Government is
planning to do something to assist people requiring nursing
home care, most people, including those eligible for such
care, don't yet know, two weeks after the Budget, exactly what

PRIME MINISTER
STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE RT. HON.
WILLIAM McMAHON, CH. mp, JN THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, CANB3ERRA
ENQUIRY INTO POVERTY
29 AUGUST 1972
I am pleased to announce that Professor R. F. Henderson,
Director of the Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research
3 in the University of Melbourne, has undertaken to conduct the
Enquiry into Poverty on behalf of the Government.
The terms of reference of the Enquiry are as
follows: To investigate-The extent of poverty in Australia, including
changes in its level;

" THIS DAY TONIGHT"
Interview given by the Prime Minister, the Rt.
Hon. William McMahon on ABC National Television Network
Interviewer : Tony Joyce AUGUST, 1972
Introduction ( Bill Peach)
To revalue or not to revalue, that is the question.
Whether it is noble or not seems to be anybody's guess. Mr.
Whitlam and the Reserve Bank seem to think we should revalue right
away, they think the Australian dollar is undervalued. But no
sooner had Mr. Whitlam said this on TDT last night, then he was

PRIME MINISTER
TALKBACK
BRIAN WMITE = INTE~ rrIEW1S THE. PIUI MINISTER, ' THE
RT ON. _ WILLIAM. -MC. M4ON, CH, M4P, FOR THE
M-ACQUAYE NETWORK 24 AUGUST 1972
Well, now, one of the major subjects which is
occunying Federal political attention at this.' moment
is Ithis matter-of re-aluation-of the Australian dollar.
In its annual report this week, the Reserve Bank camne.
out quite definitely. it -would appear in support ofthe
notion of revaluation. The report. does not specifically
mention the word " revaluation"~ but nonethele!: s, the ,. hole

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PRIME MINISTER
MACQUARIE NETWORK WEEKLY BROADCAST
BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE RT. HON.
WILLIAM McMAHON, CH, MP. 24 AUGUST 1972
Interviewer Paul Lynch
Q. Prime Minister, quite obviously poverty is going
to be one of the big issues in the election in 1972
You have spoken, and Mr Snedden has spoken, about the
Government's endeavours to stamp out poverty, particularly
in the areas of pensieiners, particularly widows and
aged and invalid pensioners. Now what exactly have you
done?

FOR PRESS: PM's No 80/ 72
TEXTILE INDUSTRY DEPUTATION
Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt Hon. William McMahon,
M. P.
The Prime inister and the Deputy Prime Minister in Canberra
today met a deputation from the Australian Textile Apparel and Related
Industries Conference.
The & putation was led by Sir obert Webster, Chairman of
Directors of Bradmill Industries Ltd. and President of the Australian
Textile Apparol and Related Industries Conference. Other members
of the deputation included " r Warren Adcock, representing the

' THIS WEEK'
TELEVISION INTERVIEW GIVEN BY THE PRIME MINISTER,
THE RT. HON. WILLIAM : IcMAHON, CH, MP, ON
HSV7, . ELBOURNE August 1972
Interviewers: John Boland
" ax Grant
Q. Well, Prime " inister, it seems that the
Government stock-: s were consid'erably restored after the
Budget on Tuesday. But I am wondering whether some of
this didn't fall awav when Sir Alan Hulme attacked the ABC
and you, yourself, subsequently lent your support to that.
This particular situation was likened by some journalists

PRIM AUTAIAISTE
FOR PRESS: PAM. No 79/ 1972
TASMANIAN APPLE AND PEAR INDUSTRY
Statement by the Prime minister, the Rt. Hon.
William Mctiahon,
The Prime Minister, Mr. McMahon, said in Canberra today
that he was very concerned at the Position of the Tasmanian
apple and pear industry. He said market access problems and
rising costs of production were mainly to blame for the situation.
" The Commonwealth Government was taking several steps to
help ease the problems facing the industries," Mr. McMahon said.

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PRIME MINISTER
MACOUAP. IE NFORK WPEKLY BROADCAST
BY THE PRICE . MINISTER, THE RT. HON.
WILLIAM McMAHON, CH, MP. 16 AUGUST 1972
THE BUDGCT
Interviewer Paul Lynch
Q. Prime Minister, first of all, the Budget that was
brought down by Mr Snedden last night obviously not in any
sense a revolutionary Budget. It is pretty much the mixture
as before with some taxes raised, others lowered. What would
you say in response to this assessment of the Budget?
PM I don't think that is the correct assessment.