COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
SPEECH BY
Rt. Hon. SIR ROBERT MENZIES,
ON
TERTIARY EDUCATION IN AUSTRALIA
MINISTERIAL STATEMENT
I Froin the Par liamentary Debates," 24th March, 19651
Sir ROBERT MENZIES ( Kooyong-
Prime Minister).-l present the following
report-Tertiary Education in Australi-Report of the
Committee on the Future of Tertiary Education
in Australia to the Australian Universities
Commission ( Volumes t and 11).
I ask for leave to make a statement in connection
with the report.
Mr. SPEAKER.-There heing no objecl

.0 1 LUNCHEON IN HONOUR OF THEIR ROYAL HTGHNESSES
THE DUKEB AND DUCHESS OF GL'OU CSM~ K
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA 23RD ivltJLCH. 1965
Speech by the Prime Hnise, the Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Mengieg.
,,..,,,.. proposing the toast of our distinguished guests who
ar no newcomers in this place, but had in fact toaope in their
own time with Ministers of the Crown and, occasionally I have
no doubt, put them right.
Sir I remember the first time you came here
. because I was at that time something of a new boy in Canberra,

OPE~ NING OF SPACE-TRACKING STATION AT
j. 9TH iKARCH, 3 196~
Speech by the Prime Ministeruth te rk~ o. RobertMenzies.
Sir, Your Excellencies and Ladies and Gentlemen:
You may imagine that my presence here calls for
some explanation and I concede that point, I am here for two
reasons. One is that as I am cA'llen Fairhall's Prime Minister,
he wasntt game not to ask me. ( Laughter) Now that is one very
good reason, The other very good reason is that he knew that I
would bring to this task a completely fresh and untrammelled

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VISIT OF PRIME MINISTER OF SINGAPORE
The Prime Minister of Singapore ( Mr. Lee
Kuan Yew) had a brief meeting this morning with the
Cabinet. This followed an invitation by the Prime
Minister ( Sir Robert Menzies) to Mr. Lee Kuan Yew to
meet the Cabinet at its usual Tuesday meeting.
Brief talks wore held with Mr. Lee Kuan Yew.
They will be continued by Mr. Lee Kuan Yew with individual
Australian Ministers over the next few days.
CANBERRA, March, 1965

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BEFORE 10.00 P. M. E. S. T. ON SUNDAY, 14TH MARCH, 1965,
FOR PRESS STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
SIR ROBERT MENZIES, M. P.
ANZAC DAY CEREMONY, 1965
AT
AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL, CANBERRA
Details for the National commemoration of the Fiftieth
Anniversary of ANZAC were announced today by the Prime Minister
Sir Robert Menzies.
This year being the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Gallipoli

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FOR PRESS P. M. No. 31/ 1961
P, 2MvIERS I CONFAIIRENCE
Statement by the Prime Minister; tb. I_ eer1t Menzies
Arrangements have been made with the State Premiers
for a Premiers' Conference to be held in Canberra on 22nd
and 23rd April.
Ihen the present arrangements for Commonwealth
financial assistance to the States were worked out in 1959,
it was generally accepted that, unless there were some major
change in circumstances, those arrangements would carry on
for six years. That period will come to an end with this

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Statement by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Sir Robert%
On Sunday I expressed the Commonwealth
Government's deep sympathy with the many people who had
suffered great personal hardship as a result of the
bushfires which were sweeping the southern area of
Australia. I said at that time that the Commonwealth
was prepared to help wherever possible and would match
funds provided by the State Governments in financing
schemes for the relief of personal hardship and distress.

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BUSH FIRES
tatement by the Drmter the RtHon. Se rt Menzies
I deeply regret to learn of the disastrous bush
fires which are now sweeping the southern area of Australia
and of the great personal hardship which has fallen on so
many people in consequence of these terrible fires.
I extend my warm sympathy to those who are suffering,
and to those particularly who have suffered the loss of loved
ones, I extend my deepest personal sympathy.
The Commonwealth Government is doing all possible

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DECEG~ N21 LISAT ION CONF2LtENCE
Statementb the Prime rt. t A_ I oatnh, e Sir R obe Menzies
The Prime Miinister, Sir Robert Menzies, said in
Canberra today that Commonwealth and State officials had
concluded a two-day Conference on the subject of decentralisation.
Preparations had been made for this meeting following agreement
at the Premiers' Conference in July last year that there was a
need to pool the knowledge possessed by the States and the
Commonwealth on the problems of decentralisation, identify what

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EIGHTH MINI14G A'IND METALLURGICAL CONGRESS BANQUET
HELJD AT TIM,~ R~ OYAL2I~ BALLROOM, EXHIBITION iBUIi DING,
MELBOURNE 2ND MARCH, 126~
Sjeh h rm iitr h lit. Hon. proberMezs
Sir, Your Excellencies, ladies and Gentlemen
I think I ought to begin by making a rew, small,
light-hearted protests. Our great host has complimented the
Governor on having been Antarctica. I would go there tonight
with the greatest pleasure in the world. ( Applause) 1Why he
should be given marks for going there out of a sense of public