THE PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS CONFERENCE
AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA
TUESDAY, 15 MAY 1973
PRIME MINISTER: ( Answer to a commnent). There is no
Government which has made so many announcements in the
Parliament. Not only what it was doing in the Parliament but
what it was doing in collaboration with the States or with
other countries. As you know we table promptly the minutes
of all Commonwealth/ State conferences and so on. The last such
one was with the Premiers last Thursday, and I thought I would
bring together what's happened since then.

PACIFIC BASIN ECONOMIC COUN~ hCILKEY-
NOTE ADDRESS BY THE PRIME
MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA, HON. E. G.
WHITLAM CHEVRON HOTEL, SYDNEY
14 M4AY, 1973
Since taking office just over five months ago the new
Australian Government has acted over a wide range of matters firmly
directed -towards the new realities, new prospects and new hopes for
this vast Pacific region.
My first visit overseas, as Prime Minister was to New
Zealand, in January. In February I visited Papua New Guinea and
Indonesia. Last month I led the Australian delegation to the South

', AUSTRAI& 1AL. Press Statement No. -89'
14 May, 1973
ACCOMMODATION FOR SPECIAL MIGRANT CLASSES IN SCHOOLS
The Australian Government will provide funds under
the Child Migrant Education Program to help State and
independent schools provide emergency accommodation where
this is necessary to allow adequate special migrant instruction
to take place. This reverses a decision of the previous Government
to exclude the provision of accommodation from the Commonwealth
program. Cabinet today approved a submission from the Minister

ADDRESS BY THE PRIME MINISTER
MR. E. G. WHITLAM
TO THE FIRST COMMIONWEALTH CONFERENCE
OF THE AMALGAMATED METALWORKERS?
UNION MUSICIANS' CLUB, 94 CHALMERS
STREET, SYDNEY, ' 11 MAY 1973
UNIONS AN]) THE GOVERNMENT
This conference is the culmination of an historic process of
change within the metal trades unions. It is alsot I hope, the forerunner
of a similar process of change throughout the whole trade union
movement. The purpose of this change is to produce unions that are
more effective, more efficient and more democratic. What you have

tA Af
W1I Ik
NQ DATE 10 May. 1973
AUSTRALIAN APPLICATION TO INTRNATIONAL COURT
OF JUSTICE
Australia has filed an application in the International
Court of Justice at The Hague requesting interim measures to
restrain France from further atmospheric nuclear tests in the
. Pacific. This was confirmed today by the Prime Minister and
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Wbitlam.
The application was lodged with the Registrar of the
Court late yesterday by the Australian Ambassador to the

PREMIERS' CONFERENCE ON PRICES AND
INCOMES MATTERS AM) ALL OTHER ASPECTS
01? INFLATION
OPENING STATEMENT BY PRIME MINISTER
There can be today no more important reason for the
Australian Government and the State Governments to come together
than for the purpose of addressing ourselves jointly to action
against inflation. The ready response of all Premiers to the proposal
for this meeting is a measure of your concern about the prob~ lem
of inflation. That concern is fully shared by the Australian

STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER v
THE HON. E. G. WHITLAM, Q, C.
FOR THE PROTECTION OF CONSUMERS qy. 3
IN THE POLICY SPEECH WHICH I DELIVERED ON"
BEHALF OF THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY AT THE LAST FEDERAL
ELECTIONS, I MADE PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE POLICIES
OF A LABOR GOVERNMENT IN RELATION TO PRICES. IN THIS
CONTEXT I REFERRED TO THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSUMER PROTECTION
ACTIVITIES, CONSUMER KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROPERTIES AND
QUALITY OF PRODUCTS CAN SERVE AS A POWERFUL RESTRAINT. ON
UNJUSTIFIED PRICE INCREASES,

THE PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS CONFERENCE
AT PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA
TUESDAY, 8 MAY, 1973
PRIME MINISTER: I only have one Cabinet decision to give
you. The other decisions were given to you last Sunday because
Cabinet sat last Sunday, since the usual meeting time, Tuesday
morning, has been occupied by a meeting of the House of
Representatives. The decision that I now give you was made
last Sunday but there had to be consultations with other
countries. It concerns controls over strategic exports.

Press Statement No.
8 May 1973
APPOINTMENT OF CONSULTANT ECONOMIST
Professor Gruen, Professor of Economics at
the Australian National University, is taking up an
appointment as consultant to the Department of the
Prime Minister and Cabinet. The appointment will be
on a part-time basis.
Professor Gruen will continue in his position
at the University but will be available for advice and
consultation to the Department and to the Prime Minister
on economic assignments.
Professor Gruen has occupied his present

PRfIME MINISTER Press Statement No. 89
8 May 1973
STRATEGIC EXPORT CONTROLS
The Government has taken a decision on a
report by Departments on the question of strategic
export controls over commercial trade.
It has been decided that Australia will no
longer maintain on commercial trade with the U. S. S. R.,
Eastern Europe, China, North Korea, North Viet-Nam and
Cuba, restraints different from the restraints on
commercial trade maintained on any other country.
The controls which have been maintained by