J) AUSTRALIA PRESS STATEMENT NO. 543
13 August 1975
THE AUSTRALIA-JAPAN FOUNDATION
The Prime Minister, Mr Whitlam, today announced
that the Government had decided to legislate during the next
session of Parliament for the establishment of an Australia-
Japan Foundation. The objectives of the Foundation will be
to deepen and widen contacts between Australia and Japan in all
fields, including business, academic, cultural, scientific
and the trade unions.
The Pri. e .' inister said that the relationship

SPEECH BY THE PRIN; E MINISTER,
THE HOIN. E. G. WHITLA-Q. C . Hi. P.,
AT NORNINGTON PENISINSULA MUN ICIPALITIES ASSOCIATION,
MORNINGTON, VIC. 12 AUGUST 1975
IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO BE HERE WITH
YOU TONIGHT AS A GUEST OF THE QUARTERLY SOCIAL EVENING
ASSEMBLY OF THE MORNINGTON PENINSULA, MUNICIPALITIES
ASSOCIATION. I PAY TRIBUTE TO YOUR VISION IN CHOOSING
TO MEET TOGETHER, IN ASSOCIATION, WITH THE BEST INTERESTS
OF YOUR PENINSULA-AT HEART. WITHOUT SACRIFICING
YOUR DISINCTIVE INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS, YOU WERE FARSIGHTED

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UI 7I, Press Statement No. 542
12 August 1975
HOBART TRANSPORT ADVISER
Mr R. D. Phillips, Deputy Secretary of the Department of
Transport, has resumed duty in the Department after serving
for approximately three months as special adviser to the
Premier of Tasmania on Transport co-ordination in the Hobart
area. Mr Phillips was appointed to this position in April as a result
of discussions between the Prime Minis-ter and the Premier,
Mr Neilson.
Following the collapse of the Tasman Bridge early in January,

, A U Si IHAL IA Press Statement No. 43W-$ 4
11 August 1975
PAPUA NEW GLJINLA BOUGAINVTLLE
Following his discussions with the Chief Minister of
Papua New Guinea, Mr Michael Somare, today, the Prime Minister
said that he wished to make crystal clec-r the Austral. ian Goverrnent's
position in relation to Bougainville.
The Prime Minister recalled that, in advising Mr Somare
on 19 June that the date of 16 September for independen~ ce
nominated by the House of Assembly was acceptable to the

4j,, AUSTRALIA~
PRIME MINISTER Press Statemrent No. 540
11 Atrjust 1975
VISIT BY THE PRINCESS MARGARET
Details of the program for the visit in October by
Thie Princess Margaret, to-the Australian C, 4pital Territory,
Victoria and New South Wa-les have nnw been approved.
It will be recalled that on 29 May 1975 I released a
statement issued by Kensington Palace announcing that Princess
Margaret had accepted the Australian Government's invitation
to visit Australia to attend engagements in Sydney connected

SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER,
THE HON.. E. G. WHITLAM, M. P.,
TO THE WORLD ASSEMBLY OF WAR VETERANS IN AUSTRALIA,
SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE, 11 AUGUST 1975
I welcome on behalf of the Australian Government
the overseas delegates to this important assembly. Among
you are distinguished war veterans; many of you are renowned
for acts of conspicuous valour in the field or as prisoners of
war. It is an honour to have you among us. Your presence
is a reminder of the great world-wide fraternity of
ex-servicemen the universal kinship between men and women

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PRINE MINISTER'S QUEENSLAND BROADCAST NO Pl
WOMEN
SUNDAY 10 AUGUST 1975
A FEW WEEKS AGO MY WIFE AND ONE,, OF MY
ADVISERS, ELIZABETH REID, RETURNED FROM -qINTERNATIONAL
WOMEN'S YEAR CONFERENCE IN MEXICO CITY. IT'S NOT MY
USUAL STYLE TO PAY PUBLIC TRIBUTES TO MY STAFF, BUT
IT'S FAIR TO POINT OUT JUST HOW MUCH CREDIT ELIZABETH
REID BROUGHT TO AUSTRALIA DURING THAT CONFERENCE AND
HOW MUCH SHE HAS DONE TO HELP THE CAUSE OF WOMEN IN
AUSTRALIA AND, INDEED, IN OTHER COUNTRIES, SHE WOULD
BE THE LAST PERSON TO CLAIM CREDIT FOR THE MANY

Press Statement No. 539
8 August 1975
The Prime Minister, Mr Whitlam, today released the
Report on Radio by the Priorities Review Staff. w
Mr Whitlam said that although the Government did not
agree with all its recommendations, the report should be a
valuable contribution to public debate on radio in Australia.
" He said that since requesting the PRS to make the
review last year, the Government has pursued its commitment
to promote and support public radio with the establishment
of experimental stations in Sydney and Melbourne.

4 J) SXI PRCESS. STA TEMENT NO. 538
6 August 1975
ENTRY OF FURTHER GROUP OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES
The Prime Minister announced today that Australia
had agreed to resettle approximately 300 more refugees
from Vietnam. The refugees will be flown by chartered Qantas 747
jet to Brisbane on Saturday morning, 9 August, where they
are due at 11.00 a. m.
They will be resettled in Brisbane, where Queensland
authorities have assured support and assistance.
At present about two-thirds of the refugees are on

PRIME MINISTER'S QUEENSLAND BROADCAST NO.
QUALITY OF LIFE
SUNDAY. 3 AUGUST 1975
IT'S NO SECRET THAT OUR. NEXT BUDGET WILL PUT
SOME PRETTY TIGHT RESTRAINTS ON GOVERNMENT SPENDING1
BUT THAT DOESN'IT MEAN WE WON'IT BE SPENDING ON THINGS THAT
MATTER, OUR OPPONENTS ARE VERY FOND OF KNOCKING ANY
SORT OF GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE, AS IF ALL GOVERNMENT
EXPENDITURE WERE WASTEFUL AND UNNECESSARY, WE HAVE TO
REMEMBER THAT THE LIBERALS IN OFFICE WASTED MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS IN GRANTS TO WEALTHY SCHOOLS, EXPENSIVE SUBSIDIES