I PRIMI MINISTER'S INTERVIEW WITH CF-A14Z-EL 10 NZ'S 18 OCTOBER 197522
Mr Whitlam it was reported yesterday that you asked all C-overnment
Departments to submit reports to you on their financial positions.
Have you received those reports?
No, I'm expecting them for Monday when there's a Cabinet meeting.
As you know it at the moment, what is the finarcial position of
the Government?
Well there is full ' upply voted last May up ' till about November.
Then there are many things for which Supply has been voted on a

PJ1E M4INISTER' S INTERVIEW ON CHAN4NEL 7 NEWS 18 OCTOBER 1975
bir Whitlam, what',; the possibility of a half Senate election through
either deferral or rejection of Supply rather than the normal
circumstances now?
There has to be an election for half the Senate before the end of
next June because half the senators' terms of office will expire
at that time. Now it's usual for the new senators to be elected in
November or DEcember beforehand and to do that one would issue
writs about this time. I haven't made up my mind when I will advise

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PRIME MINISTER'S INTERVIEW WITH KERRY O'BRIEN ON. FOUR CORNERS
SATURDAY 18 OCTOBER 1975
O'BRIEN: Mr Whitlam at the outset can we ascertain one thing:
is there going to be a half Senate election?
PRIME MINISTER: There well may be; I will1 not be certain
about this until or unless the Senate rejects * the Budget Bills.
At' this stage they have not rejected them. they've just moved
to defer them.
O'BRIEN: Is it as clear cut as that~ that until such time as
they actually reject the Bills, if they just keep delaying and

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AUSTRALIA Speech by
THE HON. E. G. WHITLAM, M. P.
Prime Minister
on
The Constitutional Crisis and The Whitlam
Government
( From the ' Parliamentary Debates', 16 October 1975)
Mr WHITLAM ( Werriwa-Prime Minister)
( 10.24)-Mr Speaker, I move the resolution:
Considering that this House is the House of the Australian
Parliament from which the Government of Australia is
chosen; Considering moreover that on 2 December 1972 the Austra
lian Labor Party was elected byjudgment of the people to

SPEECH BY THE PRIM11E M INISTER, AT THE PARLIM ENTARY LUNCHEON
FOR THE PRIM E MINISTER OFM14ALAYSIA, 16 OCTOBER 1975
On each of my nine visits to your capital
since 1962 as Deputy Leader of the Opposition, as Leader
of the Opposition, as Prime Minis ter of: Australia, you have
always received me and I have been able to draw on your
wisdom and experience. I have valued that highly and
equally value the warmth of your friendship. It may be
that in Australia we cannot welcome you with that natural

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Press Statement No. 577
16 October 1975
GRAHAM4 PERKIN
I knew Graham Perkin well and was shocked and saddened
to hear of his death.
He was an outstanding journalist and a brilliant editor
whose integrity and professionalism and extraordinary capacity
for work made the Age one of the great newspapers of the world.
Australian journalism can ill afford tbeloss of a man of
his ability and independence of mind.
I offer my heartfelt sympathy to his widow and family.
CANBERRA_~ A. C. T.

PREIM ERAINSTER PRESS STATEMENT NO. 576
October 1975
PRIME MINISTER'S STATEMENT ON A. B. C. TELEVISION
Recall these words:
" The basic principle which I adhere to strongly
is that a Government that continues to have a
majority in the House of Representatives has
a right to expect that it will be able to
govern."
Fine words.. fine pririciple.. The basic principle
of our Australian parliamentary democracy. That man of
principle is the present Leader of the Opposition, Mr
Fraser. He said those words just a few days after he

PRM EA NVUI S 73 ER
PRESS STATEINENT NO. 574
14 October 1975
MR CONNOR
Today I advised the Governor-General to accept
the resignation of Rex Connor as Minister for Minerals
and Energy. I took this course in order to uphold a precise
and fundamental principle of parliamentary government.
The principle is that the Parliament must be able to
accept assurances given to it by a minister, and if
those assurances prove to be misleading, the minister.
concerned must be held responsible.
Last Thursday, in answer to a question from the

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PRIUVE -PAISTER Press Statement No. 575
14 October 1975
CONSUMER PROTECTION
The Prime Minister today announced that following
an amendment to the Administrative Arrangements Order approved
by the Governor-General, the Minister for Science and Consumer
Affairs, the Hon. Clyde Cameron, has assumed
responsibility, for administration of consumer protection
provisions ( Part V) of the Trade Practices Act.
The Minister for Science and Consumer Affairs
will administer these matters and the staff of the Trade

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