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PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS CONFERENCE
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA
TUESDAY, 3 DECEMBER 1974
Gentlemen, are there any questions?
QUESTION: Will the Federal G rnment appeal against the decision
on Public Service wage increa-e by Mr Taylor?
PRIME MINISTER: The decision of Mr Taylor is under consideration.
That is all I can say at this stage.
QUESTION: By Cabinet?
PRIME MINISTER: It is under consideration.
QUESTION: What percentage would you regard in the Queensland
elections as the cut-off point which you consider Labor to be

J4 AUSTHALIA Press Statement No. 392
3 December 1974
TEXTILES AUTHORITY REPORT YARNS, KNITTED FABICS AND
TOWELLING
The Prime Minister, Mr Whitlam, announced today
that, following consideration of a report by the Textiles
Authority within the Industries Assistance Commission, the
Government had decided to introduce tariff quotas on imported
acrylic apparel yarns, knitted or crocheted fabrics of
man-made fibres and terry towels. Mr Whitlam stated that the
Textiles Authority had found that imports in these areas were

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-Ii" Us THALIA~ 3 December 1974
QUEENSLAND HOSPITAL GRANTS
Following a question to Dr Everingham in the
House of Representatives today, the Prime Minister has
released details of new Australian Government grants
to ease Queensland's hospital problems.
Mr Whitlam said he had written to Mr Bjelke-
Petersen on 30 November giving details of decisions
arising out of the most recent meeting of the Joint
Hospitals Works Council for Queensland.
The Queensland Minister for Health has been
advised that an initial. Australian Government Grant

PRIME MINISTER 3 DECEMBER 1974
MT GRAVATT HOSPITAL
The Prime Minister said in Canberra tonight
that consideration was being given to the possibility
of moving the proposed Mt Gravatt Hospital to a site
at Cooper's Plains.
Mr Whitlam said that the Joint Hospitals
Works Council for Queensland had discussed this matter
at its last meeting on 19 November.
This followed the Queensland Premier's rejection
of a proposal that the Australian Government take over
responsibility for the Mt Gravatt Hospital project to speed

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Channel 9 News. ( Acknowledgement is requested).
Interview with the Prime Minister.
Reeves; In general terms, how would you rate the governments
performance, over the last two years. Bet ter than you thought.
Whitlam; We have been a very active government. I think we have done
more legislatively and adminstratively in our two years
than our predecosors did in their last 20 years. Of course we have
had ourt frustrations. We would havu likud to havu donu more. But
nevertheless, we in fact are achiving a very great deal of what
we promised.

NOTEI; S FR THE PRIME MINISTER
FOR DIAMOND VALLEY A. LP, IARBECIF
2 D) ECEMBiER 19741
J. I'/ IIAf BETTlIE PLACE TO CILLHIRATE LABHOR'S (> REAT VICTORY TWO
YEARS AGO THAN HElIRE IN DIAMOND VALLE: Y, ONIL OF TillE ECI IVE
SEATS IN OUR DRIVL [ OR I'UowIR. LABOR WOULD STILL HAVE WON IN
1972 WITHOUT ITS GAINS IN DIAMOND VALLEY, HOLT, CASEY AND
LATROBE. IT WOULD STILL HAVE WON IN 19/ L WITHOUT ITS EXTRA
GAINS IN ISAACS AND HENTY. THOSE SEATS, HOWEVER, PROVIDED
THE SUBSTANCE OF OUR MAJORITY, IN 1972 AND AGAIN IN 1974,

INTERVIEW WITH MR AND MRS WHITLAM ON WBQ8 MARYBO:, OUGH
FOR REPLAY " A CURRENT AFFAIR" 2 DECEMBER 1974
QUESTION: Since I last interviewed you, your title has changed,
you haven't you're still tall and gorgeous. What's so great
about being Prime Minister?
PRIME MINISTER: It's the opportunity to do things or try to do
the things that you were dreaming about doing before you got
the job.
QUESTION: But some of the things have been more or less trial
and error haven't they?
PRIME MINISTER: There's a hell of a lot of things you can't do

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OPEdING REMARKS BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE lION, E. G. WIIITLAM,
Q, C, o FOR CHANNEL 7, MELBOURNE, SECOND ANNIVERSARY PROGRAM
( kI coiwED 2 DLCEMIER 1.9711 FOR fQ'LAY 9,30 P. M. ON 2 IECEMIsER 1974
IN MELBOIRIE, SYDNFY, I1RISBANE, ADELJAIDE)
I AM HAPPY TO TEL. YOU SOMETHING OF WHAT THE LABOR
GOVERNMENT HAS ACHIEVED SINCE WE CAME TO OFFICE JUST TWO
YEARS AGO TODAY. WE'VE HAD GREAT PROBLEMS, AS YOU KNOW
EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WESTERN WORLD HAS SHARED THOSE PROBLEMS
BUT A GREAT RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT STANDS BEHIND US. AND

SKL( H AT OUR LADY OF NF RCY (' 01. I l
BY THE PRIME MINISTER, HON. E. G. WHITLAM, MY.,
ON DECEMBER i, 1974.
YOUR EMINENCE, SISTER PAULINE, DISTINGUISHED GUESTS,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND, ESPECIALLY, GIRLS.
YOU WILL PROBABLY KNOW THAT I HAVE RETURNED
FROM CAMPAIGNING IN QUEENSLAND IN ORDER TO KEEP A LONG
STANDING PROMISE TO MY COLLEAGUE RAY THORBURN, M. P. FOR
COOK, IT WAS VERY TEMPTING TO STAY NQRTH OF THE
BRISBANE LINE, ESPECIALLY AS TODAY IS THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE WORLD'S FIsrT LABOR GOVERNMENT, A QUEENSLAND

OIJlL~ TSLJ\ NID CAIiPAI Gil1
YL Ak S A( JO AOMrl, u " NAsL-Wi AN S 1L iE A
l TWOYC -ARkS AGO, WI S i-RAL. A'W",
Lf' 2/ WTDoNl A GRE-AT1 NEWV COUR31E OF RIEF-CR0 ANID PIHI ICFIVA
IHAS O-%) rlU GH-TII CER LIVING STANDAR\ DS AND WI DER OPPUR U NI TIES
FOR OUP' PEOPLL, FOR -1110 YEARS, OUEENSLNANRS HAVE J3BJF 1TED
FRoMN GUl R PROGRAlM;! lS FOR W!** iriiEP EDUCATI01N, i'ETTER ROA. 1S " ND
HE1-ALTH SERYIIC-S, 1E4TER CiTIES AVID 13ETT l* ER CAR'E OF TI-II.
LHV 1 R ONIN E NT AT T1E S AM F T I il E QUEENSLAND ER S HAVE I'E1FJ'l ISIISSIIJ