PRESS STATEMENT NO. 371
November 1974
APPOINTMENTS TO THE PRICES JUSTIFICATION TRIBUNAL
The Prime Minister, Mr. Whitlam, announced today
the appointment of the following as full-time members of
the Prices Justification Tribunal:
Mr. K. Elliott
Mr. G. N. Fisher
Mr. P. C. Rodda
Mr. Whitlam said that the Government was reinforcing
the Tribunal at this time because of the increased
responsibilities placed upon it by recent amendments to the
Prices Justification Act and because of the already great
workload on the Tribunal.

PRESS STATEMENT NO. 370
November 1974
REFERENCE TO THE TEXTILES AUTHORITY
The Prime Minister, Mr. Whitlam, announced today that
he had sent a reference to the Textiles Authority within the
Industries Assistance Commission covering a wide range of men's,
women's, children's and infants' clothing, hosiery and gloves.
Mr. Whitlam said that this action was being taken as a result of
high and rising levels of imports and an apparent total
availability of such goods on the Australian market substantially
in excess of previous levels.

AUSTALIA
PRIME MINISTER PRESS STATEMENT NO. 368
14 November, 1974
PLAGUE LOCUSTS
The Prime Minister today released the text of a
letter of appreciation from the Queensland Graingrowers
Association. This follows Mr. Whitlam's announcement on Monday
that the Australian Government would participate on a
dollar for dollar basis in a $ 720,000 scheme for locust
control in Queensland.
The letter reads as follows:
Dear Mr. Whitlam,
On behalf of the Grain Industry in Queensland I wish to

PRIME MINISTER PRESS STATEMENT NO. 3669
14 November
ASSISTANCE TO THE AUSTRALIAN MOTOR INDUSTRY
A new plan to assist and strengthen the Australian
motor industry was announced today by the Prime Minister,
Mr. Whitlam. He said that it was the Government's intention
that the new policy would operate for ten years and would
therefore provide a stable framework within which industry
would confidently plan.
Mr. Whitlam said assistancee would be based on a
company average local content plan of 85%. This would be

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PRIME MINISTER 13 November 1974
NATIONAL BROADCAST
In Parliament last night I outlined a number
of measures which the Government is taking to deal with
some of our current economic difficulties.
The two greatest of these are, of course,
rapid inflation and rising unemployment. In a modern
economy like Australia, in a mixed economy like Australia,
these are now twin problems; they are interlocked. This
is a situation we find throughout the world in all
similar economies, in all comparable countries. It's the

PRESS STATEMENT NO 367
THAALIA zH
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THE PRIME MINISTER, MR WHITLAM, THIS EVENING
RELEASED THE TEXT OF HIS LETTER TO MR JUSTICE
WILLIAMS, CHAIRMAN OF THE PRICES JUSTIFICATION
TRIBUNAL, REFERRED TO IN HIS STATEMENT ON
THE ECONOMY.
THE TEXT OF THE LETTER IS ATTACHED.
CANBERRA 13 November 1974.

PRIME MINISTER PRESS STATEMENT NO: 3-j( r
12 November 1974
AUSTRALIAN PUBLIC SERVICE
The Prime Minister, Mr Whitlam, M. P.,
said in his statement on the economy in Parliament this
evening that he would issue a statement on the question
of staff numbers in the Australian Public Service. In his
statement in Parliament, Mr Whitlam said that:
" Our program of Government expenditure has
been Achieved without excessive increases in the number of
public servants. The staff ceiling control on the Australian-

PRESS STATEMENT NO. 365
12 November 1974
RELEASE OF INDUSTRIES ASSISTANCE COMMISSION REPORTS
TEXTILE AND APPAREL MACHINERY ETC AND PAPER MAKING AND
PRINTING MACHINERY ETC: AND MATTRESSES QUILTS EIDERDOWNS
AND CUSHIONS
The Prime Minister, Mr. Whitlan, today released
two reports of the Industries Assistance Commission, namely
Textile'and Apparel Machinery etc and Paper Making and Printing
Machinery etc; and Mattresses Quilts Eiderdowns and Cushions.
Mr. Whitlam. said that the Government's decisions

USrT1A1. AL
PRIME MINISTER PRESS STATEMENT NO. 364
12 November, 1974
AUSTRALIAN~ AMERICAN FESTIVAL 1976
The Prime Minister, Mr. Whitlam, today announced plans
for a nationwide Australian American Festival in 1976. Mr.
Whitlam said he had accepted an invitation to be the joint
patron of the festival with the United States Ambassador to
Australia, Mr. Marshall Green.
The festival would co-incide with celebrations in the
United States to mark the bicentenary' of American independence.
The Sydney program would be held from 27 March to 24

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STATEMENT ON THE ECONOMY
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE HON. E. G. WHITLAM.. M. P.,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CANBERRA, A. C. T.
TUESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 1974
Introducing the Budget in September the Treasurer emphasised
the importance of maintaining the utmost flexibility in responding
to economic developments. The Treasurer stated: " Should the need
arise, we stand ready during the year to take action on the
expenditure or the revenue side of the Budget to give a quick