SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE HON. E. G. WHITLAM,
AT THE-OPENING OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA HOUSE,
SYDNEY,-FRIDAY 26 JULY 1974
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DAY IN THE HISTORY OF
BOTH OUR COUNTRIES IMPORTANT IN SUBSTANCE, IMPORTANT
IN SYMBOLISM. THE BUILDING ITSELF, ITS LOCATION
IN AUSTRALIA'S OLDEST, GREATEST CITY, EXPRESSES THE
CHANGING NATURE OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA'S RELATIONS WITH
AUSTRALIA AND THE REGION IN WHICH WE ARE NEIGHBOURS
AND PARTNERS. Now PAPUA NEW GUINEA WILL HAVE
ITS OWN OFFICES IN AUSTRALIA'S INDUSTRIAL AND

SPEECH BY THE PRIME M1INISTER,
T1IlE HON. E. G. WH ITLAM1 Q. C. M. P.
AT THE 1611l ANNIVERSARY OF THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE
LIVERPOOL DISTRICT [: oSPIIAL,
SYDNEY FRIDAY 296 JULY 1974i
TtHE LIVERPOOL DISTRICT HOSPITAL STANDS AS
SOMETHING OF AN OASIS IN A DESERT OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
IN THE IWESTERN SUBURBS OF SYDNEY. IT IS ONE OF ONLY
1' 4 PUBLIC AND 6 PRIVATE HOSPITALS IN ONE OF THE MOST POPULOUS
AND RAPIDLY GROWING AREAS OF AUSTRALIA. THE WESTERN
METROPOLITAN AREA OF SYDNEY, WHICH INCLUDES LIVERPOOL AS

Press Statement No.
26 July 1974
PRICES JUSTIFICATION TRIBUNAL
REPORT ON PRICE INCREASES PROPOSED BY
AUSTRALIAN DAIRY INDUSTRY COUNCIL
I have received the attached report of the
Prices Justification Tribunal on certain price increases
proposed by the Australian Dairy Industry Council on
behalf of the Southern Queensland Dairy Company Limited
and others. The report is available to the public and may
be inspected at the offices of the Prices Justification
Tribunal 10 Queens Road, Melbourne or 100 William Street,
Sydney.

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PRIME MINISTER July 1974
TEXT OF MESSAGE FROM PRIME MINISTER TO THE
PRIME MINISTER OF GREECE
" TO: HIS EXCELLENCY, MR. CONSTANTINE KARAMANLIS,
PRIME MINISTER OF THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC
I RECEIVED THE NEWS OF YOUR RESTORATION AS PRIME
MINISTER WITH DELIGHT AND HASTEN TO OFFER YOU MY CONGRATULATIONS.
THE RETURN OF DEMOCRACY TO ITS BIRTHPLACE HAS BEEN WARMLY
RECEIVED BY THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE AND ESPECIALLY
BY THE LARGE AND GREATLY RESPECTED GREEK COMMUNITY IN AUSTRALIA.

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6.00 P. M.
PRESS STATEMENT NO. 289
21 July 1974
VISIT BY THE PRINCE CHARLES
The Prime Minister today referred to his announcement
last May that The Prince Charles would be making a visit to
Australia in October to inaugurate the Anglo-Australian
Telescope Board's telescope at Siding Spring in New South
Wales and carry out other engagements.
Mr. Whitlam went on to say that advice has now been
received from London that His Royal Highness has agreed to
visit the A. C. T. and Eastern States in accordance with the

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NOTES FOR THE PRIME MINISTER, MR, E, G. WHITLAM, M. P,,
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY UNION CENTENARY
DINNER, 19 JULY 1974
1, THIS IS THE FIRST UNION I EVER JOINED. I BECAME A STUDENT
MEMBER IN 1935 AND A LIFE MEMBER IN 1947. So I'VE BEEN A
UNIONIST FOR 39 YEARS LONGER THAN BOB HAWKE. AND I'VE NEVER
SEEN A MORE ELEGANT, DISTINGUISHED AND PROSPEROUS UNION MEETING
THAN THIS, IT'S A PITY YOU'RE NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE LABOR
PARTY. 2. I WISH CLYDE CAMERON WERE HERE THIS EVENING. THIS MUST
BE THE ONLY UNION THAT HAS NEVER BEEN ON STRIKE DURING THE

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PRIME MINISTER PRESS STATEMENT NO. 288
19 July 1974
ECONOMIC CONSULTATIONS
The Prime Minister announced today that the Australian
Government has decided that the Economic consultations between
Ministers and representatives of national organisations
will be held this year from 6 to 8 August inclusive at
Parliament House, Canberra.
The Prime Minister said that the consultations are
held in the context of the Government's pre-Budget preparations
and provide an opportunity for an exchange of views on the

PRIME MINISTER PRESS STATEMENT NO. 237
le July 1974
GREEN PAPER ON MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
The Prime Minister, Mr E. G. Whitlam, today announced that the
Government had established a committee to advise it on appropriate
policies for the development of manufacturing industry. The committee's
report will be published as a Green Paper.
The Prime Minister said that the committee would be under the
chairmanship of Mr Gordon Jackson, General Manager and Director,
C. S. R. Limited. Other members would be:

ARTICLE FOR THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE OF
" THE AUSTRALIAN" -JULY 1974.
WHAT FUTURE FOR AUSTRALIA?
BY THE PRIME MINISTER, THE HON. E. G.-WHITLAM, M. P.
In accepting The Australian's invitation to forecast the
political and social trends of the next ten years, I must begin
with a note of caution.' Special pleading and wishful thinking
make politicians notoriously unreliable prophets.-Who would
have predicted, when The Australian w~ as launched ten years ago.'
the chronic political instability that was to follow the

PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS CONFERENCE
PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA
TUESDAY, 16 JULY 1974
PRIME MINISTER: Ladies and gentlemen, I have no particular
announcements to make to you. Many of you, however, have asked
me directly or through my staff about the prospects of a joint
sitting and what procedure will be applied upon it, where it
will be held, at what hour, on what day, under what rules and
with whom in the Chair. I can only repeat what I have said to
you earlier that I am inclined to assume that a joint sitting