TrT P rI S
IL i.' D CASINEY
PRIME MINISTER 2 May 1974
NAT4W~ tWAGE ' CASE
The P~ rime Minister, Mr. Whitlam, said today the Governmient
would co-oper-ate fully in the conference to be called by the
President of the Conciliation and Arbitration Commission, Mr.
Justice Moore-, to discuss wage fixation measures and automatic
cost of living ad~ usttnents. He welcomed the call by Mr. Justice
Moore in yes'terdayls National Wage Case judgement for a conference
of parties to the case to discuss new wage fixation measures and

PRIME MINISTER PRESS STATEMENT NO. 246
2 M4AY 1974
APPOINTMENT OF ASSOCIATES TO INDUSTRIES
ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
The Prime minister, Mr Whitlam, announced today two
further appointments of Associates to the Industries Assistance
Commission. They are Mr Sinclair, for the inquiries in
relation to EDP equipment and the Aircraft Industry, and
Mr D. F. Livingstone, for the inquiry in relation to the
Production of Gold.
Mr Sinclair is a director of Australian Paper Manufacturers
Ltd. and deputy chairman of Hecla-Rowe Ltd and Hecron Ltd. He

K. u MU I __ M
2 May 1974
S MTNIIMUM WAGE FOR FEMAL ES
( 3The Prime iMinister, Mr. Whitiam, said that the Au stUr alian
Government warmly applauded the decision of the Conciliation andl
SArbitra:: tion Commission to bring the minimum w. ac -e for wo2Ycflr uncCr
federal awards up to the level of that determined for men.
Q " This is a significant step forward in the application
of the principle of economic,; c remunera-tzion ror workP of: ecual value
to the award wage structCure of" this country.

4) AUSTRALIAL
PRIME MINISTER Press Statement No. 245
2 May 1974
EQUAL PAY FOR WOMEN
The Australian Government warmly applauds the decision of the
Conciliation and Arbitration Commission to bring the minimum wage for
women under Federal awards up to the level of that determined for men.
This is a significant step forward in the application of the
principle of economic remuneration for work of equal value to the award
wage structure of this country.
The Labor Government has consistently supported the adoption of

PRIME MINISTER'S PRESS CONFERENCE HOBART 1 MAY 1974
PRIME MINISTER: Gentlemen before I answer your questions,
I thought I might touch on one matter. I noticed that in
the Mercury and also in the northernpapers in Tasmania,
that the principal item was to this effect. " Pensions promise,
immediate rise if LCP wins." I regret to say that the heading
conveyed only half the story. At least the full story gives us
part of the answer to the question of where Mr Snedden will
cut government spending and the answer is he would cut pensions.

EMDARGO: 3.00PM TUESDAY 30 APRIL
SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER, MR. E. G. WHITLAM, TO AN
ELECTION CAIMPAIGN MEETING AT SPRINGVALE TOWN HALL, MELBOURNE,
VICTORIA, TUESDAY 30 APRIL 1974
Labor is a national party. The Labor Government is a
truly national government. We are the only party whose policies
are directed, not to sectional interests, not to privileged
minorities, but to the welfare of all Australians. For this
reason it was natural and inevitable that we would be the
first party to recognise that the true interests of the majority

PRIME MINISTER Press Statement 244
April 1974
OPPOSITION POLICY SPEECH -STATEMENT BY THE
PRIME MINISTER
Mr. Snedden's policy speech is a document of gross
political irresponsibility a document of desperation and
deception. He produces a host of vague, uncosted, contradictory
promises. They are wildly inflationary promises.
He refuses to provide any estimate of the cost of his
promises. The Australian people are entitled to this information.
He refuses to say clearly and unequivocally what areas

PRIME MINISTER Press Statement No. 243
April 1974
PRIME MINISTER'S LETTER TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT
ORGANISATIONS
The Prime Minister, Mr. Whitlam, announced tonight
that he had written to the Town Clerks and members of each
local government body in Australia about the forthcoming
referendum on local government.
Mr. Whitlam said that it was important that each
local government organisation knew the real facts about
the referendum which would be put to the people on May 18.
Mr. Whitlam said that if the referendum was carried the

PRIME MINISTER Press Statement No. 242
April 1974
COMMITTEE ON INTEGRATION OF DATA SYSTEMS
The Prime minister today released the Report prepared
by the Committee on Integration of Data Systems.
The Prime Minister recalled that in December 1973 he had
appointed a Committee to advise on the general principles and
administrative arrangements which would enable the Government to
integrate the various departmental data systems servicing related
areas of its social and economic policies. The membership of the

EMBARGO: 7.30 P. M.
ii MI 7,
A. B. C. BROADCAST BY THE PRIME MINISTER, MR. E. G. WHITLAM, QC, MP,
TOBEBROADCASTONTUESDAY,_ 30_ APRIL_ 1974_____
Last night, for the second time in 17 months, I put to you,
the Australian people, the program of the Australian Labor Party.
For the second time I delivered my policy speech in the civic
centre of a suburb which symbolises so many of the problems
which my party and my Government have been determined to solve.
Australia regrettably abounds in areas like it, areas where the