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SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER, MR E. G. WHITLAM, QC, MP, FOR THE
OPENING OF THE ANNUAL ART EXHIBITION AT ST PATRICK' S COLLEGE,
STRATHFIE. LD, FRIDAY, 26 APRIL 1974
I was assured when I accepted your invitation to open this
exhibition that I could make my speech " as political as you like".
Since we are about to start an election campaign I am happy to
accept your assurance and take you at your word. The question is:
should I make a political speech about art or a political speech

SPEECH BY THE PRIME MINISTER, MR E. G. WHITLAM, M. P.,
AT THE OPENING OF THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS AND
INQUIRY CENTRE, PITT STREET, SYDNEY, FRIDAY 26 APRIL 1974
One of the great themes that led to the election of the
Australian Labor Party in 1972 was the need for a new openness in
Government. For too long before we came into office, Australian
Governments had operated on the assumption that they knew best,
that the people had no right to be kept fully informed of their
activities. For too long Government decisions had been taken against

4JJI4USTRALI( A., L PRESS STATEENT NO. 241
26 April 1974
PRICE INCREASES BY TASMANIAN BRE7ERIES PTY. LTD.
I have been given notice by The Cascade Brewery
Co. Limited on behalf of its subsidiary company Tasmanian
Breweries Pty. Ltd. specifying the prices at which the
company proposes to supply certain goods and services as
from 26 April 1974.
The company's notification, dated 24 April, is in
the following terms:
" In accordance with Section 18 of the Prices
Justification Act 1973 we wish to advise that our

PRESS STATEMENT NO. 240
26 April 1974
THE CONSUMER AND COLOUR TELEVISION
The Prime Minister today referred to recent press reports
that consideration was being given by Government agencies to the
application of import quotas to Japanese colour television sets.
The Prime Minister said that these reports did not reflect the
Government' s attitude.
The Government believed that the Australian consumer
deserved free access to Japanese Pal television receivers subject,
of course, to the tariff protection given to the local industry by

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PRIME MINISTER PRESS STATEMENT NO. 239
26 April 1974
BY-LAW POLICY
The Prime Minister announced today that following discussions
with a wide range of industries and industry associations, the
Government had decided to publish a Green Paper on by-law policy
under which goods enter Australia free of duty where local products
are not suitably equivalent or reasonably available. The Green Paper
would draw together the options available to the community in this
important area of policy.

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PRIME MINISTERII PRESS STATEMENT NO. 237
April 1974
THE NATIONAL ESTATE REPORT
The Australian Government will take action to preserve the
national estate ranging from protection for natural reserves
to the safeguarding of historic buildings.
The basis of its planning for future action will be the
report of the Committee of Inquiry into the National Estate.
The Committee has just handed its report to the Minister for
Urban and Regional Development, Mr. Uren, and the Minister for
Environment and Conservation, Dr. Cass.

PRESS STATEMENT NO. 234
24 April 1974
REPORT OF THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE POST OFFICE AND
APPOINTMENT OF A COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE PUBLIC SERVICE
The Prime Minister announced today that the Commission of
Inquiry into the Australian Post Office had tendered its report
to His Excellency the Governor-General last Friday. The
Commission was appointed in February 1973 to report on what
Changes should be made in the organisation, administration and
operations of postal and telecommunications services.

PRIME MINISTER PRESS RELEASE NO. 235
23 April 1974
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE
Cabinet today considered the policies to be pursued in future
by the Australian Government in times of str'icl-lviral change. The
details of the manpower program are currently being finalised by the
Cochrane Committee, but the broad outlines of the ultimate scheme
are clear. In the area of structural adjustment assistance to
firms the Interdepartmental Committee has now reported and the
Government has accepted their advice.
Assistance to Individuals

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PRIME MINISTER PRESS RELEASE NO. 233
22nd April 1974
THE OPPOSITION PROMISES
Australians will not be fooled by the extravagant Liberal tax cut
promises. They have been through it all before.
Voters still remember the promise to cut income tax in the Liberal
policy speech for the 1969 elections.
This promise was allegedly fulfilled in the 1970 Budget with in
income tax cut of $ 290 million.
In the same Budget, however, indirect taxes and charges were
increased by $ 240 million.

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PRIME MINISTER PESS STATEMENT NO. 232
19 April 1974
MR SNEDDEN'S ECONOMIC POLICIES
Mr Snedden has now patched together another bewildering
instalment of the Opposition's economic policy.
From all the backtracking, confusion and deception
evident in his statement one thing stands out: The Opposition's
economic policies would give an intolerable boost to inflation.
Let it never be forgotten that my Government inherited
from the Liberals a sick economy with massive unemployment and