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Well, Frenetic Activity In The End Suiting Journos, Running At The Behest Of Little Press Secretaries Does Not Pay Off.

You See, Psychologically, Australia Must Understand It Has To Live In The Region Around It. Australia Must Find Its Security In Asia; It Cannot Find Its Security From Asia.

The Lesson Of The Federation Should Be That The Lesson Is Over. Australia Must Have A New Idea Of Itself. We Have To Strike Out In A New Direction, In A New Way, Armed With Our Own Self-regard, Our Own Confidence And Fully Appreciating Our Own Uniqueness. All Other Roads Will Lead Us Into The Shadow Of Great Powers.

[australian Reserve Bank] Governor Macfarlane Said Recently When Paul Volcker Broke The Back Of American Inflation It's Regarded As The Policy Triumph Of The Western World. When I Broke The Back Of Australian Inflation They Say, "oh, You're The Fellow That Put The Interest Rates Up." Am I Not The Same Fellow That Gave Them The 15 Years Of Good Growth And High Wealth That Came From It?

In The End, Rational Policy Is Always Good.