This selection of photographs was published to coincide with the release of the 1980 Cabinet records and 1981 Cabinet records of the Fraser government. The photographs, which depict some key events of the period, are in the National Archives’ collection.

Please cite the National Archives of Australia if you reproduce any of these images.

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    300,000th refugee arrival
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    Andrew Peacock and Sir Julius Chan
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    Automatic teller machine
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    Australian rock lobsters, Geraldton WA
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    Australia's Royal wedding gift
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    Cattle grazing in the Snowy Mountains
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    Channel 9, National Tally Room
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    Cormo sheep, Tasmania
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    Fourth Fraser Ministry
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    Franklin River, Tasmania
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    PM Fraser and President Carter
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    High Court building official opening
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    Lois O'Donoghue
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    Motorcyclists protest in Canberra
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    Capital Hill, Canberra
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    Professor Carl Wood, IVF pioneer
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    Sheep shearing robot
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    Royal Charity Concert
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    Royal Visit, Government House ,1980
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    Skateboard rider, Melbourne
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    VFL Grand Final, 1980
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    Vietnamese migrant family
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