▁Party ▁until ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁O pp osed ▁to ▁the ▁“ white ▁Australia ▁policy ” ▁and ▁Australia ' s ▁restrict ive ▁imm igration ▁regime , ▁as ▁Minister ▁for ▁Im m igration ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁he ▁tou red ▁Europe ▁in ▁a ▁successful ▁drive ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁workers ▁for ▁Australia ’ s ▁under pop ulated ▁work force , ▁meeting ▁with ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁several ▁nations ▁and ▁Pope ▁Paul ▁VI . ▁A ▁conc ili ating ▁presence ▁between ▁oppos ing ▁fa ctions ▁both ▁within ▁and ▁outside ▁his ▁party , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁partly ▁responsible ▁for ▁expos ing ▁the ▁K hem l ani ▁lo ans ▁affair ▁that , ▁although ▁Lyn ch ▁was ▁not ▁act ively ▁involved , ▁was ▁to ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁dismiss al ▁of ▁the ▁Whit lam ▁government ▁and ▁election ▁of ▁Mal col m ▁F ras er ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁Mal col m ▁F ras er ▁appointed ▁Lyn ch ▁Tre as urer ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁When ▁the ▁Tre as ury ▁port folio ▁was ▁split ▁into ▁Tre as ury ▁and ▁Fin ance ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁Lyn ch ▁held ▁both ▁port fol ios . ▁He ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁using ▁the ▁expression ▁" r ub ber y " ▁to ▁describe ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁estimates ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁Bud get ▁Spe ech , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁expression ▁" r ub ber y ▁figures " ▁in ▁Australian