Press Office

FRI 15 MARCH 2013

Address to the Irish Australian Chamber of Commerce

[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OMITTED] We meet today on the traditional country of the Kulin Nation and I offer my respects to their elders past and present. ...

WED 27 FEBRUARY 2013

Transcript of Interview with Eddie McGuire and Mick Molloy - Triple M Melbourne

EDDIE MCGUIRE: Also today, a big blitz in the west, it is the Western Bulldogs Club’s Win the West Blitz. They’re going to be out at 24 different schools right across Melbourne’s west today, pumping up support – not only for the Bulldogs but getting kids engaged in...

MON 11 FEBRUARY 2013

Gotye Creates History at Grammys

Australian singer-songwriter Gotye has created Australian music history at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, winning three awards, including for Best Record for his hit song Somebody That I Used to Know featuring Kimbra. ...

TUE 04 DECEMBER 2012

Jacqueline Freney Wins Prime Minister's Women In Sport Award

  Gold medal Paralympic swimmer Jacqueline Freney has tonight been awarded the Prime Minister’s Women in Sport Award. ...

THU 22 NOVEMBER 2012

Prime Minister's Literary Awards Now Open for 2013

Eligible authors, poets and historians have today been encouraged to enter Australia’s richest literary prize. ...

THU 23 AUGUST 2012

Launch of 'In Fred's Footsteps: Twenty Years of Restoring Sight', Parliament House, Canberra

CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY [ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OMITTED]   It gives me great pleasure to be here this morning to launch this very special book here in our national capital and our national parliament. For a man who was so deeply Australian in every fibre of his...

MON 20 AUGUST 2012

Speech at the Australian Women's Land Army Reception, Parliament House

E & OE [ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OMITTED] Women of the Australian Women’s Land Army, I’ve been told to refer to you as the Land Army Girls. So from the Head Girl, I’m very pleased to be with you today for this very, very special...

WED 15 AUGUST 2012

Australia welcomes home its Olympic heroes

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the Minister for Sport Kate Lundy proudly welcomed home members of the Australian Olympic Team at Sydney Airport today. The Olympics is the pinnacle international sporting event and our Australian team were inspiring ambassadors for the...

WED 15 AUGUST 2012

Speech to welcome athletes returning from London Olympics

We’re all here in a spirit of joy and celebration to say we are so proud of you, welcome home. We want you to be back in the warm embrace of the Australian nation and your family and friends. So it’s a tremendous opportunity to be here to share this...

WED 15 AUGUST 2012

Transcript of interview with David Koch and Melissa Doyle, Channel 7

E & O E – PROOF ONLY HOST: Prime Minister, thanks for joining us. Now what do you make of our performance in London? PM: Good morning Kochie, it’s just a delight to be here. There’s an incredible atmosphere of anticipation, everyone body’s joyful...