Press Office

SAT 26 MAY 2012

2012 Prime Minister's Literary Awards shortlists announced

  Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Arts Minister Simon Crean today announced the shortlists for the 2012 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards and congratulated the shortlisted authors and producers. The 2012 shortlists recognise some of the strongest...

THU 17 MAY 2012

Marrara turf breeds hockey greats

The Northern Territory will continue to produce some of the nation’s best hockey players with the help of new turf at Marrara Hockey Stadium in Darwin. ...

SAT 28 APRIL 2012

$2.5 million to light up Manuka Oval

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Sports Minister Kate Lundy today announced funding of $2.5 million to the ACT Government for the installation of broadcast quality lighting at Manuka Oval in Canberra. The announcement was made in the grounds of Manuka Stadium prior to the kick off of...

FRI 20 APRIL 2012

'The Wolverine' to film in Australia

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Arts Minister Simon Crean today announced that one of the biggest movie productions of the year, The Wolverine, will be filmed in Sydney, creating jobs for thousands of Australians. ...

THU 05 APRIL 2012

Launch of the construction of Adelaide Oval redevelopment, Adelaide

This ground, Adelaide Oval, is universally admired and it’s one of the grand old venues of Australian sport and Ian has spoken to you this morning about some of those moments in sport, some of the history of this place. ...

THU 05 APRIL 2012

Transcript of doorstop interview, Adelaide

PM: It’s great to be here with the Premier, with Kate Ellis here in her capacity as local Member, and also with Senator Don Farrell, here in South Australia at the great Adelaide Oval, celebrating what is the first week of this redevelopment, but also putting in the ground in a time...

WED 04 APRIL 2012

Western Sydney Football gets a boost for the future

Football in Western Sydney will receive an $8 million funding boost to help grow the game in partnership with a new A-League football team for Western Sydney. Football has the highest participation rates of all sports in western Sydney, with more than 137,000 players involved in the...

WED 29 FEBRUARY 2012

Launch of 'The Australian Moment', Canberra

Well it’s a great pleasure to be here to launch George’s book. You’ve got to come and help a man whose surname is shortened to ‘Mega’, what a fantastic surname he has. He was just pointing out to me with one more vowel it would have been...

SAT 25 FEBRUARY 2012

New cultural centre for the Greek community

  Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Arts Minister Simon Crean and Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Senator Kate Lundy today announced a $2 million investment towards an Antipodes Centre for Greek Culture, Heritage and Language in Melbourne. ...

TUE 14 FEBRUARY 2012

Australians encouraged to make 2012 a Year of Reading

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today encouraged children and parents to read together for an hour a week as part of a new national campaign to improve literacy. The Prime Minister today launched the 2012 National Year of Reading campaign at the National Library of Australia in Canberra,...

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