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TUE 06 DECEMBER 2011

Transcript of press conference, Canberra

PM: Thank you very much. I’m here with Senator Mark Arbib, the Minister for Sport. we’re having a very good day out at Red Hill Primary School, and if I can reinforce the message to kids, please get involved in 2012 in the Prime Minister’s Olympic and Paralympic...

TUE 06 DECEMBER 2011

Prime Minister encourages children to play sport

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Minister for Sport Mark Arbib today announced two new initiatives to encourage children to get active at school. ...

THU 01 DECEMBER 2011

Poets and Historians to be Honoured in Literary Awards

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Arts Minister Simon Crean today announced $100,000 in prize money for a new poetry award to be included in the 2012 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards. ...

MON 17 OCTOBER 2011

Transcript of doorstop interview, Brisbane

PM: I’m here today with the Acting Premier of Queensland, Andrew Fraser, and we’re here at the Queensland Reconstruction Authority and I very much thank the CEO Mr Graeme Newton for his briefing of me and the Acting Premier today and I also thank Richard Wilson for having us here...

MON 03 OCTOBER 2011

Arts and Sculpture Park opened in Glenorchy

A new arts precinct in the heart of Glenorchy was officially opened by Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Tasmanian Senators Carol Brown and Lisa Singh today. ...

SAT 01 OCTOBER 2011

Speech to the AFL Grand Final Breakfast

Thank you very much, and can I start by acknowledging all of our friends at North Melbourne who make today possible, to James, to Eugene, and of course to that well known Shinbone supporter Simon Crean, my very great friend. ...

MON 12 SEPTEMBER 2011

Sam Stosur

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Minister for Sport Mark Arbib today congratulated US Open winner Samantha Stosur on her outstanding tournament. Sam Stosur became the first Australian woman to win a Grand Slam title since Evonne Goolagong-Cawley won Wimbledon in 1980 and the first...

TUE 26 JULY 2011

Vale Margaret Olley AC

Today Australia is mourning the loss of a great artist and a true Australian national treasure, Margaret Olley. On behalf of the nation we extend our deepest sympathies to Margaret’s family and friends at this difficult time. Famous for her colourful and sensitive works...

FRI 08 JULY 2011

Prime Minister's Literary Awards winners announced

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today announced the winners of the 2011 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards at the National Library of Australia in Canberra. Debut novelist Stephen Daisley won the fiction prize for his novel Traitor and the award for non-fiction went to Rod...