Press Office

WED 28 SEPTEMBER 2011

New Broadband Lab to help businesses get ahead

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Stephen Conroy today opened Victoria’s first Broadband Application Laboratory at Melbourne University. ...

SUN 07 AUGUST 2011

Transcript of joint press conference, Launceston

PM: I’m here in Tasmania today and I’m joined as you can see by the Premier and the Deputy Premier. I came to Tasmania two weeks ago to work with the Premier and Deputy Premier on the future of forestry in Tasmania and on job security for workers in this state. We worked...

THU 04 AUGUST 2011

Transcript of joint press conference, Melbourne

PM: Thank you. Thank you very much. I'm joined by the Minister Steve Conroy, and also by Harrison from NBN Co. You've just had the opportunity as we have to participate in the launch of NBN in Brunswick. It's been an exciting event. In the course of that event there's been a...

THU 04 AUGUST 2011

NBN to promote innovation and business opportunities for Brunswick residents

The inner Melbourne suburb of Brunswick today became the first location in Victoria to benefit from the National Broadband Network (NBN). Prime Minister Julia Gillard was joined by Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, to launch the...

THU 04 AUGUST 2011

NBN to promote innovation and business opportunities for Brunswick residents

The inner Melbourne suburb of Brunswick today became the first location in Victoria to benefit from the National Broadband Network (NBN). Prime Minister Julia Gillard was joined by Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, to launch the...

SAT 23 JULY 2011

Transcript of press conference, Hobart

PM: Good afternoon. First I’d like to make a few comments about the events in Norway. Australia condemns the brutal and shocking acts of evil we’ve seen in Norway overnight. People have been killed, many more have been injured and from the tales that are now being told by...

TUE 12 JULY 2011

Transcript of interview with John Stanley, 2UE

HOST: Julia Gillard, good afternoon to you. PM: Good afternoon. HOST: Now, the Newspoll today shows primary support for Labor down to 27 per cent, that’s a fall of something like 12 per cent on the last election. How are you going to convince, you’ve got to...

WED 29 JUNE 2011

Telehealth transforming health care

Australian patients will be able to have Medicare funded consultations with any medical specialist via a video conference for the first time starting this Friday. Telehealth will transform the way health care is delivered in Australia by removing distance, time and cost as a barrier to...

TUE 28 JUNE 2011

Green light for NBN rollout in Casuarina

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today confirmed Casuarina residents and businesses in Darwin will be among the first on mainland Australia to discover the benefits of the National Broadband Network. The landmark agreements reached between NBN Co and Telstra last week have provided the...

FRI 24 JUNE 2011

Amendment to the Australia Network tender

The Government today announced an extension to the existing Australia Network contract, while additional information is sought from tenderers. In the light of changed international circumstances since the Australia Network Request For Tender (RFT) was issued, the Government has...