Press Office

WED 19 JANUARY 2011

Transcript of press conference, Brisbane

PM: I’m here today with Brigadier Paul McLachlan and I’ve been briefed on the Defence Force efforts across Queensland. We have 1, 885 Defence Force personnel out across Queensland today making a difference in clean-up and recovery. ...

FRI 14 JANUARY 2011

Transcript of press conference, Amberley

PM: I’m here at Amberley today, I was actually here yesterday to talk to some of our magnificent Australian Defence Force Officers about the work that’s been happening right here from Amberley. You can see behind me one of the huge planes that has been used to move supplies around...

MON 22 NOVEMBER 2010

NATO-ISAF Summit - Transition in Afghanistan

The Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Minister for Defence Stephen Smith today welcomed an important decision to begin the process of transition in the Afghanistan mission in early 2011. Members of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Afghanistan President Hamid...

THU 18 NOVEMBER 2010

Australia will not abandon Afghanistan - Speech to the House of Representatives, Canberra

Mr Speaker, opening this parliamentary debate on 19 October I said: I know the professional soldiers of the Australian Defence Force are proud people. They offer their lives for us. They embrace wartime sacrifice as their highest duty. In return, we owe them our wisdom. Our...

WED 20 OCTOBER 2010

Transcript of joint press conference

PM: I'm joined today by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, and today the Government is reintroducing a landmark Bill that will facilitate the separation of the retail and wholesale arms of Telstra for the benefit of consumers. Those reforms to the...

TUE 19 OCTOBER 2010

Transcript of interview with Leigh Sales,Lateline

SALES: A short time ago I was joined here in Canberra by the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard. Prime Minister, welcome to the program once again. PM: Thank you. SALES: Let's begin with Afghanistan. You said today that Australia's engagement in Afghanistan would...

THU 14 OCTOBER 2010

Transcript of joint press conference, Melbourne

PM: It's great to be back home in Melbourne and to be here at Austin Hospital. I'm joined by the Minister for Health, Nicola Roxon, and by Jenny Macklin, obviously one of our of ministers that's here today in her capacity as the local member for this area. Yesterday I was...

THU 14 OCTOBER 2010

Transcript of joint press conference, University of Melbourne

PM: Thank you very much. Obviously I'm joined by the Premier of Victoria and my ministerial colleague, Senator Carr, and can I open by saying that today we've had the opportunity to participate in a fantastic announcement which is good news for Melbourne, good news for Australia, and...

FRI 08 OCTOBER 2010

Transcript of interview with Lisa Wilkinson, Today Show

HOST: Good morning to you and welcome home. PM: Good morning Lisa. Nice to be here. HOST: Good to be back? PM: Yes, lovely to be here. HOST: You said while you were away that there are many other things that you would rather be doing than travelling the...

TUE 05 OCTOBER 2010

Transcript of interview with Karen Middleton, SBS World News

HOST: Prime Minister thanks for joining us. You joked in your dinner speech about your accent, now you're not really having trouble being understood here are you? PM: No I'm not, but I thought a joke was worthwhile so I did say even the English language speakers might want to...

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