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THU 07 JUNE 2012

Transcript of joint press conference, Sydney

PM: I’ve called this meeting to get to the bottom of the childcare affordability issue. To get feedback as to what was happening in childcare today, and to make sure that we can be working to get the best possible deal for families for the future. I’ve been...

THU 07 JUNE 2012

Transcript of interview with Linda Mottram, ABC Sydney

HOST: Prime Minister, lovely to see you, thanks for your company. PM: Good morning Linda. HOST: You’ve moved quickly after that weekend red flag from the childcare sector about what’s happening with costs and people leaving the sector. Now...

WED 06 JUNE 2012

Transcript of doorstop interview, Sydney

PM: I’m here today with Daryl Melham, the Member for Banks, and I’d like to say a big thank you to all the parents and workers at this childcare centre, a Good Start centre, that we’ve had the opportunity to talk to today and we’ve also had the opportunity to play some...

FRI 01 JUNE 2012

Address to the Whitlam Institute, Parramatta

Friends, this year we celebrate the 60thanniversary of Gough’s election to Parliament, which brought into public life one of the finest minds of a great generation. Gough, who is so well-known for his deep love of literature, was very fond of quoting the last lines of the...

FRI 01 JUNE 2012

Australia's oldest public building to house the Whitlam Institute

Australia’s oldest public building will be restored with a $7 million grant from the Gillard Government to permanently house the Whitlam Institute and Margaret Whitlam art galleries. The restoration of the historic Female Orphan School building at the University of Western...

WED 30 MAY 2012

Indigenous students to study at Cambridge and Oxford

Three young Indigenous Australians have been given the opportunity to study at Oxford and Cambridge, after being named as recipients of Charlie Perkins Scholarships. As of two years ago, there had never been an Indigenous Australian studying for an undergraduate or postgraduate degree...

SUN 06 MAY 2012

Transcript of joint doorstop interview, Canberra

PM: It’s great to be here today with Jenny Macklin and with our local members Andrew Leigh and Gai Brodtmann. On Tuesday night when the Budget is delivered people will see a budget surplus. A budget surplus is the clearest sign we can send of the strength of the...

SUN 06 MAY 2012

Schoolkids Bonus

The Gillard Government today announced that 1.3 million Australian families with children at school will get a new cash payment to help make ends meet. Each year, families will receive a new Schoolkids Bonus worth: $410 for each child in primary...

FRI 13 APRIL 2012

National agreement to improve quality of skills training

The nation’s vocational education and training system will be centred on quality teaching and learning, under a revised National Agreement on skills signed up to at COAG today. The revised National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development aims to deliver a productive and...