Press Office

TUE 13 JULY 2010

Gillard Government to ease schools costs with new tax refund for school uniforms

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today announced the Government will expand the Education Tax Refund scheme so that school uniforms can be included in claims, giving families up to $779 per child each year to help with the costs of sending kids to school. Ms Gillard said that she...

FRI 09 JULY 2010

Western Australia - Going Forward Together

It's a great honour to be here on my first visit to Western Australia as Prime Minister. This visit is special to me because it is a chance to see old friends again. It is also a chance to underline my absolute determination to govern for all Australians, no matter who you are or...

WED 30 JUNE 2010

Transcript of interview with Alan Jones, 2GB

JONES: Prime Minister, good morning. PM: Good morning, Alan. JONES: Congratulations. PM: Thank you very much. JONES: You've given a tiny Welsh mining village a bit of a flutter in the last week. How do you pronounce C-W-M-G-W-R-A-C-H? PM: Well,...