Press Office

THU 06 DECEMBER 2012

Australia's Best Female Students To Take Their Research To The World

A Queensland researcher developing a new clinical therapy for patients suffering from painful eye disorders has received the inaugural Prime Minister’s Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Award. ...

WED 28 NOVEMBER 2012

High Quality Education For Every Australian Child

The Gillard Government has taken the next step towards a National Plan for School Improvement with the introduction to Parliament today of the Australian Education Bill 2012. ...

WED 28 NOVEMBER 2012

House of Representatives: Australian Education Bill 2012, Second Reading Speech

Speaker, the Bill before the House today gives this 43rd Parliament an opportunity none of our predecessors have fully shared. ...

TUE 13 NOVEMBER 2012

Transcript of press conference, Perth

E & O E – PROOF ONLY PM: It's fantastic to be here in Western Australia. I'm joined by my ministerial colleague Chris Evans and I'm joined by another great West Australian, Melissa Parke the member for Fremantle. Thank you for having us in your...

FRI 02 NOVEMBER 2012

Call for students to join Facebook's Anti-Bullying Campaign

  The Australian Government is partnering with Facebook and two youth not-for-profit groups, headspace and PROJECT ROCKIT, to take a stand against cyber bullying through the Be Bold, Speak Up campaign. ...

FRI 05 OCTOBER 2012

Prime Minister Launches New Online Program to Name Your Favourite Teacher

Students of all ages will be encouraged to nominate their favourite teacher of all time and post an online message of support as part of a new program to highlight the important role that teachers play. ...

FRI 21 SEPTEMBER 2012

Transcript of Press Conference

PROOF ONLY PM: It’s great to be here today at Our Lady of Mercy College in Parramatta. I’m joined by Peter Garrett, the Minister for School Education. And also Julie Owens, the local member. And Michelle Rowland, the member for Greenway went to this school, she...

WED 19 SEPTEMBER 2012

Transcript of meeting with NSW Independent and Catholic Schools Sector

PROOF ONLY PM: Can I thank everybody for coming to Canberra today – my colleagues of course had to be here because Parliament is sitting. But I want to thank everybody for coming to join us in this discussion. I wanted to say to you in this discussion that we...

SUN 09 SEPTEMBER 2012

Transcript of Interview with Jim Middleton

HOST: Prime Minister, welcome back to the program. PM: Thanks Jim. HOST: Let’s deal with this first – the PNG Prime Minister says he wants asylum seekers processed on Manus Island as speedily as possible. You say they’re to get no advantage over other...

WED 05 SEPTEMBER 2012

Transcript of Doorstop Interview

PM: This is an important step forward for this university, more than $13 million of federal funds invested in refurbishing this building and in creating this precinct.  ...