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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...

FRI 13 APRIL 2012

COAG signs up to Skills for All Australians

The nation’s training system will be transformed after the states and territories signed up to a $1.75 billion package to accelerate skills reform at COAG today. This skills package will ensure our national training system is able to respond to the needs of our economy, and will...

WED 04 APRIL 2012

Transcript of press conference, Parramatta

PM: I’m here with the Member for Parramatta, Julie Owens, with the Member for Chifley, Ed Husic, and with my ministerial colleague Senator Evans, who does very important work for us on skills. And we’re here today as you can see at Toll, and we’re here because Toll...

SUN 01 APRIL 2012

Transcript of doorstop interview, Canberra

PM: Well I’m happy to take questions, given we’ve already made the announcement, but you may have to get your voices up, you seem quite a long way back. JOURNALIST: How hard will this budget be for families (inaudible)? PM: We are determined – you’re...

SUN 01 APRIL 2012

Launch of the Woolworths 'Fresh Start' program

Thank you very much, it’s great to be here today and I’m joined by my Labor colleagues Andrew Leigh and Gai Brodtmann, Labor Members for the people who are working and shopping in this Woolworths as we meet this morning and Andrew had the opportunity of actually launching this...

SUN 01 APRIL 2012

Government and Woolworths help Australians to find work

Australians looking for work will be given assistance through a landmark jobs compact between the Gillard Government and Woolworths. We know many Australians want to find work, but need a hand with securing a job. Woolworths is creating 10,000 new retail jobs this financial...

THU 22 MARCH 2012

Transcript of joint doorstop interview, Canberra

PM: A great day, a great announcement. I’m sure you’ve got some questions, so we’ll take questions on Holden. JOURNALIST: Prime Minister, where is this money coming from? ...

THU 22 MARCH 2012

Speech to GM Holden, Canberra

Holden has been a proud part of our nation's story for more than a century. It's an Australian icon. But the truth is in January this year we were at real risk that there would be no more Holden in Australia, that we wouldn't have Holden here producing motor vehicles. Now that...

THU 22 MARCH 2012

Investing in automotive jobs and skills

The Gillard, Weatherill and Baillieu Governments today announced a $275 million co-investment in the future of GM Holden’s car making operations in Australia. In return for this investment, Holden has agreed to inject over $1 billion into car manufacturing in Australia, and to...

WED 07 MARCH 2012

Jeff Lawrence

The Prime Minister today thanked Jeff Lawrence for his contribution to working Australians following his decision not to stand for re-election as the Secretary of the ACTU. ...

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