Press Office

THU 21 APRIL 2011

Transcript of doorstop interview, Tokyo

PM: My partner Tim and I have just had the honour of an audience with the Emperor and Empress of Japan. It was a great privilege to see their Majesties. They expressed to both of us their very sincere gratitude for the work that Australia has done to assist the people of Japan in the...

TUE 19 APRIL 2011

Transcript of interview with Lyndal Curtis - ABC 24

CURTIS: Prime Minister, welcome to News 24. PM: Thank you. CURTIS: You’re about to head off on an overseas trip to Japan, Korea, China and then to the UK for the Royal wedding. You’re going to Japan first. How important is that symbolism of going there first,...

TUE 19 APRIL 2011

Transcript of interview with David Speers - Sky News

PM: [audio break] in my discussions with Prime Minister Kan at the time that we were ringing and offering assistance - you know, we sent the search and rescue team, we sent our C-17s over to help – I was saying to Prime Minister Kan then that he should be optimistic about the ability of...

TUE 19 APRIL 2011

Transcript of joint press conference, Canberra

PM: Well I’m very pleased to be here on a beautiful Canberra morning with the ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope and with our two local Members, Andrew Leigh and Gai Brodtmann, and we’re here for a very special celebration. ...

WED 13 APRIL 2011

Transcript of press conference, Brigalow

PM: I’m here today with Stephen Robertson, my Queensland colleague and pleased to be here at Kogan Creek Power Station. Can I thank all of our friends from CS Energy for having us here today and also the people from AREVA who are making the solar technology that I will be speaking about...

WED 13 APRIL 2011

Groundbreaking solar energy project announced in Queensland

The Gillard Labor Government has today given the green light to one of the biggest solar thermal projects in the world. Prime Minister Julia Gillard today confirmed funding to build a solar energy system on the site of an existing coal-fired power station near Chinchilla in...

WED 06 APRIL 2011

Transcript of interview, 4BC

HOST: Prime Minister, good morning and welcome. PM: Thank you very much, Greg. Good to be with you. ...

WED 06 APRIL 2011

Transcript of interview, ABC Brisbane

HOST: Hello, and welcome to 612 ABC Brisbane. PM: Good morning, Madonna. HOST: Does Kevin Rudd want your job? ...

WED 30 MARCH 2011

Transcript of interview, ABC Perth

HOST: Prime Minister good morning to you.   PM: Good morning Geoff.   HOST: Prime Minister just before we got to 10 o’clock I asked our listeners if they would come up with the first question for you today and Steve’s question was ‘Prime...

WED 23 MARCH 2011

Transcript of doorstop interview, Capital Wind Farm, Bungendore

PM: I’m here today at the Capital Wind Farm and I’m joined by Mike Kelly, our local Member for the area, and I want to very much thank our friends from Infigen for inviting us here today and letting me look at these wind turbines. What we’re seeing today on display is the...