Press Office

MON 27 SEPTEMBER 2010

Transcript of joint press conference, Canberra

PM: Well, can I thank everybody for coming along. I'm obviously joined today by the Deputy Prime Minister, Wayne Swan; by our Minister for Climate Change, Greg Combet. I'm joined by Senator Bob Brown, the Leader of the Australian Greens, and obviously Senator Christine Milne as well,...

MON 27 SEPTEMBER 2010

Prime Minister establishes Climate Change Committee

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has today announced the membership and terms of reference for the new Multi-Party Climate Change Committee to help build consensus on how Australia will tackle Climate Change. The Multi-Party Climate Change Committee will explore options for the...

THU 16 SEPTEMBER 2010

Transcript of joint press conference, Canberra

PM: Today we are obviously in the Federal electorate of Fraser, and we're joined by the incoming Member Andrew Leigh, who of course is one of our new Labor Members in the House of Representatives. I'm also joined by Tony Burke, who has the responsibility of developing our strategy for...

TUE 13 JULY 2010

Transcript of press conference, Parliament House, Canberra

PM: Today I would like to announce a policy about extending the Education Tax Refund to school uniforms. The Government introduced the Education Tax Refund to help families with cost of getting the kids to school. The costs covered by the Education Tax Refund at the moment includes the cost of...

MON 12 JULY 2010

Transcript of doorstop interview, Adelaide

PM: Can I say how pleased I am to be in my hometown of Adelaide, the place I grew up, and where my family still lives. I've taken the opportunity of being in Adelaide today to outline the things that made me and brought me to this moment in time, and obviously, so many of those experiences...

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 07 JULY 2010

Transcript of doorstop interview, Darwin

PM: It's good to be here in Darwin today and to have the opportunity to directly see and experience the remarkable work that is done by our Border Protection Command. We have today been on a training exercise on one of the patrol boats. Obviously we have these patrol boats, we...

FRI 02 JULY 2010

Transcript of interview with Neil Mitchell, 3AW

MITCHELL: Prime Minister Julia Gillard, good morning. PM: Neil, good morning. MITCHELL: And congratulations on being Prime Minister. PM: Thank you very much. I've sprinted in to your Canberra studio after a very long press conference. So I'm very, very sorry...

FRI 02 JULY 2010

Transcript of interview with Simon Beaumont, 6PR

BEAUMONT: Prime Minister, thanks for your time. Good morning. PM: Good morning. BEAUMONT: So you want us to believe that this is a new day, we have a new leader, this is a new era. You're asking us to forget about all that earlier policy on the mining tax? PM:...

FRI 02 JULY 2010

Breakthrough agreement with industry on improvements to resources taxation

The new tax arrangements will underpin major economic reforms that will strengthen our economy so we can move forward together with confidence. These arrangements will fund an historic boost to superannuation, new and better infrastructure, and business tax cuts including an up-front...