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THU 15 SEPTEMBER 2011

Transcript of interview with Philip Clark, ABC Sydney

HOST: Prime Minister Julia Gillard joins me on the line this morning. Prime Minister, good morning. PM: Good morning Philip. HOST: Big week for you, carbon tax bills, it’s fair to say that the fate of things hangs on these bills, isn’t it? ...

TUE 13 SEPTEMBER 2011

Introduction of the Clean Energy Bill 2011, Canberra

Mr Speaker, this House has been debating climate change for decades. Parliamentary debate of this issue predates this building itself. My predecessor as Member for Lalor, Barry Jones, once said this about climate change: If we are only prepared to plan five...

THU 08 SEPTEMBER 2011

Australia committed to tackling climate change across the Pacific

The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, today announced further details on Australia’s commitment to small Pacific nations over the next two years to help the region plan for and respond to the unavoidable impacts of climate change. ...

TUE 23 AUGUST 2011

Transcript of interview with Nick Rheinberger, ABC Illawarra

HOST: Prime Minister Julia Gillard stood up for quite a long time yesterday with Industry Minister Kim Carr as well as Treasurer Wayne Swan to talk about what they’re going to do to support workers and steel communities and the Prime Minister joins us now, you’re at 97.3 ABC...

FRI 19 AUGUST 2011

Transcript of joint press conference, Canberra

PM: Can I start by starting where our first discussions were in COAG today, when COAG met this morning we’d just been informed that Paul Lockyer, Gary Ticehurst and John Bean had lost their lives, so COAG took a moment to reflect on that. They are known to First Ministers and we did want...

THU 18 AUGUST 2011

Transcript of joint doorstop interview, Canberra

PM: Thank you very much. I’m joined by Minister Carr and we’re here at a Clean Energy Exhibition, at an exhibition of the kind of products that we as a nation are going to rely on in the future. I’ve been speaking to the nation for many months now about a clean...

SAT 06 AUGUST 2011

Transcript of joint doorstop interview, Melbourne

PM: I'm joined today by Ministers Roxon and Shorten and we are here at the Braybrook-Maidstone Neighbourhood House. I've had the opportunity to have a tremendous morning tea with people in this neighbourhood house and to answer their questions about the impacts of carbon pricing on...

THU 04 AUGUST 2011

Transcript of interview with Tony Jones, Lateline

HOST: Prime Minister, thanks for joining us. PM: Thank you, Tony. HOST: Do you think Australian voters will by and large applaud images of asylum seekers being forcibly removed to Malaysia? ...

WED 03 AUGUST 2011

Transcript of joint doorstop interview, Melbourne

PM: I’m here today at Maroondah Hospital and I’m joined by the Minister for Health, Nicola Roxon and of course by our local Member Mike Symon, and I’d like to say a very big thank you to all the staff and patients here at Maroondah who have made us feel so welcome today, as...

MON 01 AUGUST 2011

Transcript of interview with Naomi Woodley, ABC AM

HOST: The Federal Government's Malaysia solution for asylum seekers is facing its first test, with a boat carrying 54 asylum seekers due to arrive at Christmas Island later in the week. The agreement calls for people to be sent to Malaysia within 72 hours of arriving in Australia,...