Press Office

TUE 14 MAY 2013

A Fairer Funding Plan For All Australian Schools

The Gillard Government has made a $9.8 billion commitment to increase school funding over six years, along with better indexation and reforms to lift student achievement, under the National Plan for School Improvement.  ...

TUE 14 MAY 2013

Gillard Government Delivers DisabilityCare Australia

The Gillard Government will invest $14.3 billion over seven years to roll out DisabilityCare Australia, the national disability insurance scheme, across the country. ...

TUE 14 MAY 2013

Government Funds The Important Work Of The Royal Commission

The Gillard Government is providing $434.1 million over four years from 2012-13 to support the work of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. ...

FRI 10 MAY 2013

Speech To Port Moresby Chamber Of Commerce And Industry Breakfast

[Acknowledgments omitted]   It’s a great pleasure to be able to join you here this morning. ...

THU 09 MAY 2013

Transcript Of Interview With Terri Begley, ABC Brisbane

HOST: It’s been hailed as an historic agreement, bipartisan support as Queensland signed up to the National Disability Insurance Scheme yesterday. Though what a pity a flying sandwich seemed to have stolen the headlines in the meantime. ...

WED 08 MAY 2013

Transcript of Doorstop Interview

PM: I am absolutely delighted to be here. I'm obviously here with Premier Newman and members of his team I'm sure he will introduce. ...

WED 08 MAY 2013

Transcript of Interview with Scott Rollinson, ABC Statewide Queensland

  HOST: The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, is in the Sunshine State for the announcement and says it is great news for Queenslanders. Here’s what she told me a short time ago. ...

FRI 03 MAY 2013

Transcript Of Remarks At Launch Of 2013 Defence White Paper

[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OMITTED]   Defence planning by its very nature is a complex business. ...

FRI 03 MAY 2013

2013 Defence White Paper: Australian Defence Force Posture

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Minister for Defence Stephen Smith today announced the Government’s response to the Australian Defence Force Posture Review. ...

FRI 03 MAY 2013

2013 Defence White Paper: The Future Submarine Program

Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Minister for Defence Stephen Smith and Minister for Defence Materiel Mike Kelly today announced further steps the Government has taken to progress the Future Submarine Program. ...