Press Office

THU 04 APRIL 2013

Leighton Holdings CEO Hamish Tyrwhitt to Lead Australia in the Asian Century Strategic Advisory Board

The Australian Government is pleased to announce it has appointed an additional three senior figures with extensive experience in Asia to the Strategic Advisory Board on Australia in the Asian Century. ...

WED 03 APRIL 2013

Transcript of Interview with Marius Benson, ABC News Radio

HOST: Can I begin with the Royal Commission into child abuse that is opening today. It has an indefinite period of sitting, what are you looking to this commission to resolve? ...

TUE 02 APRIL 2013

Gillard Government commits funding to attract international film production Disney’s 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea to shoot in Australia

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Arts Minister Tony Burke today announced The Walt Disney Studios film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea will join a growing list of blockbuster productions filmed in Australia. ...

THU 28 MARCH 2013

Transcript of Doorstop Interview

  PM: I'm delighted to be here with Minister Stephen Smith and with Senator Glenn Sterle for what is a very important occasion, and that is the opening of the Great Eastern Highway upgrade. ...

THU 28 MARCH 2013

Transcript of Doorstop Interview

PM: I'm delighted to be here with Minister Stephen Smith and with Senator Glenn Sterle for what is a very important occasion, and that is the opening of the Great Eastern Highway upgrade. I was just talking to Glenn and local community members about this upgrade. People have been...

WED 27 MARCH 2013

Transcript of Joint Doorstop Interview

PM: We’ve talked today to school kids who here are getting Certificate I qualifications – that is actual recognised trade qualifications in areas like bricklaying. The first certificate that you can get that they can then show an employer to show that they’ve had...

WED 27 MARCH 2013

Transcript of Interview with Geoff Hutchison

HOST: Prime Minister Julia Gillard, welcome to the program. PM: Thank you very much, good to be here. HOST: Nice to have you here. Before we get started today, I wonder if you might be able to put to bed some rumours about superannuation. ...

TUE 26 MARCH 2013

Transcript of Doorstop Interview

PM: A big thank you to Kolbe Catholic College, to the students over here and our principal, Robyn Miller for making us feel welcome.   I'm here with Gary Gray, this is actually his community and his part of the world. He has just been promoted to Minister for...

TUE 26 MARCH 2013

Transcript of Interview with Sabra Lane

HOST: Julia Gillard, good morning and welcome to AM. PM: Good morning Sabra. HOST: Newspoll shows that your Government is heading for electoral oblivion and you must concede that with the primary vote of 30 per cent and a two-party preferred vote of 42 per cent, it means an...

MON 25 MARCH 2013

Interview with Leigh Sales

HOST: Prime Minister, thank you for joining us. PM: My pleasure. HOST: After recent events, aren’t Australians well within their rights to conclude that the Gillard Government is a dysfunctional mess that deserves to be consigned to opposition as soon as...