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SUN 17 JUNE 2012

Transcript of doorstop interview, Los Cabos

PM: I’ve just arrived here in Los Cabos for a trip that really is in two parts. First I will be attending the G20 and meeting with international business leaders. Then, having discussed circumstances in the global economy and the need for growth, I will be travelling to...

SUN 17 JUNE 2012

Address to the B20 Plenary Session, Los Cabos

And I thank each of you for your contribution to promoting economic and social progress, despite the deep problems affecting the global economy. There are some 200 million people unemployed worldwide, with nearly 75 million youth unemployed.  Growth is weakening in a...

THU 14 JUNE 2012

Transcript of joint press conference with the NATO Secretary General

PM: Mr Secretary-General, welcome to Parliament House and welcome to Australia. You’ve come a long we to see us I note and I hope that the warmth of our welcome, perhaps not the Canberra air, but the personal warmth of our welcome means that all of those air miles were worth...

FRI 08 JUNE 2012

Qubayr massacre

  Australia has joined international condemnation of the massacre on June 6 of more than 70 people in Qubayr in Syria and of the Assad regime’s refusal to permit UN observers into the area. ...

MON 28 MAY 2012

Joint Communiqué with the Prime Minister of Thailand

Prime Minister Gillard warmly welcomed Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to Australia on 28 May 2012. Prime Minister Yingluck’s visit was especially significant as it marked the 60th anniversary of bilateral relations. Their meeting was followed by a joint meeting of Australian and...

TUE 22 MAY 2012

Australia and Malaysia sign free trade agreement

Australia and Malaysia today signed a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) that will open avenues for Australian goods and services into the Malaysian market.  The agreement will further integrate the Australian economy with the fast-growing Asian region, benefiting...

MON 21 MAY 2012

Transcript of joint press conference, Chicago

PM: I’m here today with Minister Smith, and today I’ve attended the NATO-ISAF summit. This has been an important meeting and a good discussion between partners. Primarily, we spent the time agreeing important outcomes for the future of our mission in...

SUN 20 MAY 2012

Remarks at the signing of the Comprehensive Long-Term Partnership Between Australia and Afghanistan, Chicago

PRESIDENT KARZAI: Madam Prime Minister, it’s a happy day for us in Afghanistan to consider ourselves partners with Australia, a country that has been generous and kind to us, that has contributed to our stability and progress, that has spared no effort with risking the lives of its men...

SUN 20 MAY 2012

Comprehensive long-term Partnership between Australia and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

1. The Government of Australia and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, hereinafter known as Australia and Afghanistan respectively and collectively as “Governments”, share a commitment to peace, democracy and development, and reaffirm their common respect for...

SUN 20 MAY 2012

Vital aid assistance for Afghanistan

Prime Minister Gillard today announced an increase in Australian aid to Afghanistan, to support the country’s development and stability. Australia’s aid program will rise from $165 million to $250 million per year by 2015-16. The Prime Minister advised President...

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