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SUN 20 MAY 2012

Transcript of doorstop interview, Chicago

President Karzai and I signed a long-term partnership between Australia and Afghanistan. As I've said to the Australian people on more than one occasion, Australia will stay engaged with Afghanistan to the end of this decade at least, but the nature of our engagement will change after...

SUN 20 MAY 2012

Australia and Afghanistan sign long-term partnership

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai have today signed a long-term partnership between Australia and Afghanistan. This Comprehensive Long-Term Partnership is a clear demonstration of Australia’s long-term commitment to supporting...

SAT 19 MAY 2012

Transcript of doorstop interview, Chicago

PM: I’m here in Chicago with Minister Smith and we will be attending a major international summit on the future of Afghanistan. We came to Chicago from Townsville, where we had the opportunity to speak to some of our soldiers who will soon be deployed in Afghanistan. We were...

FRI 18 MAY 2012

Prime Minister of Thailand to visit Australia

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today announced that Her Excellency Ms Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, will visit Australia from 26 to 29 May as a Guest of Government. This year marks the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and...

THU 03 MAY 2012

Address to the Global Foundation Summit Dinner, Melbourne

Ten days ago I was making my sixth visit to Asia as Australia’s Prime Minister. I visited Kranji War Cemetery and there reflected on the Singapore of 1942 and the Singapore of 2012. ...

SAT 28 APRIL 2012

Diplomatic appointment - Ambassador to the Holy See

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Foreign Minister Bob Carr today announced that John McCarthy QC will be Australia’s next Ambassador to the Holy See.  Mr McCarthy is expected to take up his appointment in September 2012.  He will replace the Hon Tim Fischer...

THU 26 APRIL 2012

Joint Declaration of Centenary of Commemorations of the Canakkale/ Gallipoli Land Battles of 1915 and Associated Cultural Exchanges Between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Government of Australia

The governments of the Republic of Turkey and of Australia reaffirmed the strong and friendly bonds that have been generated between their two nations out of the shared tragedy of the First World War.  They reconfirmed the land battles of Çanakkale/Gallipoli during...

THU 26 APRIL 2012

Transcript of doorstop interview, Istanbul

PM: Yesterday I had the wonderful honour of attending Anzac Day commemorations at Gallipoli.  Today I’m focusing on the broader aspects of our bilateral relationship with Turkey, which is far broader than the cooperation that they give us to facilitate so many Australians...

MON 23 APRIL 2012

Remarks at the Official Dinner, Singapore

I am delighted to be in Singapore on my first official visit as Australia’s Prime Minister. I thank Your Excellency for your very warm welcome. This is indeed a place where Australians have for so long been welcomed and where so many of our interests converge. ...

MON 23 APRIL 2012

Transcript of press conference, Singapore

PM: I’m very pleased to be making my first visit to Singapore as Prime Minister, and I’ve started the day here at the Kranji War Memorial and I do want to say a few words about that as we are in the days in the lead up to ANZAC Day. ...

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