Press Office

FRI 20 APRIL 2012

East Timor Presidential elections

  On behalf of the Government and people of Australia we warmly congratulate Taur Matan Ruak on his election as East Timor’s new President, following the announcement of the final results by the Timorese National Electoral Commission.  ...

FRI 20 APRIL 2012

Papua New Guinea elections

  The Prime Minister spoke today to Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister, Peter O’Neill. ...

TUE 17 APRIL 2012

Transcript of questions and answers: Address to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute and Boeing National Security Luncheon

COMPERE: Prime Minister, thank you very much. Ladies and gentlemen the floor is now open for questions. We’ve got about quarter of an hour available for that and could I stress that we invite questions from everybody in the room, invited guests as well as the media, who will probably...

TUE 17 APRIL 2012

"We are serving our national interest in Afghanistan", Speech to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute and Boeing National Security Luncheon, Canberra

Some of you here will remember that the Council of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute met for the first time in late winter 2001 – less than a fortnight before the September 11 attacks on the United States. One thing that did not change after September 11 was...

MON 16 APRIL 2012

Statement on the visit of the President of Lebanon

Prime Minister Gillard today warmly welcomed President Sleiman and his accompanying delegation to Australia, the first visit to Australia by a President of Lebanon. Prime Minister Gillard and President Sleiman acknowledged the strength of people to people links between Australia and...

MON 16 APRIL 2012

Prime Minister to visit Singapore and Turkey

Prime Minister Julia Gillard will travel to Singapore and Turkey from 22 to 28 April. Singapore is one of Australia’s closest regional partners.  It is Australia’s fifth largest trading partner and a key strategic and economic friend in the Asia Pacific region. ...

FRI 13 APRIL 2012

North Korea long-range missile launch

Australia condemns North Korea’s decision today to launch a satellite on a long-range missile. Prime Minister Julia Gillard said she understood the launch failed. Regardless of its outcome, this launch was provocative and dangerous. It directly contradicted the...

TUE 10 APRIL 2012

President Sleiman of Lebanon to visit Australia

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today announced that His Excellency General Michel Sleiman, President of the Republic of Lebanon, will undertake a state visit to Australia from 15 to 20 April. Ms Gillard said she looks forward to warmly welcoming President Sleiman to Australia and that...

THU 05 APRIL 2012

Papua New Guinea elections

The Australian Government is disappointed and concerned by the Papua New Guinea Parliament’s vote to delay national elections for six months. Questions have been raised in Papua New Guinea about the constitutionality of this decision. ...

THU 29 MARCH 2012

Joint statement with the President of Gabon

Prime Minister Gillard today warmly welcomed President Bongo and his delegation to Australia. Leaders agreed that the visit, the first by a President of Gabon, was a clear sign of the growing friendship between the two countries and reflected the growth of opportunities, political and...

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