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SAT 18 FEBRUARY 2012

Australia to provide historical film and images to East Timor

The Australian Government will provide East Timor with a collection of historically significant and rare films and photographs to help celebrate its 10th anniversary of independence. Prime Minister Julia Gillard today presented East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão with...

THU 26 JANUARY 2012

Statement on Papua New Guinea

The Government is very concerned about developments today in Papua New Guinea and is monitoring developments closely. ...

WED 14 DECEMBER 2011

Transcript of interview with John Laws, 2SM

HOST: Prime Minister good morning. PM: Good morning John. HOST: You’re looking very, very healthy. PM: Thank you very, very much. ...

SAT 10 DECEMBER 2011

Joint Statement with the Prime Minister of Norway

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today welcomed Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg to Australia. This is the first official visit to Australia by Prime Minister Stoltenberg and the first by a Norwegian Prime Minister since 2005. ...

MON 28 NOVEMBER 2011

President Karzai's Transition Statement

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today welcomed President Karzai’s announcement of the second tranche of provinces, cities and districts set to transition to the responsibility of Afghan-lead security forces. When the transition of this second tranche is completed, Afghan national...

TUE 22 NOVEMBER 2011

Speech to the Official Luncheon in Honour of Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, Canberra

Sydney in the year 2000 was an unlikely setting for a modern-day fairytale. A beautiful young woman meets a handsome prince, and they live happily ever after. Of course, there were no carriages or castles. This was a distinctly 21st century romance: Meeting...

MON 21 NOVEMBER 2011

'We will complete our mission of training and transition' - Prime Ministerial Statement, Canberra

Mr Speaker, In my statement to the House last year on the war in Afghanistan, I set out to paint a very honest picture of the difficulties and challenges facing our mission in that country. I did so, confident that Australians are a realistic people. Our people of peace, so...

SUN 20 NOVEMBER 2011

1st Indonesia-Australia Annual Leaders' Meeting - Joint Communique

Leaders met for the inaugural Indonesia-Australia Annual Leaders’ Meeting in Bali on 20 November 2011.  The meeting marked an historic new phase in the relationship, based on a common interest in each other’s progress, prosperity and security.  We reaffirmed our...

SUN 20 NOVEMBER 2011

Transcript of press conference, Bali

PM: I’ve just come from a bilateral meeting with President Yudhoyono. I took that opportunity to congratulate him on his leadership and chairing of the East Asia Summit yesterday. It was an important meeting, an historic meeting. Bringing to the table for the first time both the US and...

SAT 19 NOVEMBER 2011

Transcript of press conference, Bali

PM: Thank you very much. This morning I had the opportunity to visit the memorial to the Bali bombings and to lay a wreath on behalf of Australians. It was a moving experience. Australians, I believe, will always remember where they were when they heard the news of the first Bali bombing and...

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