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THU 08 SEPTEMBER 2011

Australia committed to tackling climate change across the Pacific

The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, today announced further details on Australia’s commitment to small Pacific nations over the next two years to help the region plan for and respond to the unavoidable impacts of climate change. ...

THU 08 SEPTEMBER 2011

Expansion of Pacific Seasonal Workers pilot scheme

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today announced that Nauru, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu have been invited to join the Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme. This will provide an important economic boost to communities in our Pacific neighbourhood and offer Australian...

WED 07 SEPTEMBER 2011

Statement on New Delhi

The government and people of Australia unreservedly condemn the bombing at the New Delhi High Court on 7 September, which has killed at least nine people and injured many more.  This act of senseless violence, directed at one of the institutions of government, appears to have...

WED 07 SEPTEMBER 2011

Transcript of joint press conference with Prime Minister John Key, Auckland

PRIME MINISTER KEY: Good morning and welcome. I want to take this opportunity to welcome the Prime Minister to New Zealand. It’s the third time that Prime Minister Gillard has been in New Zealand in the last seven or eight months, so you’re always a  welcome visitor over here,...

WED 07 SEPTEMBER 2011

New Zealand and Australia work together to improve Pacific education

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and have reaffirmed their commitment to improving education in the Pacific by extending funding for language and literacy education across the region. Australia and New Zealand are aiming to ensure 500,000...

TUE 06 SEPTEMBER 2011

Transcript of doorstop interview, Auckland

If I can just say a few words and then I’m happy to take a few questions. I’ve just arrived in Auckland. I’m here for the Pacific Islands Forum. This is the 40th year of the Forum. We’ve always been a strong supporter and the Forum continues to have a...

MON 05 SEPTEMBER 2011

Joint statement with the President of the European Commission

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso emphasised the new phase of closer cooperation between Australia and the European Union (EU), during bilateral talks in Canberra on 5 September 2011. Prime Minister Gillard and President Barroso...

SAT 03 SEPTEMBER 2011

Transcript of join press conference, Canberra

PM: I’m delighted to welcome today the Secretary-General of the United Nations.  We’ve had good discussions today. I did start by conveying to the Secretary-General the condolences of the Australian people following the attack on the United Nations Mission in Nigeria with the...

SAT 03 SEPTEMBER 2011

Australia works with United Nations Children's Fund in the Horn of Africa

The Australian Government today offered $10 million to support the UN Children’s Fund’s (UNICEF’s) humanitarian relief work in response to the Horn of Africa crisis in Somalia. UNICEF is calling this a children’s famine. UNICEF estimates there are over 2...

SAT 03 SEPTEMBER 2011

Australia supports the people of South Sudan build secure future

The Australian Government today offered to contribute up to 25 Australian Defence Force (ADF) and ten Australian Federal Police (AFP) personnel to the new United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). The Prime Minister made the offer to the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban...

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