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MON 10 JANUARY 2011

Transcript of press conference, Canberra

PM: I'm here today to make an announcement about assistance for Australians who are doing it tough as the nation battles floodwaters. Already as Prime Minister I have triggered the payment of emergency money to Australians who are doing it tough - the Australian Government Disaster...

THU 06 JANUARY 2011

Kings Park to host CHOGM Retreat

The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard and the Premier of Western Australia, Colin Barnett today announced that Kings Park in Perth would be the Retreat location for leaders attending the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). CHOGM will be held from 28-30 October 2011 and...

SAT 01 JANUARY 2011

Transcript of joint doorstop interview, Sydney

PM: Can I start by saying happy New Year. Happy New Year to Jenny Macklin who has joined me here today and happy New Year to Australians. And today is not only a great day to say to happy New Year, it's a date to be celebrating a historic day for Australians families. Today is the...

TUE 07 DECEMBER 2010

Transcript of interview with Leon Byner, 5AA

HOST: Let's talk to the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard. Julia, Merry Christmas. PM: To you, too, Leon. HOST: The reason I wanted to chat with you today is I have a concern that our government in South Australia has done something which I think the pensioners feel most...

MON 06 DECEMBER 2010

Transcript of interview with Kerry O'Brien, The 7.30 Report

HOST: I'm joined now by the Prime Minister from Canberra. Julia Gillard, starting with the WikiLeaks exposure of Kevin Rudd's comments on China to Hillary Clinton when he was Prime Minister, in particular his advice that the US should be prepared to use force against China if...

SUN 05 DECEMBER 2010

Australia provides bushfire assistance to Israel

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today announced that Australia will provide urgent assistance to help combat the bushfires in Carmel forest in Northern Israel. The three-day old bushfires have already ravaged about 30,000 acres and claimed over 40 lives. The Prime Minister said...

FRI 03 DECEMBER 2010

Transcript of joint doorstop interview, North Lakes QLD

PM: It's a great pleasure to be here today. I'm joined by the Premier of Queensland, Anna Bligh, and joined by the Mayor of the Moreton Bay Council, Alan Sutherland, and we are here to sign this document. Our signatures have been put on the page, a very important document, saying there...

THU 02 DECEMBER 2010

Transcript of interview with Gary Hardgrave, 4BC

HOST: Prime Minister good morning. PM: Good morning- HOST: My turn to ask. PM: The tables have turned, I'm a little bit worried now. HOST: Don't be too worried, I'm sure if, you know what I mean, to become Prime Minister you've got to know...

WED 24 NOVEMBER 2010

Transcript of joint press conference

PM: I'm here with the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, and we are here predominately to talk about the National Broadband Network, and of course the Telstra structural separation Bill in the Senate, but I do, before making those statements, want to make a...

MON 22 NOVEMBER 2010

NATO-ISAF Summit - Transition in Afghanistan

The Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Minister for Defence Stephen Smith today welcomed an important decision to begin the process of transition in the Afghanistan mission in early 2011. Members of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Afghanistan President Hamid...