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THU 11 NOVEMBER 2010

Entry into force of the Australia-Russia Nuclear Cooperation Agreement

Today Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev witnessed the official entry into force of the Agreement between Australia and Russia on Cooperation in the Use of Nuclear Energy for Peaceful Purposes. The Agreement allows for the supply of Australian uranium...

WED 10 NOVEMBER 2010

Transcript of press conference Seoul, Korea

PM: Well, I am glad to be here in Seoul, too, to have joined you all today, but most particularly, of course, I have had the opportunity to meet the President of Korea. We have discussed the strong friendship between our two countries. We have discussed our mutual desire to rapidly conclude...

SUN 07 NOVEMBER 2010

Transcript of interview with Laurie Oakes

HOST: Prime Minister welcome to the program. PM: Thank you Laurie. HOST: Why did you allow Joe Hockey to steal a political march on you over the banks? PM: I'm not necessarily going to accept that analysis Laurie, but what I would say is this. The Government, for...

SUN 07 NOVEMBER 2010

Interview with Laurie Oakes, Today Show

HOST: Prime Minister welcome to the program. PM: Thank you Laurie. HOST: Why did you allow Joe Hockey to steal a political march on you over the banks? PM: I'm not necessarily going to accept that analysis Laurie, but what I would say is this. The Government, for...

SUN 07 NOVEMBER 2010

Transcript of joint press conference, Melbourne

PM: Can I thank Daniel Grollo for having us here today, and it's obviously a great pleasure for me to be here with Secretary of State Clinton and with our ambassadors, both the US Ambassador to Australia, Ambassador Bleich, and of course our very old friend and our Ambassador to the United...

SUN 07 NOVEMBER 2010

US and Australia join forces on solar power

Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard and US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton today announced a major joint initiative to help more people benefit from affordable solar energy solutions. The US-Australia Solar Research Collaboration initiative will support joint projects...

SAT 06 NOVEMBER 2010

Transcript of joint press conference, Melbourne

PM: It's great to be here today with Premier John Brumby, I'm also joined by the Federal Water Minister, Tony Burke, and by the Victorian Water Minister Tim Holding, and we're here today to make an important announcement. We have been working together, and the Federal Government...

THU 04 NOVEMBER 2010

Transcript of interview with Karl Stefanovic, Today Show

STEFANOVIC: Welcome home, Prime Minister. PM: Thanks, Karl. STEFANOVIC: Nice to see you again, now we went to the news this morning, our dollar has launched through parity and that's where it's standing right now, first of all your thoughts on that. PM: This...

WED 03 NOVEMBER 2010

Transcript of joint press conference Jakarta, Indonesia

PRESIDENT SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO (unofficial translation): In the name of Allah. HE Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Dear journalists that I love. Today Indonesia has the honour of a visit by the Australian Prime Minister, the first female Australian Prime Minister in the history of Australian...

WED 03 NOVEMBER 2010

Official visit reinforces Australia-Indonesia Ties

Prime Minister Julia Gillard yesterday met with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Jakarta to conduct extensive bilateral talks aimed at strengthening the Australia-Indonesia partnership. Yesterday's meeting follows on from President Yudhoyono's historic visit to Australia...