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THU 21 FEBRUARY 2013

Transcript of doorstop interview, Adelaide

PM: It’s a great pleasure to be here at Wirreanda High School as you can see behind me with their banners, with Amanda Rishworth, the Member for Kingston. I'm still here in South Australia and very much enjoying my visit. And we've come to this school today to launch...

THU 21 FEBRUARY 2013

Transcript of interview with Matthew Abraham and David Bevan, ABC Adelaide

E & O E – PROOF ONLY HOST: Prime Minister, welcome to the studio. PM: Thank you very much, I was just worried that that chair was squeaking then and you could hear the squeaks. HOST: We’ll get some WD-40 on it. PM: Good, thank...

SAT 16 FEBRUARY 2013

$70 Million Boost for World Class Research

The Gillard Government will invest over $70 million to help Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) improve the lives of Australians by driving world class research in areas including cell therapy, autism, eye care in remote communities and workplace safety. ...

WED 23 JANUARY 2013

Transcript of Interview with Jon Faine, ABC Melbourne

HOST: Julia Gillard is the Prime Minister of Australia. She’s in the national capital and even at this early stage in the election year calendar she has a plate full of issues to deal with. Prime Minister, good morning to you. ...

SAT 05 JANUARY 2013

More Funding for McGrath Foundation Breast Care Nurses

The Australian Government has strengthened its commitment to fighting breast cancer by providing a further $18.5 million to the McGrath Foundation for specialist breast care nurses.   ...

SAT 05 JANUARY 2013

Transcript of Interview with Sarah Harris - Today

  HOST: Good morning Prime Minister.   PM: Good morning Sarah, I’m here in the pink as you can see and the ground’s starting to fill with everybody sporting their pink as well for Jane McGrath Day. ...

TUE 11 DECEMBER 2012

Gillard Government to act on Female Genital Mutilation in Australia

The Gillard Government will boost community awareness and education campaigns and review Australia’s legal framework in an effort to stop the barbaric practice of female genital mutilation in this country. ...

FRI 07 DECEMBER 2012

COAG Progresses The National Disability Insurance Scheme

At the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting in Canberra today, all governments took a major step towards giving people with disability the care and support they need over their lifetimes by signing an Intergovernmental Agreement for the first stage of the National Disability...

FRI 07 DECEMBER 2012

Transcript of Interview with Linda Mottram - ABC Sydney

HOST: Prime Minister, I know there’s a bit on the COAG agenda today but if we can focus on the NDIS; for those who are wondering, what in a nutshell should this scheme deliver, for whom, and by when? ...

THU 06 DECEMBER 2012

Agreement For Full Roll Out Of National Disability Insurance Scheme In NSW By July 2018

The Australian and New South Wales governments have today reached an historic agreement that will allow for the full roll out of a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in New South Wales by July 2018. ...