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TUE 28 AUGUST 2012

Transcript of doorstop interview from Rarotonga, Cook Islands

E & O E – PROOF ONLY PM: It's great to be here in the Cook Islands. I've just arrived for the Pacific Islands Forum. Australia is a Pacific Nation. This is our region. It's our part of the world and it's important to us. We are deeply...

TUE 28 AUGUST 2012

Speech at the official opening of the Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Sydney

[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OMITTED] When St Vincent’s was established 155 years ago, cancer was almost always a death sentence. The Sisters of Charity could bring comfort. But not hope. We just didn’t have the medical knowledge. Today,...

TUE 28 AUGUST 2012

New world-class prostate research centre for Sydney

Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan and Minister for Health Tanya Plibersek today announced Sydney would have a new centre of excellence to research and treat prostate cancer. The centre will be Australia’s third Prostate Cancer Research Centre,...

WED 22 AUGUST 2012

Speech at AMA annual dinner, Canberra

E & OE It is a great pleasure to be able to welcome you all here to Canberra tonight, and to be able to speak. Fifty years since the several Australian branches of the British Medical Association merged and created our own national medical association, it’s a night...

TUE 10 JULY 2012

Transcript of remarks at the launch of the Springfield Cancer Care Centre, Springfield

PM: I want to acknowledge first and foremost the work of Shayne Neumann, in his capacity as the Member for Blair, and Bernie Ripoll in his capacity as the Member for Oxley, in bringing us here today. We literally wouldn’t be here for this announcement if it wasn’t for...

TUE 10 JULY 2012

New cancer centre for Springfield

The Gillard Government will provide $21.4 million to construct a new cancer care centre at Springfield to help local residents suffering from cancer get access to quality care. The new centre will offer day and radiation oncology, and include two new linear accelerators, consultation...

MON 07 MAY 2012

Address to Parliamentary Friends of Australian Red Cross, Canberra

Can I start by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and in a spirit of reconciliation pay my respects to elders past and present, and we’ve listened again to a wonderful Welcome to Country. ...

TUE 24 APRIL 2012

Anzac Centenary program to commemorate Australia's military history

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on the Centenary of Anzac Warren Snowdon today announced a package of commemorative events and initiatives to mark the Centenary of Anzac. ...

FRI 20 APRIL 2012

More choice, easier access and better care for older Australians

Under landmark changes to the aged care system, more people will get to keep their home, and more people will get to stay in their home as they receive aged care. Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the Minister for Ageing, Mark Butler, today announced a 10 year plan to reshape aged...

FRI 20 APRIL 2012

Transcript of joint press conference, Canberra

PM: I'm here today with Minister Butler to announce the Government's new policy on the future of aged care. We need a new aged care system for four reasons. First, Australians are living longer, compared with the days when the old age pension first started, Australians live 25...

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