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WED 22 JUNE 2011

Transcript of joint press conference, Canberra

PM: [audio break] already in discussion with the crowd, who is here in his capacity as the Minister to Indigenous Heath and also in his capacity as the Member for Lingiari. A couple of weeks ago, two weeks ago, I visited the Northern Territory and I was there with Jenny and with...

WED 22 JUNE 2011

Delivering a better future for Indigenous people in the Northern Territory

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin today announced the Government’s next steps to improve the future of Indigenous Australians living in the Northern Territory. Over the last four years we have made significant progress in improving...

WED 08 JUNE 2011

Transcript of interview with Chris Uhlmann, The 7.30 Report

HOST: Julia Gillard, welcome.   PM: Thank you very much Chris.   ...

WED 08 JUNE 2011

Transcript of joint press conference, Yirrkala

PM: We’re here today for a day of remarkable celebrations, remarkable celebration as we see signed between the Indigenous people of this place and Rio Tinto an agreement that is going to shape for both of them a better future.  This is really a symbol of what can be achieved when...

WED 08 JUNE 2011

Historic Gove agreement to deliver long term benefits for North-East Arnhem Land

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today witnessed an historic agreement reached between Indigenous leaders in the Northern Territory’s Gove region and mining giant Rio Tinto Alcan. The agreement secures the future operations of the Gove mine while providing a range of economic and...

WED 08 JUNE 2011

As we share this day of celebration, we look towards that day: Speech at the signing of Rio Tnto Gove Traditional Owners Agreement

Friends. We meet here, your country. We meet here, on Australian soil, our country. ...

TUE 07 JUNE 2011

Transcript of joint press conference, Alice Springs

PM: I’m here today with Minister Jenny Macklin, our Minister for Indigenous Affairs, with my Ministerial colleague and the local Federal Member for this area Warren Snowdon, by this rather tall man here Paul Henderson, the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory and Karl Hampton the...

TUE 07 JUNE 2011

Prime Minister visits Alice Springs

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today visited Alice Springs to see first hand how the Federal Government’s $150 million Transformation Plan for the Northern Territory town is helping to improve lives for Indigenous people. ...

TUE 07 JUNE 2011

Historic hand back to traditional owners in Central Australia

One of the largest parcels of Aboriginal land in the history of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act (Northern Territory) has been returned to traditional owners. Prime Minister Julia Gillard today handed back the deeds to four parcels of land to traditional owners at a ceremony in...

WED 09 FEBRUARY 2011

This work will go on, Speech to the House of Representatives

I acknowledge the first Australians, on whose lands we meet and whose cultures we celebrate as the oldest continuing cultures in human history. And I believe that our debates are the stronger for our acknowledgement of country ... for this emerging Australian tradition of respect. ...

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