Press Office

TUE 14 MAY 2013

Government Funds The Important Work Of The Royal Commission

The Gillard Government is providing $434.1 million over four years from 2012-13 to support the work of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. ...

THU 09 MAY 2013

Transcript Of Interview With Labby, Stav & Abby, B105 Brisbane

HOST: Our Prime Minister Julia Gillard joining us on air this morning. She was in town for the National Disability Insurance Scheme. We’re going to get to that is a sec, first though we need to see if she’s okay after sandwich-gate yesterday at Marsden State High. ...

FRI 26 APRIL 2013

Transcript of Interview with Julia Christensen

HOST: Julia Gillard, good morning. PM: Good morning Julia, and I’m afraid this could get a bit confusing, couldn’t it? Two Julias talking to each other! HOST: It often does. I had a question from a listener on the text earlier asking about the Greens and who is...

WED 24 APRIL 2013

Appointment of Director-General Office of National Assessments

I am pleased to announce that the Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO has today appointed Mr Richard Maude to the position of Director-General, Office of National Assessments, for a period of 5 years from 13 May 2013. ...

MON 22 APRIL 2013

Transcript of Sky News People's Forum

  E & OE – PROOF ONLY David Speers: Hello and welcome to everyone here at the Burvale Hotel and those watching elsewhere. Welcome to the Sky News Herald Sun People's Forum and please make welcome Prime Minister Julia...

FRI 19 APRIL 2013

Transcript of Joint Press Conference, Council of Australian Governments

PM: We did welcome two new colleagues, the new Premier of Victoria and the new Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, to COAG. COAG today has worked through a number of important items. If I can start first with progress in relation to DisabilityCare, the National Disability Insurance...

TUE 16 APRIL 2013

Transcript of Interview with Tom Elliott, 3AW

HOST: We’re now joined as I promised before the news by the Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard. Ms Gillard, good afternoon. ...

MON 15 APRIL 2013

Transcript of Interview with Fran Kelly

HOST: Prime Minister, welcome again to Breakfast. PM: Good morning Fran. ...

SAT 13 APRIL 2013

More Support for Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse

Counselling and support services will be available to participants of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse thanks to $44 million from the Gillard Government. ...

FRI 12 APRIL 2013

National Crime Prevention Fund

The Prime Minister and the Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Justice Jason Clare today announced a $40 million National Crime Prevention Fund to be funded from confiscated proceeds of crime. The National Crime Prevention Fund will target crime hotspots. ...