Press Office

MON 27 JUNE 2011

Transcript of interview with Jon Faine, ABC Melbourne

HOST: Prime Minister, good morning to you. PM: Good morning, Jon. HOST: We’ll come to carbon tax problems in a moment, but I understand today you’re going to get for your anniversary a writ from Big Tobacco, who are opposed to your plain packaging legislation. Do...

SAT 25 JUNE 2011

Transcript of doorstop interview, Perth

PM: It’s been great to have the opportunity to address the Western Australian Labor Party Conference and it’s been great to be here in Western Australia. I came today to the Western Australian Labor Party Conference with a very simple message: I respect the voice of Western...

FRI 24 JUNE 2011

Transcript of interview with Sabra Lane, ABC AM

JOURNALIST: Ms Gillard, good morning and welcome to AM. PM: Good morning Sabra. JOURNALIST: The Opposition has labelled today assassination day, one of your senior colleagues calls it liberation day. Is it a happy anniversary for you? PM: I call it a day of more work...

SAT 18 JUNE 2011

Transcript of joint press conference, Brisbane

PM: It’s great to be here with Premier Anna Bligh, and I’m also here with Anil from Areva, and we’re here to make a very important announcement for Queensland and for Australia. Of course, we’re in the Sunshine State, and the announcement I’m about to...

MON 30 MAY 2011

Transcript of press doorstop interview, Sydney

PM: [audio break] we care about the environment, we know climate change is real, we know we have to act now or we will end up putting all of the burden on the shoulders of future generations. 10,000 teens is about 10,000 young women coming together and saying to their mothers and their...

MON 16 MAY 2011

Transcript ofdoorstop interview, Sydney

PM: Thank you very much to DB Schenker for having me here this morning. I’ve had the opportunity to talk to a number of people who work in this business, including a number who are upgrading their skills through training. ...

SUN 15 MAY 2011

Transcript of interview with Barrie Cassidy, Insiders

HOST: Prime Minister, good morning. Welcome. PM: Good morning, Barry. HOST: And to that, you’ve said no election before 2013. ...

MON 09 MAY 2011

Transcript of doorstop interview, Canberra

PM: [AUDIO BREAK] first and foremost, how nice does Phil Hudson look, baby-face Hudson they call him, and a very attractive look indeed. I’m very impressed. ...

SAT 07 MAY 2011

Transcript of joint press conference, Canberra

PM: When I became Prime Minister I made clear the Australian Government’s views and priorities when it came to people smuggling and asylum seekers. I made it very clear that what I wanted to do was to break the back of the people smuggling model, to take away from them the very product...

SAT 07 MAY 2011

Joint Statement with the Prime Minister of Malaysia

The Malaysian and Australian Governments have today announced a commitment to enter into a groundbreaking new arrangement to help tackle people smuggling and irregular migration in the Asia-Pacific region. ...