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FRI 17 DECEMBER 2010

Transcript of press conference, Sydney

PM: Can I start by advising people that today as I speak an extensive search and rescue mission is continuing to occur at Christmas Island. They're searching along the shore line and we have rescue divers in the water. The HMAS 'Pirie' and the Customs vessel...

THU 16 DECEMBER 2010

Transcript of press conference, Sydney

PM: I have this morning been briefed by a range of officials, including Deputy Commissioner Colvin, on the tragic situation at Christmas Island. Can I start by saying this is a tragic event. We have seen loss of life. There are people on Christmas Island who will never forget the dreadful...

THU 16 DECEMBER 2010

Transcript of interview with Heather Ewart, The 7:30 Report

EWART: Prime Minister, welcome to the program. PM: Thank you very much Heather. EWART: Are you completely satisfied that the authorities on Christmas Island did all that they could to avert the scale of this tragedy? PM: On the advice available to me, people deployed...

MON 06 DECEMBER 2010

Transcript of interview with Kerry O'Brien, The 7.30 Report

HOST: I'm joined now by the Prime Minister from Canberra. Julia Gillard, starting with the WikiLeaks exposure of Kevin Rudd's comments on China to Hillary Clinton when he was Prime Minister, in particular his advice that the US should be prepared to use force against China if...

MON 22 NOVEMBER 2010

NATO-ISAF Summit - Transition in Afghanistan

The Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Minister for Defence Stephen Smith today welcomed an important decision to begin the process of transition in the Afghanistan mission in early 2011. Members of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Afghanistan President Hamid...

THU 18 NOVEMBER 2010

Australia will not abandon Afghanistan - Speech to the House of Representatives, Canberra

Mr Speaker, opening this parliamentary debate on 19 October I said: I know the professional soldiers of the Australian Defence Force are proud people. They offer their lives for us. They embrace wartime sacrifice as their highest duty. In return, we owe them our wisdom. Our...

WED 03 NOVEMBER 2010

Transcript of joint press conference Jakarta, Indonesia

PRESIDENT SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO (unofficial translation): In the name of Allah. HE Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Dear journalists that I love. Today Indonesia has the honour of a visit by the Australian Prime Minister, the first female Australian Prime Minister in the history of Australian...

MON 01 NOVEMBER 2010

Transcript of press conference Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

PM: I wanted to briefly go through what I consider to be the key outcomes of the meeting that I've just had with the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia. Obviously, the Prime Minister of Malaysia is unwell, and our best wishes go to him for a speedy recovery. Can I say I think the key...

THU 21 OCTOBER 2010

Opening of the Counter-Terrorism Control Centre

The Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Attorney-General Robert McClelland today officially opened the Australian Government's Counter Terrorism Control Centre (CTCC). The CTCC will play a lead role in strengthening the coordination of Australia's counter-terrorism intelligence...

WED 20 OCTOBER 2010

Transcript of joint press conference

PM: I'm joined today by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, and today the Government is reintroducing a landmark Bill that will facilitate the separation of the retail and wholesale arms of Telstra for the benefit of consumers. Those reforms to the...

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