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FRI 11 JANUARY 2013

Government Formally Establishes Royal Commission

On my advice, today the Governor-General has appointed a six‑member Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. ...

MON 07 JANUARY 2013

Relief Funds Able To Collect Tax Deductible Donations for Tasmanian Bushfires

The Australian Government will provide tax deductible status to relief funds established to help Australians affected by the Tasmanian bushfires. ...

MON 31 DECEMBER 2012

Happy New Year 2013

Australians enjoy ringing in the New Year. It’s a time of fun and celebration, of optimism and of making New Year’s resolutions. ...

FRI 28 DECEMBER 2012

South Australia Proclamation Day

Every year, on the anniversary of the Proclamation of “a great free colony”, we gather to renew our spirit of unity and confidence in this great free state. ...

MON 24 DECEMBER 2012

Prime Minister's Christmas Message 2012

After all the days of preparation and anticipation, Christmas is finally here.  However you and your family celebrate Christmas, whatever your own Christmas traditions are, I hope you have a wonderful day. ...

FRI 14 DECEMBER 2012

Transcript Of Interview With Sabra Lane - ABC AM

HOST: Prime Minister, good morning and welcome to AM. PM: Good morning Sabra. ...

FRI 07 DECEMBER 2012

Transcript of COAG Joint Press Conference

E & O E – PROOF ONLY PM: The first thing I'm going to do is sign and then hand over to my colleagues an agreement about the National Disability Insurance Scheme. This agreement will be signed by all states and territories and it’s committing all...

FRI 07 DECEMBER 2012

Transcript of Interview with Charlie Pickering, Carrie Bickmore & Scott Dooley - The Project

HOST: They say that if you can remember being at COAG, then you weren't really there. ...

FRI 07 DECEMBER 2012

COAG Progresses The National Disability Insurance Scheme

At the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting in Canberra today, all governments took a major step towards giving people with disability the care and support they need over their lifetimes by signing an Intergovernmental Agreement for the first stage of the National Disability...

FRI 07 DECEMBER 2012

COAG Reaches Agreement On Electricity Market Reform

The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) today agreed the most comprehensive package of reforms to Australia’s electricity markets in more than a decade. ...