Press Office

TUE 13 DECEMBER 2011

Transcript of interview with Sabra Lane, ABC AM

HOST: Ms Gillard, good morning and welcome. PM: Good morning Sabra. HOST: In announcing this reshuffle you said it would give the Government the fire power and focus it needed for 2012. Is that an admission that you didn't have focus this year and that...

MON 12 DECEMBER 2011

Transcript of press conference, Canberra

PM: [audio break] Nick Sherry announced his intention to retire from the Ministry. Nick has been a tremendous contributor to the Labor team over a large number of years now. He is someone who (inaudible). Minister for Superannuation, a policy area very close to his heart. His political career...

MON 12 DECEMBER 2011

Resignation of Nick Sherry

Today Nick Sherry has tendered his resignation as Minister for Small Business, Minister Assisting on Deregulation and Public Sector Superannuation and Minister Assisting on Tourism. ...

MON 12 DECEMBER 2011

Changes to the Ministry

Today I announce changes to the Ministry and the Cabinet. These changes will better equip the Government to focus on its priorities for the coming year: Keeping the economy strong and ensuring Australians have jobs as the economy goes through a period of profound...

MON 05 DECEMBER 2011

Speech to the Opening of the Robert Marsden Hope Building, Canberra.

Australia came into the 1970s with a new vision for our nation and its place in the world beyond the sterile polarities of the Cold War. ...

FRI 02 DECEMBER 2011

Address to the Australian Labor Party National Conference, Sydney

Thank you Jenny, it’s so good to be so warmly welcomed by our President, elected by our members. Delegates, here we acknowledge Australia’s first people, we acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we meet. ...

TUE 15 NOVEMBER 2011

Transcript of press conference, Canberra

PM: I want to outline my approach to a number of issues at the forthcoming ALP National Conference. Firstly, I want to deal with the question of uranium and India. The Labor Party’s current platform prevents us selling uranium to India, because it is not part of the Nuclear...

WED 09 NOVEMBER 2011

New community learning centre in Wyndham Vale

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today officially opened the new and already highly popular community learning centre in Wyndham Vale. The new centre is providing a comprehensive range of much needed services for the people of Wyndham Vale, which is one of Wyndham’s fastest growing...

TUE 25 OCTOBER 2011

Transcript of interview with Geoff Hutchinson, ABC Perth

HOST: Prime Minister, good morning. PM: Good morning. HOST: You’re giving the opening address at the Commonwealth Business Forum this morning? What will you be telling them? ...

MON 24 OCTOBER 2011

Transcript of joint doorstop interview, Perth

PM: Good morning, everyone. I'm joined by Minister Peter Garrett and we’re here at the opening of the Commonwealth Youth Forum. I want to say a few words about CHOGM and then I want to make an announcement about mental health services in Australia for young people. ...