Press Office

MON 24 OCTOBER 2011

Transcript of interview with Steve Mills, 6PR

HOST: Good morning to you Prime Minister. PM: Good morning and I’m not planning any karaoke. HOST: You’re not? I thought (inaudible) might get together at some stage and let your hair down, so to speak. ...

FRI 21 OCTOBER 2011

Reception in Honour of Her Majesty, The Queen and His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, Canberra

On an autumn day in Cape Town 64 years ago, a remarkable address was given. It was the speech of a young woman who knew a life of duty stretched before her. A life she accepted with courage and with grace. In that address, Princess Elizabeth pledged that her...

THU 20 OCTOBER 2011

Mike Rann

I would like to thank Mike Rann for his service to the people of South Australia and Australia as Premier. Mike has led Labor in South Australia for 17 years – almost 10 of them as Premier. ...

THU 20 OCTOBER 2011

Transcript of interview with Neil Mitchell, 3AW

HOST: Prime Minister Julia Gillard, good morning. PM: Good morning Neil. HOST: I’ve got to ask you, meeting the Queen last night, did you consider curtseying? PM: Look, we do get protocol advice, Neil. I mean it’s great to have the Queen here. I’m...

MON 17 OCTOBER 2011

Transcript of doorstop interview, Brisbane

PM: I’m here today with the Acting Premier of Queensland, Andrew Fraser, and we’re here at the Queensland Reconstruction Authority and I very much thank the CEO Mr Graeme Newton for his briefing of me and the Acting Premier today and I also thank Richard Wilson for having us here...

THU 29 SEPTEMBER 2011

Transcript of doorstop interview, Melbourne

PM: It’s great to be here today in my own electorate at QB, one of our fantastic community centres. I’m here actually in a kitchen and restaurant facility that was built with Federal funds and it’s part of a vocational education and training program in partnership with...

SAT 24 SEPTEMBER 2011

Visit by Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh

Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh will visit the capital cities of Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth during their visit to Australia next month. The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will arrive in Canberra on Wednesday 19th October before...

FRI 23 SEPTEMBER 2011

Transcript of press conference, Canberra

PM: Good afternoon. As the Minister for Home Affairs has advised, we have interdicted a suspected illegal entry vessel and the HMAS Pirie has responded to a distress call at sea. So, we have confronted two boats - one that has been interdicted, one that was in...

SUN 18 SEPTEMBER 2011

Visit by Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark

Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark will visit Australia from 19 to 26 November as guests of the Australian Government. ...

FRI 16 SEPTEMBER 2011

"Labor in Australia is a movement", Address to the Chifley Research Centre, Canberra

Friends. I’m with you today, as your Labor Leader, to discuss our Labor values. Values 120 years old, values that have shaped this nation. Values that inspire us today and will inspire us tomorrow. Values that we have fought for in the past and that we will...