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FRI 22 OCTOBER 2010

Prime Minister's overseas trip extended to Malaysia and Indonesia

The Prime Minister will travel to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Jakarta, Indonesia following the East Asian Summit in Vietnam at the end of this month. From 31 October to 1 November the Prime Minister will make an official visit to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to hold meetings with Prime...

THU 21 OCTOBER 2010

Enhanced protections for indicia of Mary MacKillop

The Prime Minister today announced that the Australian Government will provide special legislative protection to control the use of names associated with Mary MacKillop, who will become Australia's first Saint on 17 October 2010. The decision to grant additional protections...

TUE 19 OCTOBER 2010

No Safe Haven, Prime Ministerial Statement, House of Representatives

Mr Speaker, a national government has no more important task than defending the nation, its people and their interests. That is why we take so seriously any decision to go to war. The war in Afghanistan is no different. Today I will answer five questions Australians are asking about...

TUE 12 OCTOBER 2010

Parliament to debate Australia's involvement in Afghanistan

The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, today announced that a parliamentary debate will be held on Afghanistan in the next sitting fortnight. The Prime Minister said she believed it was important that all Australians understood the critical mission in Afghanistan. This debate...

TUE 12 OCTOBER 2010

Transcript of questions and answers: Speech to Queensland Media Club

HOST: Obviously, the focus of this speech was on reform. One of the criticisms of the previous Labor Government was that it was trying to do too much in one term, especially looking at the COAG agenda, which was quite bogged down with committees and sub-committees. If you're focussing one...

MON 11 OCTOBER 2010

Enhanced protections for indicia of Mary MacKillop

The Prime Minister today announced that the Australian Government will provide special legislative protection to control the use of names associated with Mary MacKillop, who will become Australia's first Saint on 17 October 2010. The decision to grant additional protections...

FRI 08 OCTOBER 2010

Transcript of interview with Lisa Wilkinson, Today Show

HOST: Good morning to you and welcome home. PM: Good morning Lisa. Nice to be here. HOST: Good to be back? PM: Yes, lovely to be here. HOST: You said while you were away that there are many other things that you would rather be doing than travelling the...

THU 07 OCTOBER 2010

Transcript of press conference Canberra

PM: Well I'm here with Minister Greg Combet and obviously we've just come from the first meeting of the Multi-Party Climate Change Committee and that meeting was attended by me and by Minister Combet. We were joined by Senator Bob Brown and Senator Christine Milne from the Australian...

TUE 05 OCTOBER 2010

Transcript of interview with Karen Middleton, SBS World News

HOST: Prime Minister thanks for joining us. You joked in your dinner speech about your accent, now you're not really having trouble being understood here are you? PM: No I'm not, but I thought a joke was worthwhile so I did say even the English language speakers might want to...

TUE 05 OCTOBER 2010

Transcript of doorstop interview, Brussels

PM: Well, thank you very much, and I know many of you have probably got flights to get, so we'll keep this as brief as possible. Can I say, obviously today I've attended the Asia-Europe Meeting, and it has concluded. Today has also afforded me the opportunity to continue some...

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