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WED 25 JULY 2012

Transcript of interview with Leigh Sales, 7.30

HOST: Prime Minister, thank you for making time for us. PM: Thank you Leigh. HOST: Can you just give me a figure, how many Australians would stand to benefit from a fully functioning National Disability Insurance Scheme, just a ball park figure? PM: There are...

SUN 15 JULY 2012

$3 billion for Social and Community Sector Workers

The Gillard Government will provide an additional $1 billion as part of our contribution to the historic pay rise awarded to Australia’s social and community sector (SACS) workers in February of this year. This takes our total commitment for equal pay for social and community...

THU 21 JUNE 2012

Address to the High Level Summit of the Women Leaders' Forum on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Sustainable Development, Rio de Janeiro

That I am here as Australia´s first female Prime Minister – alongside so many other female heads of government and several of the world´s most influential women leaders - is only because of the extraordinary courage and tenacity of generations of women before us and...

THU 21 JUNE 2012

Australia to help boost gender equality in Asia-Pacific

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today announced Australia would provide $500,000 over two years to support the role of women in building and restoring peace in the Asia-Pacific region. N-Peace connects women in civil society organisations and government to share ideas on issues...

FRI 15 JUNE 2012

Scholarships to lift representation of women on boards

Women aspiring to become board members have today been given assistance through the announcement of 70 scholarships in the Board Diversity Scholarship program. Speaking at the Women in Leadership lunch in Sydney today, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said this initiative would help to...

FRI 15 JUNE 2012

Address to the Financial Review and Westpac Women in Leadership Lunch, Sydney

Thank you very much for that kind introduction, and can I too start by acknowledging the traditional owners of the land on which we meet, and in a spirit of reconciliation paying my respects to elders past and present. Can I say what a great delight it is being here...

MON 11 JUNE 2012

Transcript of press conference, Canberra

PM: Good afternoon, I’m here with Andrew Leigh the Member for Fraser and we’re at the ANU talking to students about the benefits they will receive from the clean energy future package. ...

MON 11 JUNE 2012

Households receive $1 billion in assistance

More than $1 billion in household assistance payments has been delivered to about 5 million Australian families and pensioners since the roll out began almost a month ago. The Gillard Government is delivering household assistance to help people on low and middle incomes make ends...

SUN 27 MAY 2012

Transcript of joint doorstop interview, Canberra

PM: I big, big thank you to Gesima for having us here today. I'm joined by Jenny Macklin and also by Andrew Leigh, the Member for Fraser, and we have been able to talk this morning over a cup of tea about how difficult it can be for pensioners to make ends meet. ...