Press Office

MON 23 JANUARY 2012

Transcript of interview with Fran Kelly, ABC Radio National

HOST: Prime Minister, good morning, happy New Year. PM: Good morning Fran and happy New Year to you too and welcome back. HOST: Welcome to the year of the dragon. Prime Minister, you’ve torn up a written deal with Andrew Wilkie to introduce compulsory precommitment...

SAT 21 JANUARY 2012

Tackling Problem Gambling in Australia

  The Gillard Government today announced its plan to tackle problem gambling, helping the five million Australians affected by problem gambling in this country. ...

WED 18 JANUARY 2012

People of Australia Ambassadors

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today congratulated 40 Australians who have been recognised for their outstanding work in building strong and cohesive local communities. ...

SAT 03 DECEMBER 2011

Designing a National Disability Insurance Scheme

The Gillard Government today announced a new agency will be established to lead the Commonwealth’s work to design the launch of a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). ...

SAT 26 NOVEMBER 2011

Speech to the Alannah and Madeline Foundation Luncheon, Melbourne

We would not be here but for the events of 28 April 1996 – events that will remain in our nation’s memory always. On that day, we saw unmitigated evil from one man. ...

FRI 11 NOVEMBER 2011

Transcript of doorstop interview, Sydney

PM: I’m here in Sydney with Jacinta Collins the Parliamentary Secretary for Workplace Relations and I’ve had the enormous privilege this morning of spending some time with people who work in our social and community services sector and I can see a number of them still in the...

WED 09 NOVEMBER 2011

New school facilities to boost learning at Western Autistic School

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today opened a new campus at the Western Autistic School in Laverton to help autistic students build social networks and help them transition to mainstream schools and programs. She was joined by Member for Maribyrnong, Bill Shorten, whose electorate...

WED 19 OCTOBER 2011

Transcript of doorstop interview, Mount Druitt

PM: It’s fantastic to be here, I’m joined by my Parliamentary colleague, the Member for Chifley, Ed Husic, who’s been asking me to come and have a look at this fantastic facility. I had hoped to be at the opening of it, but I am going to be overseas, so it’s...

TUE 13 SEPTEMBER 2011

Inaugural EMILY's List Oration, Canberra

I’m Australia’s first female Prime Minister. And I didn’t get here alone. Today I think of all the women who made my journey possible, all the women who made our journey possible: A lifetime of support from colleagues and family, mentors and friends...