Press Office

THU 12 APRIL 2012

Transcript of joint press conference, Canberra

PM: Thank you very much. It’s good to be with you to talk about the results of a very important forum, the first time that business has ever had the opportunity to sit down with the nation’s leaders, with the Council of Australian Governments, and talk about...

THU 12 APRIL 2012

Business Advisory Forum agrees to cut red tape

Environmental approvals and assessments will be fast-tracked and red tape cut for major development approvals, under reforms discussed at today’s inaugural meeting of the Business Advisory Forum. ...

SUN 01 APRIL 2012

Government and Woolworths help Australians to find work

Australians looking for work will be given assistance through a landmark jobs compact between the Gillard Government and Woolworths. We know many Australians want to find work, but need a hand with securing a job. Woolworths is creating 10,000 new retail jobs this financial...

THU 22 MARCH 2012

Transcript of joint doorstop interview, Canberra

PM: A great day, a great announcement. I’m sure you’ve got some questions, so we’ll take questions on Holden. JOURNALIST: Prime Minister, where is this money coming from? ...

THU 22 MARCH 2012

Speech to GM Holden, Canberra

Holden has been a proud part of our nation's story for more than a century. It's an Australian icon. But the truth is in January this year we were at real risk that there would be no more Holden in Australia, that we wouldn't have Holden here producing motor vehicles. Now that...

WED 14 MARCH 2012

Transcript of doorstop interview, Canberra

PM: It is great to be here today with Peter Strong, who leads COSBOA, the Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia. That means as well as running this great bookshop, he's an advocate for 2.7 million small businesses around the nation. ...

WED 14 MARCH 2012

Government appoints Small Business Commissioner

Australia’s 2.7 million small businesses will be given a direct voice to the Gillard Government, through the appointment today of the nation’s first Small Business Commissioner. Labor understands how vital the small business sector is to the Australian economy, employing...

TUE 06 MARCH 2012

Transcript of joint press conference, Canberra

PM: Thank you very much, everybody. I'm joined today by Senator Penny Wong and by Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury, but I’m also joined by Tony Shepherd, the President of the Business Council of Australia, and by Peter Anderson, who is the CEO of the Australian Chamber of Commerce...

TUE 06 MARCH 2012

Business leaders to join new deregulation dialogue

CEOs of the nation’s biggest companies will join state and territory leaders on a new Business Advisory Forum being established to advise on deregulation. ...

TUE 10 JANUARY 2012

Detroit meetings to support Australian automotive future

The Gillard and Weatherill Governments today reaffirmed their support for Australia’s automotive sector following a meeting with General Motors to discuss the company’s future investment plans. ...