Press Office

SAT 02 FEBRUARY 2013

Vietnamese New Year Festival Opening Ceremony

In 1977, a small wooden vessel threaded its way through the Gulf of Thailand and the waters to our north before finding landfall near Darwin. ...

THU 31 JANUARY 2013

Transcript of Interview with Karl Stefanovic, Today

  HOST: Good morning, PM.   PM: Good morning, Karl. ...

TUE 29 JANUARY 2013

Prime Minister's XI Match Day Function

It’s a delight to be here at Manuka Oval.  ...

FRI 25 JANUARY 2013

Transcript of Interview with Alex Sloan, ABC Canberra

HOST: Happy Australia Day eve.   PM: Thank you very much, to you too. ...

FRI 25 JANUARY 2013

Transcript of Remarks at Australian of the Year Awards

PM: Thank you very much. ...

FRI 25 JANUARY 2013

Transcript of Remarks at Morning Tea for Australian of the Year Awards National Finalists

[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OMITTED] We’re here to honour every finalist, everyone who is here. Some very excited people who are part of the Australian of the Year process. ...

FRI 18 JANUARY 2013

Tenth Anniversary of Canberra Bushfires

It was ten years ago today that fire tore into our nation’s capital, killing four people, destroying almost 500 homes and changing forever the lives of so many Canberrans. ...

THU 06 DECEMBER 2012

Transcript of Remarks in Honour of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch

PM: I just wanted to take this opportunity to say a few words about Dame Elisabeth Murdoch. ...

TUE 04 DECEMBER 2012

Jacqueline Freney Wins Prime Minister's Women In Sport Award

  Gold medal Paralympic swimmer Jacqueline Freney has tonight been awarded the Prime Minister’s Women in Sport Award. ...

SAT 10 NOVEMBER 2012

Remarks at the Naming of Queen Elizabeth Terrace

Your Royal Highnesses, I bid you a special welcome to our country and our capital. To The Prince of Wales, you are a familiar visitor to these shores. In you, the people of Australia know they have a true and sympathetic friend. To The Duchess of Cornwall, I hope you...