Press Office

SUN 13 FEBRUARY 2011

Transcript of press conference, Canberra

PM: Thank you very much and clearly COAG has had a long day talking about issues of importance to the nation and I do thanks Premiers and Chief Ministers for their patience and resolve in working through so many long hours and I do want to thank the members of the federal parliamentary press...

SUN 13 FEBRUARY 2011

COAG adopts National Disaster Resilience Strategy

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Attorney-General Robert McClelland today welcomed the Council of Australian Governments’ adoption of a National Disaster Resilience Strategy. ...

FRI 11 FEBRUARY 2011

Further Commonwealth assistance for victims of WA bushfires

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Attorney-General Robert McClelland today announced additional Commonwealth Government assistance for people impacted by the bushfires in Western Australia earlier this week. ...

TUE 08 FEBRUARY 2011

Motion of Condolence: Natural Disasters

I move that the House:  acknowledges with great sadness the devastation occasioned by this summer’s natural disasters including unprecedented floods, Cyclone Yasi and bushfires; extends its deepest sympathies to the families of those who have lost loved ones; records its...

MON 07 FEBRUARY 2011

Australian Government Reconstruction Inspectorate

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today announced strict new oversight and accountability measures to ensure value for money is delivered in the massive task of rebuilding flood-ravaged regions. ...

MON 07 FEBRUARY 2011

Transcript of press conference, Canberra

PM: Thanks to everybody for gathering in the courtyard, some fresh air for everybody. First and foremost can I say I am wearing a yellow ribbon today because today is the two year anniversary of the devastating Victorian bushfires. Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend a memorial event in...

SUN 06 FEBRUARY 2011

Transcript of interview with Paul Bongiorno, Meet the Press

BONGIORNO: And it’s welcome back to the program, Julia Gillard. Good morning Prime Minister. PM: Good morning, Paul. BONGIORNO: We are just going to Victoria. There had been evacuations overnight. Are we heading for a bigger disaster in that state than was first...

SUN 06 FEBRUARY 2011

Second anniversary of Victorian Bushfires

The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, the Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin and the former Parliamentary Secretary for Victoria Bushfire Reconstruction, Bill Shorten, today marked the second anniversary of the Black Saturday bushfires at a...

FRI 04 FEBRUARY 2011

Transcript of doorstop interview, Townsville

PM: I’m here in Townsville this morning, I’m here with the Attorney-General Robert McClelland, I’m also here with the local Member Ewan Jones and I thank him for coming to meet with me today. Also with the Chief Superinident Michael Keating and with Brigadier Smith here in...

FRI 04 FEBRUARY 2011

Transcript of interview, ABC Far North Queensland

HOST: Prime Minister good morning. PM: Good morning. HOST: What are you expecting when you arrive in the far north? ...