Press Office

WED 05 JANUARY 2011

Major General Mick Slater to lead Qld Flood Recovery Taskforce

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today welcomed the appointment of Major General Mick Slater to lead the Queensland Flood Recovery Taskforce. The appointment of Major General Slater will provide the Queensland Flood Recovery Taskforce with Defence experience and leadership. In...

WED 05 JANUARY 2011

Transcript of interview with Mark Nicholas, Channel Nine

NICHOLAS: Prime Minister Julia Gillard, nice to have you with us. PM: It's lovely to be here. NICHOLAS: Spectacular day in more ways than one this, isn't it? PM: It is a spectacular day. I think you've very much enjoying the cricket. I've been...

MON 03 JANUARY 2011

Assistance for flood-affected small business and primary producers

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Premier Anna Bligh today announced additional Commonwealth-State disaster assistance to help small businesses and primary producers impacted by Queensland's flood crisis. The Prime Minister said today's announcement would see small businesses...

MON 03 JANUARY 2011

Transcript of interview with Rebecca Levingston, ABC Brisbane

LEVINGSTON: Prime Minister Julia Gillard, good morning. PM: Good morning Rebecca. LEVINGSTON: Who's eligible for the $25,000 grants? PM: If I can go through it a step at a time, because I do want people to get the accurate information. Firstly there is...

SAT 01 JANUARY 2011

Transcript of joint doorstop interview, Sydney

PM: Can I start by saying happy New Year. Happy New Year to Jenny Macklin who has joined me here today and happy New Year to Australians. And today is not only a great day to say to happy New Year, it's a date to be celebrating a historic day for Australians families. Today is the...

FRI 31 DECEMBER 2010

Extra disaster assistance for flood-affected communities in Queensland

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Acting Attorney-General Brendan O'Connor today announced the Australian Government will provide additional payments for people significantly affected by the Queensland floods crisis. The Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment will be...

FRI 31 DECEMBER 2010

Transcript of joint doorstop interview, Rockhampton

PM: I'm here today in Rockhampton and I'd like to say thank you very much to the Mayor for hosting me and the Premier of Queensland, we're here talking to the local community about the preparations it's making for what is anticipated to be the peak of the flooding in...

FRI 31 DECEMBER 2010

Transcript of joint doorstop interview, Bundaberg

PM: I'm here in Bundaberg with Premier Anna Bligh, we have had the opportunity today to be briefed by local emergency services personnel and to be briefed by the local council and I thank Tony very much for that. I'm also joined by my Federal Parliamentary colleagues the...

WED 29 DECEMBER 2010

Transcript of Press Conference, Adelaide

PM: Thank you very much for coming along and I've taken this opportunity to say a few words about the situation in Queensland and I'll be very happy to take a few questions. Of course the Christmas-New Year period is a time of joy and family celebration for literally millions...

TUE 28 DECEMBER 2010

Commonwealth assistance for flood-affected Queensland communities

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Acting Attorney-General Brendan O'Connor today said the Commonwealth Government would continue to provide assistance to Queensland communities affected by flooding over Christmas. Following a request from Queensland, the Government is providing two...