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SUN 06 JANUARY 2013

Federal Financial Assistance to Help Tasmanians Get Back on Their Feet

Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payments (AGDRP) are now available to residents in the southeast and east of Tasmania covering the affected Local Government Areas of Sorell, Tasman and Glamorgan-Spring Bay. ...

SAT 05 JANUARY 2013

Transcript of Interview with Sarah Hawke - ABC News 24

PM: First and foremost people need to keep themselves safe. This is an ongoing situation so listen to local authorities, make sure that you’re absorbing all of the local warnings. ...

SAT 05 JANUARY 2013

Transcript of Interview with Sarah Harris - Today

HOST: Good morning Prime Minister. PM: Good morning Sarah, I’m here in the pink as you can see and the ground’s starting to fill with everybody sporting their pink as well for Jane McGrath Day. ...

SUN 05 AUGUST 2012

Transcript of press conference, Cairns

E & O E – PROOF ONLY PM: I am delighted to be here today with Treasurer Wayne Swan and also with Jan McLucas our Queensland Senator and we are here in her home of Cairns. I’ve been spending the last few days having a wonderful holiday in tropical north Queensland....

TUE 10 JULY 2012

Transcript of doorstop interview, Ipswich

PM: It’s great to be here today with some friends from the SES. I’m joined by Shayne Neumann, the Member for Blair, by Bernie Ripoll the Member for Oxley. I’ve got my ministerial colleague Joe Ludwig here who has played such a pivotal role for us in working...

TUE 10 JULY 2012

New flood equipment for Ipswich State Emergency Service

The Gillard Government will provide $46,000 to the Ipswich SES for the purchase of a sand bag filling machine. This new machine will help the community fill bags quicker and prepare more effectively for future incidents of flooding. ...

WED 07 MARCH 2012

Transcript of doorstop interview, Wagga Wagga

PM: I’m here with the local member Michael MacCormack and with the local Mayor and I thank him very much for showing me around – thank you very much to Kerry Pascoe. It’s been a great opportunity to come along and say hello to the people of Wagga and the Wagga...

SAT 11 FEBRUARY 2012

Assistance available for flood-affected Queensland and New South Wales

The Prime Minister today announced updated figures for emergency payments provided to those affected by the floods in NSW and Queensland. ...

TUE 07 FEBRUARY 2012

Further assistance for flood affected communities in Queensland

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today announced that clean-up and recovery grants of up to $25,000 will be provided to communities in Queensland inundated by recent floods. Primary producers, small businesses and not-for-profit organisations in the local government areas (LGAs) of...