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MON 17 OCTOBER 2011

Transcript of interview with Madonna King, ABC Brisbane

HOST: Prime Minister Julia Gillard, good morning. Are you there, Prime Minister? Are you there, Prime Minister?   PM: Good morning, Madonna.   HOST: Yes, I’m sorry. I don’t know what happened with the phones then, my...

MON 17 OCTOBER 2011

Queensland communities boosted by continued reconstruction investment

Three major announcements today show the Gillard and Bligh Governments are continuing to re-build Queensland following the devastating summer of natural disasters. Speaking at the Queensland Reconstruction Authority today, the Prime Minister and the Acting Premier announced over...

MON 01 AUGUST 2011

Transcript of interview with Peter Dick and Mary Collier, 4BC

HOST: Good morning Prime Minister. PM: Good morning. HOST: Welcome to the program and thank you for taking all the calls. PM: No problems at all, my pleasure. ...

FRI 22 JULY 2011

Transcript of joint doorstop interview, Townsville

PM: I’m here with Senator Jan McLucas in Townsville. We’re at Town High and you can hear the sounds of the school in progress behind us. I’ve come to this school today to speak to some of the senior students about our plans to tackle climate change. These are people...

THU 21 JULY 2011

Millions invested in flood damaged roads in Lockyer Valley and Ipswich

More than $470 million will be injected into repairing roads in the hard hit Lockyer Valley and Ipswich regions as part of Operation Queenslander – the largest reconstruction task in the state’s history. More than 100 kilometres of state roads were damaged following the...

MON 20 JUNE 2011

University experience cements bonds of friendship

Prime Minister Julia Gillard, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key and Tertiary Education Minister, Senator Chris Evans today met students from Christchurch who have spent the past four months studying at Adelaide University at the generosity of the local community. ...

SAT 18 JUNE 2011

'Governing well, driven by Labor values', Speech to the Queensland ALP State Conference, Brisbane

Thanks so much, Wayne, for that generous introduction. I see so many of my ministerial and parliamentary colleagues here today, Federal and State, far too many to name; so many friends from Queensland’s great labour movement. ...

FRI 27 MAY 2011

Statement from the Prime Minister

The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, today extended her condolences to the people of the United States and the tornado-affected communities in Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kansas. ...

TUE 24 MAY 2011

Australian emergency personnel thanked for their efforts in New Zealand and Japan

Prime Minister Julia Gillard tonight hosted a reception at Parliament House to thank the Australian rescuers, medical experts, police and Australian Defence Force personnel involved in the emergency responses to the Christchurch earthquake and the Japanese earthquake and tsunami. ...

FRI 13 MAY 2011

Gillard Government delivers reconstruction funding for flood-affected Victorian communities

Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced Victoria will today receive $500 million in upfront funding to help with the rebuilding of crucial infrastructure damaged by recent flooding. The Gillard Government has signed a National Partnership Agreement with the Victorian Government that...