Press Office

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...

FRI 14 OCTOBER 2011

Transcript of interview with John Laws, 2SM

HOST: Prime Minister, good morning. PM: Good morning, John. HOST: No surprise that the legislation didn’t pass, I suppose. PM: I had worked hard with members of the House of Representatives in order to secure passage of this legislation, and I had worked hard,...

FRI 14 OCTOBER 2011

Transcript of interview with Jon Faine, ABC Melbourne

HOST: Well let’s start with the first Prime Minister, the Leader of the Labor Party. Bob Brown, Leader of the Greens joining us shortly. Julia Gillard in Canberra, good morning to you. PM: Good morning Jon and you’ve got the only Prime Minister. ...

FRI 14 OCTOBER 2011

Transcript of interview with Deborah Cameron, ABC Sydney

HOST: Prime Minister good morning. PM: Good morning Deborah. HOST: So battled hardened or battle weary? PM: I’m made of pretty tough stuff. ...

THU 13 OCTOBER 2011

Transcript of joint press conference, Canberra

PM: I’m here with the Minister for Immigration to provide an update on immigration policy, and particularly policy relating to asylum seekers and refugees. Let me just re-cap matters associated with refugee and asylum seeker policy to date and the Government’s...

WED 12 OCTOBER 2011

Prime Minister's Science Prize

The Prime Minister is pleased to announce this year’s Prize for Science has been awarded to Professors Ezio Rizzardo and David Solomon from the CSIRO and the University of Melbourne. The $300,000 prize recognises their work in reinventing polymer science by devising a means of...

WED 12 OCTOBER 2011

A new chapter in Australia-PNG relations

Prime Minister Julia Gillard was pleased today to welcome the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, The Hon. Peter O‘Neill, to Canberra for an official visit, his first since becoming Prime Minister. Papua New Guinea is Australia’s nearest neighbour, a friend and a genuine...

WED 12 OCTOBER 2011

Remarks to welcome the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea

Prime Minister O’Neill. High Commissioner Lapani and other members of the Diplomatic Corps. Your ministerial colleagues and their Australian counterparts who have been meeting in the Ministerial Forum. Departmental secretaries from PNG and Australia...

WED 12 OCTOBER 2011

Transcript of interview with Sabra Lane, ABC AM

HOST: Good morning Prime Minister. Welcome to AM. PM: Good morning. HOST: You will usher through this package today. Polls show that it's deeply unpopular. Voters seemingly can't wait to vote you out. Has it been worth it? ...