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WED 13 OCTOBER 2010

Training more doctors, nurses and health professionals

The Prime Minister Julia Gillard and the Minister for Health Nicola Roxon today announced funding for the clinical training of up to 12,000 more medical, nursing and allied health professional students to help deliver better health care to Australians. 22 health and medical...

TUE 12 OCTOBER 2010

Reform is not easy, but it works. Speech to the Queensland Media Club

It's always good to be in Brisbane - the perfect place to discuss my plan for a strong economy - and always good to be here at the Queensland Media Club. You know you're back in Queensland when the "southern media" means the Courier-Mail. Queensland's...

TUE 12 OCTOBER 2010

Parliament to debate Australia's involvement in Afghanistan

The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, today announced that a parliamentary debate will be held on Afghanistan in the next sitting fortnight. The Prime Minister said she believed it was important that all Australians understood the critical mission in Afghanistan. This debate...

TUE 12 OCTOBER 2010

Dame Joan Sutherland

The Prime Minister today joined Australians around the nation to mourn the death of Dame Joan Sutherland - a great Australian and one of the nation's greatest voices. Dame Joan Sutherland died peacefully at the age of 83 with her family by her side in Switzerland. Dame...

TUE 12 OCTOBER 2010

Transcript of questions and answers: Speech to Queensland Media Club

HOST: Obviously, the focus of this speech was on reform. One of the criticisms of the previous Labor Government was that it was trying to do too much in one term, especially looking at the COAG agenda, which was quite bogged down with committees and sub-committees. If you're focussing one...

MON 11 OCTOBER 2010

Enhanced protections for indicia of Mary MacKillop

The Prime Minister today announced that the Australian Government will provide special legislative protection to control the use of names associated with Mary MacKillop, who will become Australia's first Saint on 17 October 2010. The decision to grant additional protections...

SAT 09 OCTOBER 2010

New funding for institute to support carbon capturing efforts in developing nations

The Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Minister for Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson today welcomed a grant of US$500,000 from the US State Department to the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute. Alongside energy efficiency measures, carbon capture and storage (CCS)...

SAT 09 OCTOBER 2010

Transcript of press conference, Barrow Island

PM: Well thank you very much. Can I say it's very great to be here today and thank you to Roy and Chevron for making it possible. I'm joined by our Minister, Martin Ferguson, our Minister for Resources, Energy and Tourism. I'd also like to acknowledge we're joined by Senator...

FRI 08 OCTOBER 2010

Transcript of interview with Lisa Wilkinson, Today Show

HOST: Good morning to you and welcome home. PM: Good morning Lisa. Nice to be here. HOST: Good to be back? PM: Yes, lovely to be here. HOST: You said while you were away that there are many other things that you would rather be doing than travelling the...

FRI 08 OCTOBER 2010

Transcript of joint press conference, Newcastle

PRIME MINISTER: May I start by saying it's great to be in Newcastle today and we're obviously joined by the local Member, Sharon Grierson, I'm also joined by my Parliamentary colleagues Greg Combet, the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, and Mark Dreyfus, the...

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