Press Office

TUE 06 JULY 2010

Moving Australia Forward

I am very thankful to the Lowy Institute for hosting me today. This Institute has established a reputation for independent, robust and forceful analysis of our nation's place in the world. It is exactly the right place to make today's address: Moving Australia...

SUN 04 JULY 2010

Transcript of doorstop, Marysville

BRUMBY: I'll start if I can- and obviously at the outset to welcome the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, to Marysville. And also here of course today are Danielle Green, our Parliamentary Secretary for Emergency Services- and Danielle really has been tireless in her work across the area...

SUN 04 JULY 2010

New State Emergency Service opens in Marysville

Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Victorian Premier John Brumby today officially opened a new State Emergency Services headquarters in Marysville, marking another important milestone in the bushfire recovery process in Victoria. Ms Gillard and Mr Brumby were joined by emergency...

SAT 03 JULY 2010

Transcript of doorstop, Mackay

PM: Well, can I say it's great to be here in Queensland. Coming from Canberra this is a fantastic opportunity to thaw out. So I'm very, very pleased to be here. I'm obviously very pleased to be joined by the Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer, Wayne Swan, a great Queenslander, and...

FRI 02 JULY 2010

Transcript of interview with Neil Mitchell, 3AW

MITCHELL: Prime Minister Julia Gillard, good morning. PM: Neil, good morning. MITCHELL: And congratulations on being Prime Minister. PM: Thank you very much. I've sprinted in to your Canberra studio after a very long press conference. So I'm very, very sorry...

FRI 02 JULY 2010

Transcript of Interview on ABC Perth

HOST: And I welcome the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, to the program. Good morning to you. PM: Good morning. HOST: Prime Minister, what is your message to all those West Australians who thought a super profits tax was going to have a terrible impact on the mining sector, on...

FRI 02 JULY 2010

Transcript of interview with Simon Beaumont, 6PR

BEAUMONT: Prime Minister, thanks for your time. Good morning. PM: Good morning. BEAUMONT: So you want us to believe that this is a new day, we have a new leader, this is a new era. You're asking us to forget about all that earlier policy on the mining tax? PM:...

FRI 02 JULY 2010

Transcript of joint press conference, Canberra

PM: Well as you know the Government's been engaged in detailed negotiations with the mining industry this week and I'm pleased to report to the Australian people that today we have a breakthrough agreement that moves Australia forward. It moves our mining industry forward with...

FRI 02 JULY 2010

Breakthrough agreement with industry on improvements to resources taxation

The new tax arrangements will underpin major economic reforms that will strengthen our economy so we can move forward together with confidence. These arrangements will fund an historic boost to superannuation, new and better infrastructure, and business tax cuts including an up-front...

WED 30 JUNE 2010

Transcript of interview with Kyle Sandilands and Jackie-O 2Day FM

HOST: Madam Prime Minister, hello madam. PM: Hello, I'm not sure madam's necessary. HOST: I was going to ask you what are people calling you in interviews? PM: They're calling me Prime Minister, sometimes they're calling me Julia, hopefully...