Press Office

THU 09 MAY 2013

Transcript of Joint Press Conference

PM: We have gathered today to make a very important announcement which is on 14 September, when Australians go to vote in the Federal election they will also be asked to vote local government referendum. ...

THU 09 MAY 2013

Transcript of Doorstop Interview

PM: I am delighted to be here in Papua New Guinea. I’ve arrived this afternoon and I will be here today until the day after. I am very pleased to be here. ...

THU 09 MAY 2013

Remarks At Official Dinner Hosted By Prime Minister Peter O’Neill

[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OMITTED]   It is a great honour for me to be here in this beautiful land. ...

THU 09 MAY 2013

Transcript Of Interview With Terri Begley, ABC Brisbane

HOST: It’s been hailed as an historic agreement, bipartisan support as Queensland signed up to the National Disability Insurance Scheme yesterday. Though what a pity a flying sandwich seemed to have stolen the headlines in the meantime. ...

THU 09 MAY 2013

Transcript Of Interview With Labby, Stav & Abby, B105 Brisbane

HOST: Our Prime Minister Julia Gillard joining us on air this morning. She was in town for the National Disability Insurance Scheme. We’re going to get to that is a sec, first though we need to see if she’s okay after sandwich-gate yesterday at Marsden State High. ...

THU 09 MAY 2013

Referendum On Local Government Recognition

  The Australian Government is planning to hold a referendum on 14 September to ask Australians to financially recognise local government in our nation’s Constitution. ...

WED 08 MAY 2013

Transcript of Doorstop Interview

PM: I am absolutely delighted to be here. I'm obviously here with Premier Newman and members of his team I'm sure he will introduce. ...

WED 08 MAY 2013

Transcript of Interview with Scott Rollinson, ABC Statewide Queensland

  HOST: The Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, is in the Sunshine State for the announcement and says it is great news for Queenslanders. Here’s what she told me a short time ago. ...

WED 08 MAY 2013

Transcript of Remarks at Australia's Biggest Morning Tea

E & OE - PROOF ONLY [ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OMITTED] PM: We’re here today to have a cup of tea, and that’s a pretty humble thing to do but people are going to be doing it right around the country in support of the World’s Biggest Morning Tea to raise funds and...

WED 08 MAY 2013

DisabilityCare Australia to be Rolled Out in Queensland

The Gillard Government and Queensland Government have reached an historic agreement today that will see DisabilityCare Australia, the national disability insurance scheme, rolled out across Queensland by July 2019. ...