Stephen Jones MP

Julia Gillard addresses the National Press Club, Canberra. -- THANK YOU ALL very much. I’m delighted to be here to explain my positive economic plan and my vision for Australia. Continue reading

Older Australians have made our nation strong and prosperous, and deserve to be supported in their retirement, writes Jenny Macklin.  -- A GILLARD LABOR GOVERNMENT is committed to a strong and secure economy so we can provide services to the community such as world-class hospitals and aged care facilities. Continue reading

Prime Minister Julia Gillard on the importance of skills training for our future apprentices. -- AS I SPEAK to parents, from all around the country, from all walks of life, one thing they all have in common is the desire to see their kids get a good education. Continue reading

Speech from the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, on "Moving forward together on Climate Change". - THANK YOU for coming to this event and thanks for that welcome. Climate change is a pivotal issue for Australia. It is fundamental to the question I have put to our people. The question about whether our country moves forward or back. A lot of people have been anticipating this day. I thank them for their patience. Continue reading

Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner argues the case for Federal Labor's reform credentials. - REFORM is a strange word. Everyone's in favour of it, except when it's being done to them. Ever since the Great Reform Act, which extended voting rights beyond a small elite, passed in Britain in 1832, reform has been associated with progress. Anything that can be labelled reform is by definition portrayed as a good thing. Continue reading