The Hon Julia Gillard MP

The Hon Julia Gillard MP

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Welcome to the media centre archive for The Hon Julia Gillard MP, former Minister for Education, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Minister for Social Inclusion, Prime Minister. This site contains material issued by Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries in the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio.

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New early education target for Indigenous children

The Gillard Government will build on its work to close the gap on Indigenous disadvantage with a new Closing the Gap target to ensure Indigenous children are attending preschool or kindergarten…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 4 June 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julia Gillard MP
  • The Hon Jenny Macklin MP
  • The Hon Peter Garrett MP

$76 million for students with disability in special schools

$76 million will be available to help more than 350 government and non-government special schools across the country over the next six years as part of the National Plan for School Improvement.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 3 June 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julia Gillard MP
  • The Hon Peter Garrett MP
  • Senator the Hon Jacinta Collins

More support to Ford workers

The Gillard Labor Government will invest an additional $15.1 million to assist Ford employees in their transition to new employment following the company's recent announcement to close its Geelong…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 1 June 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julia Gillard MP
  • The Hon Bill Shorten MP
  • The Hon Dr Craig Emerson MP

ACT signs up to national education reforms

The Australian and Australian Capital Territory Governments have today reached an historic agreement which will benefit around 62,000 students across the territory.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 30 May 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julia Gillard MP
  • Katy Gallagher, MLA
  • The Hon Peter Garrett MP
  • Joy Burch, MLA

New data on a fairer funding plan for Australian schools

New data released today reveals the benefit to schools across the country – by sector and state – under the Gillard Government’s National Plan for School Improvement.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 19 May 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julia Gillard MP
  • The Hon Peter Garrett MP

Budget 2013-14: A fairer funding plan for all Australian schools

The Gillard Government has made a $9.8 billion commitment to increase school funding over six years, along with better indexation and reforms to lift student achievement, under the National Plan…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 14 May 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julia Gillard MP
  • The Hon Wayne Swan MP
  • The Hon Peter Garrett MP

NSW first to sign up to National education reforms

The Australian and New South Wales Governments have today reached an historic agreement which will benefit over 1.1 million students across the state. 

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 23 April 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julia Gillard MP
  • The Hon Peter Garrett MP
  • The Hon Barry O'Farrell MP
  • The Hon Adrian Piccoli MP

Resourcing all our kids, classrooms and teachers for the future

The Gillard Government has today set out its plan for proper resourcing of all our classrooms, teachers and schools for generations to come, to take Australian schools into the top five in the…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 14 April 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julia Gillard MP
  • The Hon Peter Garrett MP

My School shows targeted investment is lifting student results

Schools taking part in the Gillard Government’s National Partnerships on Literacy and Numeracy and Low SES Schools have increased the number of students achieving at or above national minimum…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 13 March 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julia Gillard MP
  • The Hon Peter Garrett MP

More than 1000 jobs on offer at Liverpool Jobs Expo

More than 1000 jobs and training opportunities are up for grabs today at the Australian Government Jobs and Skills Expo at the Whitlam Leisure Centre in Liverpool.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 7 March 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julia Gillard MP
  • The Hon Bill Shorten MP

Hundreds of jobs on offer at Glenorchy Jobs Expo

Hundreds of jobs and training opportunities are up for grabs today at the Australian Government Jobs and Skills Expo at the Derwent Entertainment Centre in Hobart.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 1 March 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julia Gillard MP
  • The Hon Bill Shorten MP
  • The Hon Julie Collins MP

National reading blitz for all young Australians

A new national reading blitz for all students between Foundation and Year 3 is set to be launched next year to help tackle falling literacy standards and prevent thousands of Australian children…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 24 February 2013

Ministers:

  • The Hon Julia Gillard MP
  • The Hon Peter Garrett MP