Julia Gillard, feminism and gender politics
There is no doubt that the ascension of Julia Gillard to the Labor leadership, and therefore her becoming Australia’s first female Prime Minister, is a significant moment and raises a number of issues for discussion. Some have posed the question [...]
My piece at The Drum on the political execution of Kevin Rudd
I’ve just had a piece published at the ABC’s The Drum on what I think the broader implications of the extraordinary series of events we’ve witnessed over the last 24 hours or so are. For the convenience of LP readers, [...]
Julia Gillard is Prime Minister, Wayne Swan DPM
We have a new Prime Minister, folks, and Julia Gillard will be Australia’s first female PM. Kevin Rudd didn’t stand for the leadership. Wayne Swan is Deputy Prime Minister, and both were elected unopposed. Previous coverage at LP here. Elsewhere: [...]
The die is cast: Rudd v. Gillard at 9am
In his press conference tonight, Kevin Rudd threw down a gauntlet to the Labor Party. He made it very difficult for MPs to elect Julia Gillard without her leadership being cruelled from the start. The PM emphasised the fact that [...]
ABC claims move against Rudd is on
ABC tv news has just claimed that a move against Kevin Rudd’s leadership is on tonight, emanating from Victoria and including “senior ministers”. Tomorrow is the last sitting day of this session of parliament. There’s nothing on the web so [...]
Quick link: Why dumping Rudd would be stupid
While I’m doing the quick links thing, here’s an excellent article in Inside Story by Peter Brent of Mumble on why dumping Kevin Rudd for Julia Gillard would be the easiest way for Labor to lose this year’s federal election.
Kevin Andrews to challenge Malcolm Turnbull
At 1pm AEDT today, the Liberal Party will meet for a leadership vote, with the only declared challenger to Malcolm Turnbull being Kevin Andrews. I stand by the analysis I offered last night – Turnbull has the numbers, and if [...]
Rudd v. Gillard: Gillard's communication problem
By Mark Bahnisch on June 24, 2010
Those whose opinion needs to be taken into account when planning a leadership challenge are broader than Labor MPs, political journalists and tragics and the Twitterverse. It’s not an insignificant thing to tear down a Prime Minister in his first [...]
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