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 [...]
Welcome Julia Gillard but don’t forget to farewell Kevin Rudd
I admire Julia Gillard and always have. Those who’ve been around here for a long time, and have long memories, might recall that I was backing Gillard enthusiastically when Kim Beazley’s leadership was on its last legs. I welcome and [...]
Assessing Julia Gillard as PM
A couple of pollsters have been very quick to assess public support for Julia Gillard and Labor, after her unprecedented ascension to the Prime Ministership. Possum has all the details of the latest Galaxy and Nielsen polls, both showing a [...]
How the coup against Kevin Rudd unfolded
Today’s comprehensive coverage in the Financial Review allows us to understand how the Labor leadership challenge was orchestrated. From reading a number of reports in the Fin Review today, including Laura Tingle’s, I think it’s fair to characterise it as [...]
Links post on the spill and the Gillard ascension
Some interesting articles around the web this morning to highlight: Jeff Sparrow at The Drum asks some searching questions about the personalisation of politics and its relationship with our democratic deficit, while The Poll Bludger and Mumble present contrasting takes [...]
Guest post by Rachel Hills: 4 articles I'd like to read about the spill
Rachel Hills writes: Yesterday Australia swore in its first female Prime Minister. She’s also our first atheist prime minister, and our first prime minister without children. So yays. She’s done a good job in her first 24 hours. More interesting to [...]
Julia Gillard's first press conference as Labor Leader
Elsewhere: Peter Brent: Julia Gillard gave a charming press conference, therefore she’ll defeat Abbott! This seems to be the view. Hey, let’s all think in the present. Elsewhere: Annabel Crabb at The Drum. Elsewhere: Barrie Cassidy at The Drum. NB: [...]
Kevin Rudd's last press conference as PM
Elsewhere: Annabel Crabb at The Drum. Elsewhere: Barrie Cassidy at The Drum. Elsewhere: Bernard Keane in Crikey on Rudd and Lindsay Tanner’s announcements. Update: Kevin Rudd on Twitter: Thanks everyone for all the really kind messages after yesterday. They mean [...]
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: [...]
Rudd v. Gillard: Gillard's communication problem
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 [...]
Laurie Oakes claims Kevin Rudd proposed a Kirribilli style deal to Julia Gillard on 23 June
By Mark Bahnisch on July 15, 2010
In the q&a after a fairly predictable speech by the Prime Minister on economic policy at the National Press Club today, Laurie Oakes asked her a question which implied that Kevin Rudd had indicated, on the night of June 23, [...]
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