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Julia Gillard

Australian PM urges unity after surviving leadership challenge
Article
/ 21 August 2018

Australian PM urges unity after surviving leadership challenge

Embattled Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull narrowly survived a leadership challenge as discontent with his rule boiled over

By Martin Parry
Australia elections: Rudd concedes defeat to Abbott
Article
/ 7 September 2013

Australia elections: Rudd concedes defeat to Abbott

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said he will step down as Labor leader because voters punished the party for internal warfare.

By Adam Plowright
Australian women rally around ousted PM Julia Gillard
Article
/ 5 July 2013

Australian women rally around ousted PM Julia Gillard

An Australian women’s group has defended ousted prime minister Julia Gillard, saying she had battled "gross disrespect" while in office.

By Staff Reporter
Hostile media hindered Gillard’s success
Africa
/ 28 June 2013

Hostile media hindered Gillard’s success

Leading a minority government and facing a hostile media made it difficult for Julia Gillard to succeed.

By Staff Reporter
Australia PM Julia Gillard: It will be easier for the next woman
Article
/ 27 June 2013

Australia PM Julia Gillard: It will be easier for the next woman

A teary-eyed Julia Gillard conceded to her Labour Party rival Kevin Rudd, and talked about what her term as prime minister might mean for other women.

By Alison Rourke
DJ suspended for asking if Aussie PM’s boyfriend is gay
Article
/ 14 June 2013

DJ suspended for asking if Aussie PM’s boyfriend is gay

An Australian radio host has been suspended after pressing Prime Minister Julia Gillard on air whether her hairdresser boyfriend Tim Mathieson is gay.

By Martin Parry
Australia PM defends leaving dead asylum seekers at sea
Article
/ 11 June 2013

Australia PM defends leaving dead asylum seekers at sea

Australia’s Prime Minister Julia Gillard has backed her government’s choice to leave the bodies of drowned asylum-seekers in the ocean.

By Staff Reporter
Australia PM Gillard wins leadership vote unopposed
Article
/ 21 March 2013

Australia PM Gillard wins leadership vote unopposed

Australia prime minister Julia Gillard will lead the government until September after her rival, Kevin Rudd, said he did not have enough support.

By James Grubel
Gillard’s partner puts his foot in it with ‘small, female Asian’ gaffe
Article
/ 29 January 2013

Gillard’s partner puts his foot in it with ‘small, female Asian’ gaffe

Leader of Australia Julia Gillard’s face is said to have turned to stone when partner Tim Mathieson made a bigoted joke at an official reception.

By Guardian Reporter
Australia’s ‘misogynist’ politician puts his foot in it again
Article
/ 23 October 2012

Australia’s ‘misogynist’ politician puts his foot in it again

Tony Abbott, Australia’s politician damned as a misogynist by Julia Gillard, has plunged himself into a new row over his attitude towards women.

By Guardian Reporter
Australia reinstates legislation to deter asylum seekers
Article
/ 13 August 2012

Australia reinstates legislation to deter asylum seekers

Australia’s prime minister, Julia Gillard has announced a sharp reversal in her government’s policy on asylum seekers on Monday.

By Rod McGuirk
The economic week ahead: By the numbers
Article
/ 27 February 2012

The economic week ahead: By the numbers

A credible plan to address Europe’s long-running debt crisis appears to be emerging slowly but surely, writes <b>Matt Quigley</b>

By Matt Quigley
Rudd resignation signals showdown with Gillard in Oz
Article
/ 22 February 2012

Rudd resignation signals showdown with Gillard in Oz

The resignation of Australia’s Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has stoked speculation the country’s government could be plunged into a new crisis.

By James Grubel
Police rescue Australia’s Gillard from race protests
Article
/ 26 January 2012

Police rescue Australia’s Gillard from race protests

Julia Gillard had to be bundled out of a restaurant during medals presentation as Aboriginal rights protesters demonstrated against Australia Day.

By Staff Reporter
Australia’s Gillard desperate to tighten grip on power
Article
/ 24 November 2011

Australia’s Gillard desperate to tighten grip on power

Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard has boosted her chances of surviving a full term after an opposition lawmaker defected to become speaker.

By Rob Taylor
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Article
/ 30 October 2011

Stranded passengers pin hopes on Qantas mediator

About 70 000 stranded passengers have been hoping a workplace regulator would end the grounding of Qantas Airways’s fleet over an industrial row.

By Marc Lavine
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Article
/ 13 September 2011

Australia introduces controversial carbon laws

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has introduced her government’s carbon tax plans into Parliament to legislate a price on pollution.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 3 September 2011

UN chief concerned over Australia’s refugee policy

UN leader Ban Ki-moon says he has concerns about Australian’s treatment of asylum seekers after its plans to transfer them to Malaysia, were blocked.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 10 July 2011

Australia unveils carbon-reduction scheme

Australia unveiled plans on Sunday to slap a carbon tax of A$23 a tonne on its 500 worst polluters from 2012.

By Rob Taylor
Gillard ‘most unpopular Australian leader in 40 years’
Article
/ 19 June 2011

Gillard ‘most unpopular Australian leader in 40 years’

A year after she ousted previous Labour leader Kevin Rudd, only one in four Australians say they would vote for her.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 9 May 2011

Tributes for Australian Aboriginal hero Rose

Australian sports and political figures on Monday paid tribute to Lionel Rose, the first Aboriginal boxer to win a world title.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 24 March 2011

Earth Hour aims for hope in darkened world

Lights will go out around the world on Saturday with hundreds of millions of people set to take part in the Earth Hour climate change campaign.

By Madeleine Coorey
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Article
/ 24 March 2011

Take Five: Of face transplants and digitisation

The UK prepares for its first face and hand transplant, while Google’s plan to digitise every book is slapped down.

By Faranaaz Parker
Floods cover vast area of Australia’s north-east
Article
/ 31 December 2010

Floods cover vast area of Australia’s north-east

Floodwater rose across a vast area in Australia’s northeast on Friday, inundating 22 towns, forcing 200 000 residents out of their homes.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 16 December 2010

Asylum seeker deaths pressure Australia govt

The death of 28 asylum seekers has renewed pressure on Prime Minister Julia Gillard to soften Australia’s asylum policy.

By Michael Perry
Australia sends urgent bushfire assistance to Israel
Article
/ 5 December 2010

Australia sends urgent bushfire assistance to Israel

Australia said it would urgently send fire-fighting experts to Israel to help it combat a massive blaze that has raged for three days.

By Staff Reporter
Fragile Australian govt battles discord on day one
Article
/ 8 September 2010

Fragile Australian govt battles discord on day one

Australia’s newly elected Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, pledged to serve a full term after scraping back into power.

By Talek Harris
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Article
/ 23 August 2010

Australia markets bet on new conservative govt

Australian financial markets bet on Monday that inconclusive weekend elections would deliver a change of government.

By Rob Taylor
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Article
/ 22 August 2010

Gillard vows ‘stable’ govt after unclear polls

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Sunday reassured voters she would deliver "stable and effective" government.

By Staff Reporter
Photo finish for Aussie election
Article
/ 20 August 2010

Photo finish for Aussie election

With polling day on Saturday, Australia’s first woman prime minister is working overtime to overcome a strong challenge for her opposer.

By Alison Rourke
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Article
/ 20 August 2010

Australia confronts prospect of minority government

Australia could have its first minority government in 70 years, with an poll showing the Labour party drawing level with the conservative opposition.

By James Grubel and Mark Bendeich
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Article
/ 19 July 2010

Australia’s Gillard extends lead in election race

Julia Gillard’s chances of winning an August 21 election were boosted with a poll showing voters overwhelmingly preferred her as prime minister.

By Staff Reporter
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