Julia Gillard to become Prime Minister

[Gumleaf]

08:30 AEST Thu Jun 24 2010
By Jay Savage and Nick Pearson, ninemsn, with AAP
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/1075130/gillard-to-challenge-rudd-for-leadership

Julia Gillard will become Australia's first female prime minister after Kevin Rudd stood aside instead of facing a leadership ballot, according to reports.

Mr Rudd decided not to take part in a leadership ballot rather than face a defeat in the Labor party room.

It is believed that Treasurer Wayne Swan will become Deputy Prime Minister in an uncontested ballot.

Ms Gillard's challenge to Mr Rudd came after the Australian Workers' Union withdrew its support and a group of young turk MPs threw a rocket under his prime ministership.

[Zero Beat]

Poor Kevin '07, kinda got himself in some shit didn't he :P

[Ryhanna]

I like Julia Gillard and I'm glad she's our Prime Minister... she strikes me as very intelligent, on the ball and I think she'll do well with the job.

[mrmcdonaldduck]

all i can say is, how can we have a prime minister that cant get school halls right leading our country?

[Gumleaf]

well when i get to vote it won't be for the labor party. the problem with julia gillard is that she was part of all the things that went wrong with kev. she was his deputy afterall. go liberals!!!

[mrmcdonaldduck]

well when i get to vote it won't be for the labor party. the problem with julia gillard is that she was part of all the things that went wrong with kev. she was his deputy afterall. go liberals!!!

ALLRIGHT!!!! i hate federal labour, but state labour is the shittiest government of any form in this country. 3 premiers, 3 years

[Gumleaf]

hahaha. the nsw premier is a delusional american. they get hammered in the penrith election last week and then she goes into the government meeting on monday saying what a good job they're doing. lol.