Julia Gillard
Julia Gillard
Julia Eileen Gillardis a former Australian politician who served as the 27th Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013, as leader of the Australian Labor Party. She previously served as the 13th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, and held the cabinet positions of Minister for Education, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for Social Inclusion from 2007 to 2010. She was the first and to date only woman to hold the positions of deputy prime minister, prime...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth29 September 1961
CountryAustralia
It saddens me greatly to see Mark's loss of faith in the power of politics to make change for the better. It saddens me even more to see Mark's loss of faith in the Labor Party,
It seems the minister for health is happy to talk about the role of nurses when it suits him but has failed to take the profession of nursing seriously.
It seems that the Howard Government is getting ready to roll over on some important PBS protections that will leave Australians worse off and make their essential medicines even more costly.
America has always understood this principle of the economy - that everyone can benefit when everyone competes.
These increases, in dollar terms, wipe out the contribution of the government's rebate, even at the higher levels now provided for older Australians.
These increases, in dollar terms, wipe out the contribution of the Government's (30 per cent) rebate.
Any sort of political correctness needs to be swept out of the way
At the end of the day government is about teamwork and partnership and we will be proving that by working together.
The great thing about music is that whatever you're into, you see new possibilities.
The caricature of my own face always makes me laugh.
There's not a sense that the person who is waiting on the table is somehow a lesser person that the person who is eating in the restaurant.
The first film I remember seeing was Bambi. It has stayed with me because it was so sad.
In Australia, average temperatures have risen almost one degree since 1910, and each decade since the 1940s has been warmer than the one before. That warming is real. Its consequences are real. And it will change our lives in real and practical ways.
The death of Malcolm Fraser underwrites a great loss to Australia... I always thought Malcolm would be around a lot longer. I must say, I wished he had been.