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
We are constantly being told that we've never been wealthier. And many of us are. On average we all are. But that's just the problem.. no one is average.
So in many ways for me, having lived through what I've lived through, and endured what I've endured, I've got more confidence that I can do the next bit - and there's something sustaining about that.
In my view, the ideal prime minister is patient, hard-working, compassionate and has a clear vision, driven by the fair go.
In my view, the ideal prime minister is patient, hard-working, compassionate and has a clear vision, driven by the fair go.
Try harder every day to be better than the day before.
The global economic outlook remains fragile and uncertain. Global economic imbalances persist and we must address them or risk future instability.
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.
There will be no carbon tax under the government I lead.
There will be no carbon tax under the government I lead.