Tag: Julia Gillard

WATCH: Clinton campaign posts video of former Australian PM warning that Trump-like rhetoric could cause years of damage.

Australian leaders of all political stripes, past and present, reflect on the political legacy and legend of Gough Whitlam.

Australian leaders have echoed those around the world paying tribute to Nelson Mandela.

Kevin Rudd keeps a low profile on his last day in Parliament.

Tony Abbott has praised former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd as an extraordinary person who will continue to serve Australia.

Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has taken to twitter to bid farewell and has been both praised and condemned on social media networks.

Former PM Kevin Rudd quits parliament saying he bears no malice.

Plans for a sculpture of Tony Abbott’s head, to be displayed with other Prime Minister’s heads, are being finalised.

Labor will need Tanya Plibersek’s skills as a communicator and her popularity with colleagues as it tries to unite after a devastating election loss.

Former Australian prime minister Julia Gillard will give candid interviews with author Dr Anne Summers in front of live audiences in Sydney and Melbourne, with both shows selling out.

Law firm Slater & Gordon has notched up a 67 per cent profit increase as it increases its hold in the UK.

ELECTION13 | Recent polling suggests that former Queensland Premier Peter Beattie will be defeated in the electorate of Forde at the federal election on 7 September.

Papua New Guinea wasn't seeking economic gain when it agreed to open a processing centre for asylum seekers trying to get into Australia, Prime Minister Peter O'Neill says.

AUSTRALIAN ELECTION 13 | Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has launched an appeal to Muslim voters in western Sydney, claiming that he is a "sworn enemy" of those that attempt to divide the nation on the basis of race or culture.

A prominent former US diplomat has criticised Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's plan to relocate asylum seekers to Papua New Guinea, and has referred to the Australian defence budget as "paltry".

Australian election strategist Lynton Crosby has faced renewed calls to prove there is no conflict of interest between his role as advisor to the Conservative Party, and the lobbying role of his company CTF Partners for Philip Morris International.

David Cameron’s chief election strategist, Australian Lynton Crosby, has denied he spoke to the British Prime Minister about plain packaging on cigarettes.

As tributes pour in to congratulate the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the arrival of their first child, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has revealed what Australia will be sending the royal baby that has it all - a bilby.

Prime Minister Rudd announces no asylum seekers arriving by boat will resettle in Australia under new deal with PNG.

FEATURE | If the polls are to be believed, Tony Abbott will become the next Prime Minister of Australia at the next federal election. Abbott has become renowned for his verbal gaffes, and POPPY DAMON has compiled a list of his five best (or worst).

British Prime Minister David Cameron has been urged to sack his Australian election strategist Lynton Crosby.

ROYAL BABY | With the Duchess of Cambridge days away from giving birth to a new heir to the British throne, we bring you the top ten facts you didn't know about the royal baby - with an Aussie twist.

Crossbench MP Rob Oakeshott says Australians should reflect on their attitudes to women following the ousting of Julia Gillard as prime minister.

She's been cast out of Labor's top job by her caucus colleagues, but Julia Gillard is always welcome in New Zealand.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has promoted many of his key leadership backers with his new look frontbench.

OPINION | So Kevin07 has finally been resurrected as Kevin13. But will the 13-version turn Labor's luck around? And in the nick of time?

Voters prefer Kevin Rudd as preferred prime minister over Tony Abbott, but the coalition would win an election comfortably, a new opinion poll shows.

OPINION | Julia Gillard might have known raising the gender card could be her downfall. And yet, the positive change this could effect may just be her enduring legacy.

The 14 September Australian federal election date is in doubt as Kevin Rudd puts together a new cabinet and reshapes Labor’s message. Mr Rudd was sworn in as prime minister by Governor-General Quentin Bryce in Canberra on Thursday morning.

New Labor leader Kevin Rudd says the negativity and destructive politics at the federal level must stop.

Ousted prime minister Julia Gillard won’t stand at the next election in the Victorian seat of Lalor.

A number of key Labor ministers have resigned following the defeat of Julia Gillard in a Labor Caucus vote, 57-45. Anthony Albanese has been elected deputy prime minister.

Kevin Rudd has been thrown a lifeline after independent MP Andrew Wilkie rejected supporting a potential no-confidence motion in the government.

Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has been voted in as Labor leader by the Labor caucus in a secret ballot held tonight. Julia Gillard is likely to now leave politics following the decision.

Bill Shorten has announced that he will support Kevin Rudd against Julia Gillard in the Australian Labor Party leadership vote.

Bill Shorten has announced he will support Kevin Rudd in tonight's leadership ballot to give the Labor Party "the best possible chance" in the federal election.

Labor MPs will vote in a ballot for the Labor leadership at 7.00pm AEST (10am UK time) for either Julia Gillard or Kevin Rudd to be prime minister. As the vote comes to a head, we look back at a timeline of Labor leadership thrills, spills and challenges.

Kevin Rudd says he will challenge Julia Gillard for the leadership of the Labor Party at a special caucus meeting at 7pm (10am UK time).

Senior members of Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s office have claimed that the embattled Labor leader would defy convention and refuse to vacate her position in the event of a leadership challenge, forcing MPs to reveal their loyalties in order to force a spill.

The hash tag #knittingsongs, began trending in Australia earlier today, after Julia Gillard featured in an Australian Women’s Weekly photo shoot knitting a toy kangaroo for the Royal baby.

A potential third tilt at the Labor leadership for axed Prime Minister Kevin Rudd appears to have lost momentum, with suggestions that Mr Rudd’s plan to persuade senior government ministers to support his challenge has failed.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has caused a media frenzy of both criticism and support after posing for Australian Women’s Weekly whilst knitting a toy kangaroo for the Royal baby.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has given her colleagues a lukewarm assessment of Labor's chances of retaining government at the final caucus meeting before the 14 September election.

Senior government sources have reported that Climate Change Minister Greg Combet told former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd eighteen months ago that he would support a change in leadership if he were to become Federal Treasurer as a part of the deal.

As Julia Gillard marks three years as prime minister, Labor backbenchers say ministers are being unhelpful by attacking Kevin Rudd.

Australian women respond to a Destroy The Joint Facebook call to action, #convoyofcleavage, after columnist Grace Collier criticises Prime Minister Julia Gillard for showing too much cleavage in parliament.

Former prime minister Bob Hawke has ruled out intervening to smooth tensions between Prime Minister Julia Gillard and former leader Kevin Rudd.

Recent polling suggests that Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s attempt to reignite a political gender war has backfired, with the embattled Labor leader losing significant support amongst male voters after claiming that Tony Abbott would marginalise women and change abortion rights if elected to government.

A leadership showdown between Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her detractors could be put off until after Labor's landmark schools funding legislation passes federal parliament.

Perth shock jock Howard Sattler will pursue legal action against Fairfax radio after he was sacked for asking prime minister Julia Gillard whether her partner is gay.