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Government pledges $50M to support workers affected by Ford closures

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Prime Minister Julia Gillard has pledged more than $50 million to support the workers, businesses and regions affected by Ford Australia’s decision to close its Victorian manufacturing plants in October 2016. Ford Australia president...Show More Summary

Australia’s Gillard Gets Poll Bounce After Austere Budget

So who said pre-election budgets were for handouts? Very shortly after her treasurer released a remarkably austere budget, with bad news on the surplus front to boot, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard awoke to a robust 8-pointShow More Summary

Nielsen says Labor boosed by Budget, Newspoll no

I am surprised. A Budget like that gives Julia Gillard a boost - or was it her tears? The…

Sheldon Filger: Australia Fiscal Crisis: Massive Deficit Overwhelms Julia Gillard's Government

The real lesson here is that governments during the ongoing global economic crisis have consistently displayed a poor ability to project their revenue stream, even in as short a time span as one year. This leads to the transcending economic lesson of Australia's current fiscal mess.

Gillard plots even as she cries

For all her tears, shown on prime-time, Julia Gillard is using the disabled as her last, desperate…

Are Bigger Councils Better?

Julia Gillard has called a referendum on constitutional recognition for local government so it's timely to consider just what sort of councils we want, writes Randwick City Councillor Pat Garcia

There is just one figure you need to know about Swan - $19.4 billion

Are we ignoring the elephant that’s just died in the room? Only six months ago Prime Minister Julia Gillard was still sure she…

Problem identified: McTernan thinks Labor is an army at war with other Australians

Julia Gillard’s fatal flaw is that she has tried to survive by dividing Australians and destroying…

Gillard Backs PNG Gas Plant

Julia Gillard visited ExxonMobil's new gas project in PNG on Friday. It's the biggest development ever in the Pacific - and Australia is one of its main financers, writes Luke Fletcher

Australia’s Sandwich Gate: PM Julia Gillard Better Take Cover

The mainstream media have been accused of trivialising political coverage in Australia over an incident involving Prime Minister Julia Gillard and a sandwich on 8 May 2013. Apparently, it even went viral overseas both in the press and online.

Face Of The Day

Traditional dancers perform ahead of the arrival of Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard at Jackson International Airport on May 9, 2013 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The trip is the first official visit for Gillard to the Pacific Island nation and the first visit since former prime minster Kevin Rudd visited in 2007. The […]

Australia No Longer a Safe Place for Women, Sandwiches, Teens

On Wednesday, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard was visiting a high school in Brisbane when someone threw a sandwich at her. Read more...

Australia Offers Rest Of World Brief Chuckle

"Investigations were under way yesterday into who lobbed Vegemite sandwiches at Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard as she toured a Queensland school." --- See more posts by Alex Balk 0 comments

Aussie Mystery: Who Threw a Sandwich at the PM?

A story getting big play across Australian media today: On a visit to a high school yesterday, Prime Minister Julia Gillard had a Vegemite sandwich thrown at her by one of the students. The alleged thrower was suspended from school for three weeks, the Brisbane Times reports, but he claims...

Bad omens: Q&A students heart Iran, hate Israel

These exchanges between the Prime Minister and students on Q&A on Monday are disturbing, not least because the Julia Gillard’s answer to…

Gillard must stand up for PNG's women

Julia Gillard's first visit Papua to New Guinea as prime minister, starting tomorrow, is loaded with symbolism. Following on from the April visit of Australia's first female Governor-General, the Prime Minister can demonstrate to Papua...Show More Summary

No, Prime Minister: you did get more money

Prime Minister Julia Gillard explains to gullible children that her financial woes are caused almost entirely by a fall in income: I…

G20 in Russia: Could Gillard and Abbott both go?

Mike Callaghan is Director of the Lowy Institute's G20 Studies Centre. Will Julia Gillard go to the G20 Leaders' summit in St Petersburg on 5-6 September, one week before the federal election? This is a question being asked by many,Show More Summary

Gillard proposes, Abbott gets credit

With Newspoll leaving Labor down at 44 to the Coalition’s 56, it’s clear Julia

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