CANBERRA, June 23 (Reuters) - Australia's deputy prime minister Julia Gillard could become the country's first woman leader on Thursday if she defeats Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in a leadership ballot.
* Most ruling-party lawmakers favour Deputy PM Gillard-media * Treasurer Wayne Swan backing Gillard - ABC Radio * Markets hope Gillard to be conciliatory on mine tax (Adds market reaction to possible ...
CABINET ministers in the Gillard government have been told not to tell the media when there is a cabinet meeting. It's part of Julia Gillard's move away from the Rudd government's attempts to dominate ...
Carbon pricing and the Gillard government are fused together like molten glass in the memory of all those who witnessed the traumatic and consequential policy and political drama surrounding it. The ...
PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has played a straight bat to speculation about a leadership challenge from Kevin Rudd, saying there was no reason to sack him. Ms Gillard said Mr Rudd has denied recent ...
UPDATE: PM Kevin Rudd says Tony Abbott's promise to fix the Bruce comes after the Opposition did 'basically zip' for the highway when in power. Mr Abbott has trumped the Rudd-Gillard government's $5.7 ...