mulben

Your right about them not being good , both came to power when the incumbent fell out with the power brokers (deja vu )
Carmen Lawrence -WA Premier 1990
Joan Kirner -Victoria Premier 1990 (aka Mother Russia )

we can only hope JG is better

fish.01

Julia Gillard is a very respected person and has impressed politicians on both sides, the press and government staff. Lets hope she lives up to her potential.

The fact she is female is irrelevant to me accept as a sign of progress towards more representation by women.

POW148

It just goes to show, no matter who you are, EVERYONE answers to somebody.

Bye Bye Kevin

Barney

ABCDiamond

more representation by women

Australia
Elizabeth 1st, Queen of Australia
Quentin Alice Louise Bryce, Governor General of Australia
Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia

New South Wales
Kristina Keneally - Prime Minister
Marie Bashir - Governor

Queensland
Anna Bligh - Prime Minister
Penelope Wensley - Governor

fish.01

Yes, but still a long way to go until women's unique perspective is fully represented in parliament.

quoll

Actually Rosemary Follett (how could I forget Rosemary) who was elected to ACT was first I think, although of course ACT isnt a state. They are all party hacks anyway and there at the behest of the party - they only get elected by the people in their electorate not the people as a whole.

JoeBloggs80

Fickle bunch the Aussies.
I like Gillard and think she's more intelligent and more politically competent than Rudd. I can't see her getting elected though unless she's got some seriously good pals in the media.

If Abbott gets in I'm seriously going to consider going home. That bloke is a nutjob.

Swerv-o

Hmmm. I'm not convinced. In the space of 24 hours, we've gone from a well educated and eloquent public speaker that was fluent in Mandarin to a ginger bogan that has questionable skills in English as her first language...


S

roaringmouse

Elizabeth 1st is still alive?? Her title in Australia is still Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia.

Although the states like to think of themselves as countries, they're still just states - and therefore the state leaders carry the title of Premier not Prime Minister.

roaringmouse

If you vote Greens then Labor may well not lose - votes for Greens filter down to votes for Labor in the preferences.

ABCDiamond

Elizabeth 1st of Australia

You are right about the Premier wording, I got that wrong

Basilito01

Amen, as an Aussie and having lived my whole life in Sydney (unfortunately)this really p*sses me off that Gillard was literally made PM overnight, Labour is playing with fire. I've always supported them but now I want my vote back.
Irrespective of whether she's a woman or not, that's got nothing to do with it, she's going to send us backwards.
Can't wait to get the hell out of Sydney..

roaringmouse

As I said above, her title in Australia is Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia. Well, it's actually a bit longer than that, but she's still Elizabeth II of Australia.

Wol

See what happens when I leave the country for just a few weeks?

(Enjoying summer in the Hague....)

ABCDiamond

So who was the first Queen Elizabeth of Australia