Not to sound like a stick in the mud, but Aussies are not exactly ecstatic with this woman. In fact, she was ushered into office at the 11th hour, just before the most recent national election because the then-serving Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd wasn't doing well and was likely to lose if he ran again.

The Labor Party played musical chairs by unceremoniously showing Rudd the door and putting the spectacle of a prime minister chosen solely for their gender before the public as if to dare them to be so sexist as to reject her. Labor still lost its majority, but managed to hold on to enough seats to allow for a hung parliament, meaning the independents (those with no particular affinity for Labor or the Liberal Party) were handed the task of deciding who the next prime minister of Australia should be. The Green Part sided with Labor, as they, too, lean sharply to the left, which left a few, obscure MP's to have their moment in the sun and make the final decision. One particular MP milked his moment for all it was worth and indulged in a speech that seemed to go on forever before he finally blurted out the one word (the ONLY word) he really had to say: Labor.

In the end, Labor's stunt casting worked, and they were able to hold onto power for another four years, if only by the skin of their teeth. The whole episode left a bad taste in the publics mouth, and it is very unlikely that Gillard will be re-elected when the time comes. Given that the one and only time she actually debated the opposition and RAN in an election she failed to win seats in parliament but instead LOST her party's majority, Gillard is, at best, an appointed prime minister who presently enjoys the backing of enough independents to justify her presence. She was a last-minute gimmick that worked, but barely.

Gillard is widely regarded as a complete fake