As much as I am glad she does not appear to have Quinten Bryces HUGE fashion/flower arranging/furnishing budget she does look rather like she got dressed in K Mart, or perhaps red and black polyester is not my thing.

I'm Australian and I've rarely heard an aussie accent as bad as Julia's, my 12 year old actually thought she was a Kath and Kim type comedian when we were living overseas and she heard her speak.

If you believe what you read about half of Americans think he moon landing was a hoax. They also believe that Elvis is still alive!

Kids can be so perceptive sometimes

How many believe Elvis landed on the moon?

Well to be specific, you didn't really vote for a particular Prime Minister. You voted for his party.

She, and her speech writer, obviously know their audience well and made the impact they hoped for. Job done.

As for her accent, not great, but I am glad that Australia can vote for someone despite their accent....one of our charms I think unlike many countries who exclude some talented people to a greater extent based on their accent - and promote some whose talents don't match the desirability of their accent. You know who I'm talking about

So it could be a short career at the top

Could be for any of them....vicious game.

True. It's the nature of the beast. Only the slyest remain at the top for a long time.

Actually, to be specific you vote for a person to represent you in parliament. That person may be part of a political party, and you may have chosen to vote based on party, but in the end you vote for your preferred member of parliament (the person, not the party).

Even if the person who ends up being Prime Minister is standing in your electorate and you vote for them, you would have still only voted for them as your member of parliament, especially in Australia where the parliamentary leader can change at very little notice.

Adelaide accent, lots talk like her over there. Imagine if the UK had a Brum or Bristol Primeminster with their typical accents. No embarrassment here either.

Although I'll admit, I dont like her.

There's pictures of Ms Gillard drinking beer from a bottle in the US - pure class. The Americans must wonder..................