Fair Work Australia (FWA) has recommended civil court action be taken against MP and former Health Services Union (HSU) national secretary Craig Thomson. The regulator says the union committed 105 breaches…
Australian Labor needs to refocus not on the “working class”, but on its core beliefs.
Dean Lewins
Like Geoff Gallop I would like to believe the woes of the Gillard government are not also the death throes of the Labor Party, even after the debacle this weekend that saw Craig Thomson and Peter Slipper…
Julia Gillard faces the media after Craig Thomson’s suspension from the government benches.
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Since forming government in 2010, the Gillard government has faced an uphill battle to assert its authority on the policy agenda. Initially, this was partly due to the fact that it relied on the Greens…
Does Labor have a future after Julia Gillard?
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Every day seems to be the worst day for the Gillard government. With an opposition that has refined negativity into a stilleto, it seems that nearly everything the government attempts backfires, leaving…
Gillard shines when she is closer to voters, such as at this week’s community cabinet in Paramatta.
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By all accounts, in person Prime Minister Julia Gillard is relaxed, funny, engaging and a good listener. Her ministers say she is tough, masters briefs well, leads, and takes decisions. On top of that…
Julia Gillard and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak at last week’s nuclear summit in Seoul.
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s recent performance in South Korea highlights once again the dangers of not taking Asia seriously. At a speech at a university, Gillard apparently stuck directly to script…
Gillard maintained the status quo in Seoul.
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Prime minister, Julia Gillard joined 52 other world leaders at the second round of the Nuclear Security Summit in South Korea. In her address to the summit, she joined other participating states in advocating…
Gillard will try to distance herself from Queensland Labor, but it will be a tough sell.
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A notable feature of the Queensland election outcome was, as in New South Wales last year, opinion polls correctly predicted the outcome. In both cases, some observers found it hard to credit that Labor…
Julia Gillard’s recent leadership battle provides a lesson for all executive women.
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Today is the 101st anniversary of International Women’s Day, a day celebrated around the world to mark the legal, political, social and economic achievements of women. The change in corporate governance…
Gillard has reason to smile, but Carr’s appointment was not easy.
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Julia Gillard has appointed Bob Carr as Australia’s new Minister for Foreign Affairs. Carr has had a long career in Australian politics, most notably as Premier of New South Wales from 1995 to 2005. The…
It’s time for a new strategy for the Gillard government.
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Julia Gillard has successfully installed former New South Wales premier Bob Carr as minister for foreign affairs. It wasn’t an easy process. Gillard seemed to battle both her parliamentary colleagues and…
“I am a natural senator”: Bob Carr at today’s cabinet reshuffle in Canberra.
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The former NSW premier Bob Carr will join the Senate as Foreign Affairs Minister following a surprise announcement by the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, as part of her cabinet reshuffle. The appointment…
The new foreign minister must understand Australia’s place on the world stage.
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Australia’s foreign minister portfolio has been left vacant and the discussion on who will replace Kevin Rudd is now underway. Whatever his flaws as a prime minister, Rudd was perceived, on a certain level…
“Business as usual” isn’t an option for Prime Minister Julia Gillard if she wants to look like a leader.
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Now that the party’s votes are in, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has to make up ground with the voters. The polls are indicating the Labor Government is in deep trouble. Kevin Rudd was nothing if not analytical…
Gillard had a strong performance after yesterday’s leadership ballot, but there’s still a long way to go.
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One of Julia Gillard’s better days in Australian politics was nonetheless brought to an unusual end yesterday with the resignation of Mark Arbib. The former right faction leader, who most recently served…
Julia Gillard claimed a definitive victory this morning: now the hard work begins.
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From Kevin Rudd’s surprise resignation last week to this morning’s galvanising ballot, The Conversation has kept you up-to-date with analysis from Australia’s foremost academic political analysts. Just…
Gillard leaves the ballot with allies Wayne Swan and Craig Emerson.
Julia Gillard won an impressive victory today, one that Kevin Rudd will find it very difficult to come back from. The scale of her victory contrasted with support for Rudd among the broader public or even…
Gillard had strong support from caucus this morning.
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Prime minister Julia Gillard has defeated Kevin Rudd in this morning’s leadership ballot by 71 votes to 31. Rudd has said he will not initiate a further challenge to the prime minister’s leadership, but…
Reading from the 07 handbook won’t help Rudd this time around.
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Arriving back in Australia on Friday, Kevin Rudd said, “If you have a strong view on the future prime ministership of the country, your power as the people is what will count.” In response to Rudd’s call…
The process Labor uses to remove and replace parliamentary leaders contains some surprises.
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At 10am today, the Labor caucus will meet to settle the leadership battle between Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd. But how does the leadership selection process actually work? While the contest between Gillard…