Liberal Party Leader: Aussie Rules Football

Political Coup Dept: Now, the first woman PM in Australian history seems poised to win a second consecutive term for her Labour party, according to Globe And Mail and nonsense, insisted Julia Gillard at the time. “I’m focused on my job as deputy prime minister. There’s more chance of me becoming the full-forward for the Dogs than there is any chance of a change in the Labour party,” she said, referring to Melbourne’s Aussie rules football team. Six weeks later, in a stunning 12-hour political coup, Mr. Rudd had resigned, handing over the reins of leadership to the 48-year-old Ms. Gillard. According to recent polls, her party’s running four percentage points ahead of the Liberal-led Opposition coalition, and enjoys a more robust 21-point advantage over Liberal party leader Tony Abbott as preferred prime minister. At dissolution of Parliament, Labour held a slim seven-seat majority. As reported in the news.
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