Thread: Julia Gillard becomes new Australian PM

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

chew

ohhhhh...mr chew in China huh

Originally Posted by Nawty

ohhhhh...mr chew in China huh

I didn't see a Chinaman chew, just hack and spit.

Fooking ell those ladies in Shanghai are a bit of OK though.

Tall, big breasted and extremely beautiful.

I also thought Howard was far and away our best PM and my old man told me that Rudd would come to grief one way or another the first day he took office.

Howard should come back....that would make history.

Lotsa Chews in the phone book I guess.

Originally Posted by Thaiguy

Pretty sure you can claim one if you apply for it ?- haven't met a Pommy born Aussie yet that didn't hang on to their British passport like glue?

I got my Brit passport later in life. The final straw was when I found out that to travel to Argentina on an Aussie passport meant quite an expensive visa, and not for long either. Brit passports no Visa required- which was pretty strange considering they'd kicked the shit out of them in a war a few years previously. And of course with the EU, and (in those days) having automatic right of residency in Hong Kong, it was a slam dunk.

Ironically, it took less time to get my Brit passport issued from Canberra than my Australian, and cost less too.

Originally Posted by Nawty

Howard should come back

I agree

I remember Rudd impressing the Chinese PM on a diplomatic trip just before he came into office, as he speaks fairly good Mandarin. What did he do to piss them off?

Called them rat eating cnuts or something like that

Originally Posted by junki3

Red heads are bad news! specially females!
politics are fucked wherever we are!

Aunty told me that Red heads have smelly boxes but foked if I know.

Originally Posted by terry57

Aunty told me that Red heads have smelly boxes but foked if I know.

As a "redhead", he would know.

she is 49, not married, no kids, never seen her wear a skirt, alpha female, short hair cut... .......................

It's a big mistake.
Rudd had the balls to change things, but unfortunately not the ability to communicate effectively.
I believe the Labs are the right party to govern OZ, but unfortunately the unions have too much power.
It's sad to see a good man go down this way.

Originally Posted by Thaiguy

Bob Hawke.

I never judge a person I don't know, but this guy I give an exception to. I couldn't abide the cnut. Don't ask me why.

Originally Posted by mc2

she is 49, not married, no kids, never seen her wear a skirt, alpha female, short hair cut... .......................

Does that scare you and make you feel inadequate?

Originally Posted by noelbino

the unions have too much power.

In this case it was the mining bosses, can't wait for the Teacher's Union to get some stick

Originally Posted by superman

I couldn't abide the cnut.

Try Keating . . .

Originally Posted by panama hat

Originally Posted by mc2

she is 49, not married, no kids, never seen her wear a skirt, alpha female, short hair cut... .......................

Does that scare you and make you feel inadequate?

No, why would it ? It is a little unusual though, women and their maternal instincts and so on...

Fvcking hell........Gillard a Taffy then.

Looks like we will still have that arse wipe U.J on our flag for a while longer then.

I had to laugh when talking to my folks today.

They told me the local MP is contesting a by-election soon and has just spent $100 K on election posters featuring a large photo of the local MP with K Rudd. It looks like she'll be forking out some more dosh for new posters.

At the end of the day, in a country where this ethos of 'mateship' and being one of the boys is important, Kevin Rudd had no mates. Nobody liked him in Parliament or the bureaucracy. So when his numbers dropped, it was an easy pretext to give him the boot.

Several PM's & Premiers before him had seen their numbers drop over one or several issues, but recover and win the next election- Howard is an example. The difference is they just plain wanted to get rid of Rudd.

Originally Posted by sabang

At the end of the day, in a country where this ethos of 'mateship' and being one of the boys is important.

Unfortunately that may have been the case 50 years ago but Australian's today suffer the worst form of tall poppy syndrome I have experienced.

Dare to get ahead, climb the corporate ladder and your previous mates will come out and stab you in the back faster then an eye blink.

In this case Rudd forgot the golden rule and that was to protect his back.

Go julie.
actually an immigrant from wales.
labors election lead has picked by about 14 % in three days.
suck on that abbot
and you doubters on the forum.
i heard her speak the other day-very good
far better than anyone on here,we are amateurs and often drunk
those pollies still have their brain cells,dont forget that
labor will be back with more seats

Originally Posted by cambtek

far better than anyone on here,

her track record with the schools construction fiasco - more money is being spent on consultancy fees than on actual buildings.

and we have just seen her act as the figurehead for mining bosses whose only skill is dodgy accounting.

Australia is losing its way severely .

Kevi no mates.....

Originally Posted by baldrick

Australia is losing its way severely .

Indeed, what they are counting on (union bosses and labour politickers) is that the Julia's honeymoon period will carry them through the elections. (smart move to get rid of Rudd right now really)

Hopefully, and I am not holding my breathe, the electorate is not that stoopid.

Originally Posted by ossierob

.....ie...in the 11th hour before an election and over such a quick period of time in the dead of night.

coinciding with an Australian Worldcup game too...

No Kevin Rudd in Julia Gillard's new Cabinet, as Tony Abbott calls for poll delay | Herald Sun

No Kevin Rudd in Julia Gillard's new Cabinet, as Tony Abbott calls for poll delay
Ben Packham, Michael Harvey From:Herald Sun June 28, 2010 12:00AM 31 comments
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Sunday lunch: New Prime Minister Julia Gillard with partner Tim Mathieson and family. Picture: Ray Strange Source: Herald Sun

UPDATE 1.30pm: PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has revealed her new Cabinet today, with dumped leader Kevin Rudd not playing any part.

Former Labor leader Simon Crean will take over Ms Gillard's education, workplace relations and social inclusion portfolios in a frontbench reshuffle.

Foreign Minister Stephen Smith will take over Mr Crean's trade portfolio responsibilities.

Ms Gillard said she had spoken to Mr Rudd and offered him a senior role if the Government was re-elected.

"There is nothing about this particular time that is easy or happy for Kevin Rudd," she said.

"What I've said to Kevin is that this is the best course."

Ms Gillard said she wanted to avoid disruption in the reshuffle by keeping changes to a minimum.

"I have determined that it is best to have as limited a reshuffle as is possible to keep the maximum stability amongst the team and to keep our focus on the work that Australians need the Government to be doing," she said.


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Mr Crean says he was delighted to resume his involvement with “unfinished business” in the education portfolio, given he had previous involvement.

He said he would do what he could to lift participation in school.

“This portfolio is linked closely to the economic prosperity of the country," he said.

Mr Smith said there were several critical trade activities for Australia, including the increasing importance of dealings with Indonesia and India.

Mr Rudd, who said last week he would contest the election and serve Labor however he could, kept his head down over the weekend, spending time with his family at the prime ministerial residence, The Lodge.

Sources close to the former leader have said he is bitterly disappointed with his fate, and could cause trouble for Ms Gillard.

"It would be a destabilising force," said a senior Labor source. "And you would think that things are pretty raw for him right now," Adelaide Now reports

Voters need time - Abbott

Confirming Coalition fears that the new Prime Minister is a more formidable opponent than Kevin Rudd, Opposition Leader Tony Abbott yesterday sought to deter Ms Gillard from capitalising on resurgent polling.

"I think that the public need to get to know the new Prime Minister to make a fair judgment of her but I don't know that she will want to give us that chance," Mr Abbott said.

At the weekend, the Liberal leader emphatically declared he previously had Mr Rudd's measure but Labor's leadership change made the election less certain.

"It will be tough because she is probably a more together politician than Kevin Rudd," he told ABC's Insiders program.

Ms Gillard, who said the election would be called "very, very soon", was expected to announce her new-look ministry as early as today.

Despite remaining out of the public eye, Mr Rudd offered a clue to his whereabouts via website Twitter yesterday: "Went for a great walk yesterday on the banks of the Murrumbidgee with some friends. Thanks again for kind messages. KRudd."

Labor's immediate bounce in opinion polls, including the Herald Sun's exclusive Galaxy Poll, has prompted some ALP figures to urge Ms Gillard to swoop and have the election in August.

Others, however, believe she should wait until September or October.

"The judgment I'm going to submit to, very soon, is the judgment of the Australian people," she told the Nine Network. "It's their birthright."

Ms Gillard has been working to strike a pre-election deal with the minerals industry over the controversial resources super-profits tax.

Shadow finance minister Andrew Robb said this meant a backdown was looming over the $9-billion-a-year tax and the Budget could collapse.

"Consequently, Labor will have no alternative but to bring down an emergency mini-Budget," Mr Robb said.

But Treasurer Wayne Swan insisted revenue from the mining tax would have "no impact whatsoever on the Government's plan to bring the Budget back to surplus in three years".

Ms Gillard continued receiving official courtesy telephone calls from world leaders yesterday, with new British PM David Cameron the latest to wish her well.

with Simon Benson and Malcolm Farr, Adelaide Now.