Australia gets new (old) Labor government leader, Kevin Rudd, back in power. Julia Gillard (former PM) to leave politics

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Australia gets new (old) Labor government leader, Kevin Rudd, back in power. Julia Gillard (former PM) to leave politics

Posted By: Bob
Date: Wednesday, 26-Jun-2013 16:20:44

Former Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has lost her leadership of the Labor Party to the man she ousted in 2010. In a leadership ballot in Canberra last night, Kevin Rudd won by 57 votes to 45, and Ms Gillard confirmed she will now leave politics. Ms Gillard, who brought on the leadership spill after a petition started to circulate seeking a special caucus meeting, said in her resignation statement Labor needed to put the divisions of the past behind it and unite. She had faced the twin problems of a minority parliament and "internal division" within Labor. "It has not been an easy environment to work in," Ms Gillard said. Ms Gillard will not recontest her Melbourne seat of Lalor at the upcoming election. Snipped . . . . . from: http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/rudd-returns-gillard-quits-parliament-5477766 ______________________________________ 28 candid comments: Anthony Worth The Red Queen is no longer...... Dafydd Young Come back to Wales.  C York Grab Yesterday 20:03 Labor having a hard labor Daniel Marrable +Anthony Worth "Red Dragon"  Anthony Worth Hey Dragons are nice Anthony Worth Yesterday 20:11 Swan resignation........ Gratten D Yesterday 20:11 swan is such a drunk brendon clark The wicked witch is dead  Simon Duane Yesterday 20:32 Another change in leadership, don't think that will change the election result, just a little less pain for the ALP Francesco Brazzelli Yesterday 20:37 jeezzz.. the muppets can't seem to make up their mind on who's to be our prime minister.... Barbara Joseph Way to go Labor - annoy the one voter block still willing to put up with you: women over 40. Case Jones Yesterday 20:58 Great Craig Jackson Yesterday 21:02 Bloody great to see that gillard get knocked off her perch. Kamil Czerniak Yesterday 21:13 This is a complete joke. What's next? Gillard again in three years? Maybe AV is not so good after all...  Melissa T F*ck yeah Rudd Danielle Lonnon I personally think Rudd is worse than Gillard. However these silly leadership games have just made the Labor party a joke. Fat Cat Tony Abbott is sitting back and laughing. He couldn't have written a better script. Richard M. Brown Yesterday 21:24 good Anjali Goburdhun Krautmann I can't believe this happened!! Wonder whether this would make any difference in the election results? Ian Templeton Yesterday 21:35 Rudd is a smarmy #####...f@#k him and his filthy cohorts...him and julia are a pox on society in Australia..scum!!! Mike N At last. Now we just need Turnbull to oust Abbott and we might get an election based on policy not rhetoric. stephen carville Yesterday 21:44 The world/history will condemn us to a misogynist, racist wasteland! Danijel Cole Yesterday 21:58 Labor and Rudd are toxic. Alp needs to be voted out for the benefit of this country. We need a government to govern not fight over internal leadership #ruddisawanker  ben hill Yesterday 22:22 Go Kevin  Mark Slater 00:44 From a conga line of suck holes to a conga line of backstabbers Trevor Gankarch 01:00 Long Live Kevin Rudd we the Pacific people salute you. And go QUEENSLANDER! Petite Pea 01:10 I am truly embarrassed by the political charades going on in my country! Moss Workneh 02:37 This is a disgrace ... the only thing i can say is f*** the ALP ... what the hell were they thinking ... i hope they pay the price for this. gav gavan 05:39 Great day for all. Now to focus on voting out the other partners in crime Tbe Greens. Mr Rudd had previously stated that under no circumstances would he return to the leadership.