Rudd on the tracks

The Economist is reporting that Australia has voted for a new Prime the lady's name is Julia Gillard. Speech Accepting the Office of Prime Minister of Australia below ...

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Facts

- The country's first woman leader, quickfire party poll that stunned observers and left the ex-premier in tears

- Welsh-born lawyer

- Australia's commitment to keep troops in Afghanistan

- quickfire party poll that stunned observers

- climate change, border protection and ending the stoush over the mining tax as her three top policy priorities

- consulting directly with Kevin Rudd about his future

- Julia Gillard is a member of the Labor Party