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'{{pp-semi-blp|small=yes}} {{pp-move-indef}} {{Infobox Officeholder |honorific-prefix = <small>[[The Honourable]]</small><br> |name = Julia Gillard |honorific-suffix = <br><small>[[Member of Parliament|MP]]</small> |image = Julia Gillard 2010.jpg |office = [[List of Prime Ministers of Australia|27th]] [[Prime Minister of Australia]]<br><small>Elections: [[Australian federal election, 2010|2010]]</small> |deputy = [[Wayne Swan]] |term_start = 24 June 2010 |term_end = |monarch = [[Elizabeth II]] |predecessor = [[Kevin Rudd]] |successor = |office2 = Leader of the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] |deputy2 = [[Wayne Swan]] |term_start2 = 24 June 2010 |term_end2 = |predecessor2 = [[Kevin Rudd]] |successor2 = |office3 = [[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia|13th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia]] |primeminister3 = [[Kevin Rudd]] |term_start3 = 3 December 2007 |term_end3 = 24 June 2010 |predecessor3 = [[Mark Vaile]] |successor3 = [[Wayne Swan]] |office4 = [[Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth|19th Minister for Education]] |primeminister4 = [[Kevin Rudd]] |term_start4 = 3 December 2007 |term_end4 = 28 June 2010 |predecessor4 = [[Julie Bishop]] <small>(Education, [[Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (Australia)|Science]] and Training)</small> |successor4 = [[Simon Crean]] |office5 = [[Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations|Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations]] |primeminister5 = [[Kevin Rudd]] |term_start5 = 3 December 2007 |term_end5 = 28 June 2010 |predecessor5 = [[Joe Hockey]] |successor5 = [[Simon Crean]] |office6 = [[Minister for Social Inclusion (Australia)|1st Minister for Social Inclusion]] |primeminister6 = [[Kevin Rudd]] |term_start6 = 3 December 2007 |term_end6 = 28 June 2010 |predecessor6 = Position established |successor6 = [[Simon Crean]] |constituency_MP7 = [[Division of Lalor|Lalor]] |parliament7 = Australian |term_start7 = 3 October 1998 |term_end7 = |predecessor7 = [[Barry Jones (Australian politician)|Barry Jones]] |successor7 = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|9|29|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Barry, Vale of Glamorgan|Barry]], United Kingdom |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Australian Labor Party]] |residence = [[The Lodge (Australia)|The Lodge]]<ref name="Lodge">{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/gillard-moves-into-the-lodge-20100926-15s2x.html|title=Gillard moves into The Lodge|date=26 September 2010|work=smh.com.au|publisher=[[Sydney Morning Herald]]|accessdate=26 September 2010}}</ref> |religion = <!--NOTE ON RELIGIOUS STATUS: Please note that WP:CONSENSUS has been formed on the talk page that this article does not warrant a religious component to the infobox. In this respect, do not alter this field unless new WP:CONSENSUS has been formed on this article's talk page.--> |partner = [[Tim Mathieson]] (2006-present)<!-- this is referenced in the last section of article --> |signature = Julia Gillard Signature.svg |website = [http://www.pm.gov.au/ Prime Minister's website]<br />[http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/member.asp?id=83L Parliamentary website]<br />[http://www.alp.org.au/labor-people/julia-gillard/79 ALP website] }} '''Julia Eileen Gillard''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|ɪ|l|ɑr|d}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://names.voa.gov/ |title=VOA Pronunciation Guide |publisher=Names.voa.gov |date=2010-09-23 |accessdate=2010-10-15}}</ref> born 29 September 1961) is the [[List of Prime Ministers of Australia|27th]] and current [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] of [[Australia]] since June 2010. Gillard was elected at the [[Australian federal election, 1998|1998 federal election]] to the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] seat of [[Division of Lalor|Lalor, Victoria]] for the [[Australian Labor Party]]. Following the [[Australian federal election, 2001|2001 federal election]], Gillard was elected to the [[Shadow Cabinet of Australia|shadow cabinet]] with the portfolios of Population and Immigration. The Reconciliation and Indigenous Affairs and the Health portfolios were added in 2003. In December 2006, [[Kevin Rudd]] was elected Labor leader and [[List of Australian Leaders of the Opposition|Leader of the Opposition]], with Gillard as deputy leader.<ref name="Biog">{{cite web |title=The Hon Julia Gillard MP, Member for Lalor (Vic)|url=http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/biography.asp?id=83L |publisher=[[Australian House of Representatives]] |accessdate=24 June 2010}}</ref> Gillard became the [[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia|Deputy Prime Minister]] upon Labor's victory in the [[Australian federal election, 2007|2007 federal election]], also serving as Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. On {{Nowrap|24 June 2010}}, after Rudd lost the support of his party and stood aside, Gillard became federal leader of the Australian Labor Party and thus the Prime Minister,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2010/s2935655.htm|last1=Curtis|first1=L.|last2=Hall|first2=E.|title=Gillard becomes first female PM |work=ABC News |date=24 June 2010 |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |accessdate=13 October 2010}}</ref> the first female holder of the office. The [[Australian federal election, 2010|2010 federal election]] saw the incumbent [[Rudd-Gillard Government|Gillard Labor government]] elected to a second term over the [[Tony Abbott]]-led [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] opposition, forming a [[minority government]] with support of an [[Australian Greens]] MP and three [[Independent (politics)|independent]] MPs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/gillard-seeks-mandate-to-take-australia-forward-20100717-10er7.html |title=Gillard seeks mandate to take Australia forward |work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=17 July 2010 |accessdate=8 August 2010 |first=Phillip | last=Coorey |publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]}}</ref><ref name="WaitFinallyOver">{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/wait-finally-over-as-independent-tony-windsor-choose-julia-gillard-as-prime-minister/story-e6frg6o6-1225915374245 |title=Wait finally over as Independent Tony Windsor chooses Julia Gillard as Prime Minister |date=7 September 2010 |accessdate=7 September 2010 |work=[[The Australian]] |publisher=[[News Limited]]}}</ref> == Early life == Gillard was born in 1961 in [[Barry, Vale of Glamorgan]], Wales.<ref name="Biog"/> After she suffered from [[bronchopneumonia]] as a child, her parents were advised it would aid her recovery if they were to live in a warmer climate.<ref name="AusStory" /> The family migrated to Australia in 1966, settling in [[Adelaide]].<ref name="counterpoint">{{cite episode|title=Julia Gillard in Person|series=Counterpoint|serieslink=Counterpoint (Radio National)|network=[[Radio National]]|airdate=20 September 2004|transcript=yes|transcripturl=http://www.abc.net.au/rn/counterpoint/stories/2004/1203667.htm}}</ref> Her parents, John and Moira, live in [[Pasadena, South Australia|Pasadena]], South Australia.<ref>{{cite news |first=Daniel |last=Wills |title=Julia Gillard's parents 'elated' |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/julia-gillards-parents-elated/story-e6freuy9-1225883750188 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Australia)|Daily Telegraph]] |publisher=[[News Limited]] |date=24 June 2010 |accessdate=24 June 2010}}</ref> She has a sister, Alison, who is three years older.<ref name="AusStory">{{cite web |title=Australian Story&nbsp;– Julia Gillard Interview Transcript |url=http://www.abc.net.au/austory/content/2006/s1585300.htm |publisher=[[ABC Television]] |date=6 March 2006 |accessdate=23 June 2010}}</ref> Gillard's father worked as a psychiatric nurse, while her mother worked at the local [[Salvation Army]] nursing home.<ref name="AusStory" /> She and her sister attended [[Mitcham, South Australia|Mitcham]] Demonstration School, and Julia went on to attend [[Unley High School]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Gillard addresses students at former high school|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2006/12/14/1811877.htm|newspaper=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|date=14 December 2006|accessdate=23 June 2010}}</ref> She then studied at the [[University of Adelaide]] but cut short her courses in 1982 and moved to Melbourne to work with the [[Australian Union of Students]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Margaret |last=Simons |title=Room at the top on the campus |url=http://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=1YUQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z5QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3459,193745&dq=julia-gillard&hl=en |newspaper=[[The Age]] |publisher=[[Fairfax Media]] |date=16 February 1983 |accessdate=25 June 2010}}</ref> She graduated from the [[University of Melbourne]] with Bachelor of Arts and [[Bachelor of Laws]] degrees in 1986.<ref>{{cite web |title=Julia Gillard |url=http://history.law.unimelb.edu.au/go/people/politicians/julia-gillard/index.cfm |work=History of the Melbourne Law School |publisher=University of Melbourne |date=24 June 2010 |accessdate=24 June 2010}}</ref> In 1987, Gillard joined the law firm [[Slater & Gordon]] at [[Werribee, Victoria|Werribee]], Melbourne, working in [[industrial law]].<ref name="Book review of Gillard Biography">{{cite web |title=The Other Biography: Jacqueline Kent's "The Making of Julia Gillard" by Christine Wallace |work=[[The Monthly]] |publisher=Schwartz Publishing |date=October 2009 |url=http://www.themonthly.com.au/books-christine-wallace-other-biography-jacqueline-kent039s-quotthe-making-julia-gillardquot-2015?page=0%2C0 |accessdate=19 October 2009}}</ref> In 1990, at the age of 29, she was admitted as a [[Partner (business rank)|partner]].<ref name="Davis 24 June 2010" /> == Political provenance == Introduced to politics in her second year at the University of Adelaide by the daughter of a State Labor Minister, Gillard joined the Labor Club and became involved in a campaign to fight federal education budget cuts.<ref name="AusStory" /><ref name="counterpoint"/> After moving to Melbourne, in 1983 Gillard became the second woman to lead the [[Australian Union of Students]]. She was also formerly the secretary of the left-wing organisation, Socialist Forum.<ref>{{cite news |first=Lincoln |last=Wright |title=Will Julia Gillard's past cause red faces? |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/will-julias-past-cause-red-faces/story-e6frf7l6-1111114587478 |newspaper=[[Sunday Herald Sun]] |publisher=[[News Limited]] |date=7 August 2007 |accessdate=23 June 2010}}</ref> From 1996 to 1998, Gillard served as Chief of Staff to [[John Brumby]], at that time the Victorian opposition leader.<ref name="Biog" /> She was responsible for drafting the [[affirmative action]] rules within the Labor Party in Victoria that set the target of preselecting women for 35 per cent of "winnable seats".<ref>{{cite web |last=Gillard |first=Julia |title=Personal Perspectives on Parliament Lower House: Lower House |work=One Hundred Years of Women's Suffrage in Australia, Centenary Issue |publisher=Commonwealth of Australia |year=2003 |url=http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/pubs/pops/pop41/gillard.pdf |pages=34–36 |accessdate=29 June 2010}}</ref><ref name="counterpoint"/> She also played a role in the foundation of [[EMILY's List Australia|EMILY's List]], the pro-choice fund-raising and support network for Labor women.<ref name="Anne_Summers_250610">{{cite news |last=Summers |first=Anne |title=Historic moment, but barriers remain for half the population |url=http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/historic-moment-but-barriers-remain-for-half-the-population-20100624-z3bp.html |accessdate=26 June 2010 |newspaper=The Age |publisher=[[Fairfax Media]] |date=25 June 2010 | location=Melbourne}}</ref> The Welsh Labour politician [[Aneurin Bevan|Aneurin "Nye" Bevan]] remains one of her political heroes.<ref name="Davis 24 June 2010">{{cite news |first=Mark |last=Davis |title=Focus and ambition drive her success |url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/focus-and-ambition-drive-her-success-20100624-yzgi.html |newspaper=[[The Age]] |publisher=[[Fairfax Media]] |date=24 June 2010 |accessdate=24 June 2010 |location=Melbourne}}</ref> == Opposition member == Gillard was elected as Member for [[Division of Lalor|Lalor]], a safe Labor seat near [[Melbourne]], in the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] at the [[Australian federal election, 1998|1998 election]], replacing [[Barry Jones (Australian politician)|Barry Jones]], who had retired. She made her first speech to the house on 11&nbsp;November 1998.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ms Julia Gillard MP, Member for Labor (Vic), First speech to Parliament |url=http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/firstspeech.asp?id=83L|publisher=[[Australian House of Representatives]] |date=11 November 1998 |accessdate=18 May 2007}}</ref> === Shadow Minister for Population and Immigration: 2001–2003 === After Labor's defeat at the [[Australian federal election, 2001|2001 election]], Gillard was elected to the [[Shadow Cabinet of Australia|shadow cabinet]], with the portfolio of population and immigration. In February 2003, she was given the additional portfolios of reconciliation and Indigenous affairs.<ref>{{cite news |title=Crean names new team |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/politics/2003/02/item20030218083501_1.htm |newspaper=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |date=18 February 2003 |accessdate=24 June 2010 |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref> In the wake of the [[Tampa affair|Tampa]] and [[Children Overboard Affair|Children Overboard]] affairs, which were partly credited with Labor's 2001 election loss, Gillard developed a new immigration policy for the Labor Party.<ref name="counterpoint"/> === Shadow Minister for Health: 2003–2006 === [[Image:Juliagillard-CROP.jpg|left|thumb|upright|Gillard in 2005]] Gillard was promoted to the position of Shadow Health Minister in July 2003.<ref>{{cite news|first=Phillip|last=Hudson|title=ALP rising star for key health role|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/07/01/1056825394336.html|newspaper=[[The Age]] |publisher=Fairfax |date=2 July 2003|accessdate=24 June 2010 | location=Melbourne}}</ref> Shortly after this, the government moved Workplace Relations Minister [[Tony Abbott]] to the health portfolio.<ref>{{cite news|first=David|last=Wroe|title=Doctor groups hail promotion of 'head kicker'|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/09/29/1064819869888.html|newspaper=[[The Age]] |publisher=Fairfax |date=30 September 2003|accessdate=24 June 2010 | location=Melbourne}}</ref> The rivalry between Abbott and Gillard often attracted attention from the media. She gained additional responsibility for managing opposition business in the House of Representatives.<ref>{{cite news|first=Cynthia|last=Banham|title=Gillard's loyalty pays off|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/12/02/1070351584392.html|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |publisher=Fairfax |date=3 December 2003|accessdate=24 June 2010}}</ref> In the aftermath of the Labor loss at the [[Australian federal election, 2004|October 2004 election]], it was speculated that Gillard might challenge [[Jenny Macklin]] for the deputy leadership, but she did not do so.<ref>{{cite news|first=Michelle|last=Grattan|title=Beazley no to Gillard as deputy|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Beazley-no-to-Gillard-as-deputy/2005/01/21/1106110948133.html|newspaper=[[The Age]] |publisher=Fairfax |date=22 January 2005|accessdate=24 June 2010 | location=Melbourne}}</ref> Gillard had been spoken of as a potential future leader of the party for some years but, until 2005, she stayed out of leadership contests. After [[Mark Latham]] resigned as leader in January 2005, however, she emerged as a possible successor along with [[Kim Beazley]] and [[Kevin Rudd]]. After appearing on the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]'s ''[[Australian Story]]'' program in March 2006,<ref name="AusStory" /><ref name="The Gillard Diaries">{{cite episode|title=The Gillard Diaries|series=Australian Story|serieslink=Australian Story|network=[[ABC1]]|airdate=6 March 2006|transcript=yes|transcripturl=http://www.abc.net.au/austory/content/2006/s1586140.htm}}</ref> an Ipsos Mackay poll in April 2006, conducted for [[Network Ten]]'s ''[[Meet the Press (Australian TV program)|Meet the Press]]'' program, found that respondents would prefer Gillard to be Labor leader. She polled 32% compared with Beazley's 25% and Kevin Rudd's 18%.<ref>{{cite news|title=Julia Gillard preferred ALP leader: poll|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Julia-Gillard-preferred-ALP-leader-poll/2006/04/02/1143916403791.html|newspaper=[[The Age]] |publisher=Fairfax |date=2 April 2006|accessdate=18 May 2007 | location=Melbourne}}</ref> [[File:Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard.JPG|thumb|Julia Gillard at her first press conference as Deputy Leader of the Australian Labor Party, 4 December 2006, with new Leader [[Kevin Rudd]]]] Although she had significant cross-factional support, she announced on 25 January 2005 that she would not contest the leadership, allowing Beazley to be elected unopposed.<ref>{{cite news|first=Michelle|last=Grattan|title=Gillard tells Beazley to be a bold leader|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Gillard-tells-Beazley-to-be-a-bold-leader/2005/01/26/1106415664780.html|newspaper=[[The Age]] |publisher=Fairfax |date=27 January 2005|accessdate=24 June 2010 | location=Melbourne}}</ref> === Deputy Leader of the Opposition === On 1 December 2006, in a cross-factional political partnership with Kevin Rudd, Gillard launched a challenge for the deputy leadership of the ALP.<ref>{{cite news|first=Phillip|last=Hudson|author2=Coorey, Phillip|title=Rudd, Gillard confirm challenge|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/its-beazley-v-rudd/2006/12/01/1164777759776.html|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |publisher=Fairfax |date=1 December 2006|accessdate=24 June 2010}}</ref> Once Rudd was elected as leader, the incumbent deputy leader and Kim Beazley's deputy, [[Jenny Macklin]], chose not to contest the position and on 4 December 2006 she was elected unopposed.<ref>{{cite news|first=Phillip|last=Coorey|title=We'll rebuild nation, says Rudd|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/well-rebuild-nation-says-rudd/2006/12/04/1165080877872.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |publisher=Fairfax |date=5 December 2006|accessdate=24 June 2010}}</ref> In the frontbench reshuffle following the leadership change, Gillard was allocated the Employment, Workplace Relations and Social Inclusion portfolios.<ref>{{cite news|first=Michelle|last=Grattan|title=Plums for Rudd men in shadow reshuffle|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/plums-for-rudd-men-in-shadow-reshuffle/2006/12/10/1165685554688.html|newspaper=[[The Age]] |publisher=Fairfax |date=11 December 2006|accessdate=24 June 2010 | location=Melbourne}}</ref> == Deputy Prime Minister: 2007–2010 == [[Image:Julia Gillard US Ambassador 2.jpg|right|thumb|Gillard with [[United States Ambassador to Australia|United States Ambassador]] [[Jeff Bleich]] in November 2009]] The Labor Party won the [[Australian federal election, 2007|2007 federal election]] and, on 3 December 2007, Gillard was sworn in as the first female [[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Cosima|last=Marriner|title=Gillard reveals: it was the go-girl factor|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/gillard-reveals-it-was-the-gogirl-factor/2007/11/25/1195975870414.html|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |publisher=Fairfax |date=26 November 2007|accessdate=24 June 2010}}</ref> In addition to the deputy prime ministership, Gillard was given responsibility for a so-called "super ministry", the [[Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations]]. She had three distinct portfolios: Minister for Education; Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations; and Minister for Social Inclusion. In her role as Minister for Education, Gillard travelled to Washington, DC, where she signed a deal with the [[United States Secretary of Education|US Secretary of Education]], [[Arne Duncan]], to enourage improved policy collaboration in education reform between both countries.<ref>{{cite news|first=Dan|last=Harrison|title=Ms Gillard goes to Washington|url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/ms-gillard-goes-to-washington-20091016-h0wx.html|newspaper=[[The Age]] |publisher=Fairfax |date=19 October 2009|accessdate=19 October 2009 | location=Melbourne}}</ref> On 11 December 2007 she became the first woman in Australia's history to be in the prime ministerial role, by assuming the role of acting prime minister while Kevin Rudd attended the [[2007 United Nations Climate Change Conference|United Nations Climate Change Conference]] in Bali.<ref name="ABC 10 December 2007">{{cite news|first=Lindy|last=Kerin|title=Gillard makes Aust history as female acting PM|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/12/10/2114894.htm|newspaper=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|date=10 December 2007|accessdate=24 June 2010}}</ref> In the first year of government, she served as acting prime minister for 69 days during Rudd's overseas travel engagements.<ref>{{cite news|first=Brad|last=Norington|title=Business as usual for Gillard the caretaker|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24695550-5014046,00.html|newspaper=[[The Australian]] | publisher=News Limited |date=24 November 2008|accessdate=23 June 2010}}</ref> Gillard is a highly regarded debater, and her performances during parliamentary question time have prompted [[Peter van Onselen]] to call her "the best parliamentary performer on the Labor side".<ref>{{cite news|first=Peter|last=van Onselen|authorlink=Peter van Onselen|title=Shorten pathway to a Gillard future|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25183155-7583,00.html|newspaper=[[The Australian]] | publisher=News Limited |date=14 March 2009|accessdate=23 June 2010}}</ref> === Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations === Gillard removed the [[WorkChoices]] industrial relations regime introduced by the [[Howard government]], and replaced it with the ''Fair Work Bill''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Renee|last=Viellaris|title=WorkChoices finally dead: Julia Gillard|url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25215771-952,00.html|newspaper=[[The Australian]] | publisher=News Limited |date=20 March 2009|accessdate=23 June 2010}}</ref> This established a single industrial relations bureaucracy called [[Fair Work Australia]].<ref>{{cite news|title=PM promises not to extend Work Choices|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Fielding-noncommittal-on-ALPs-IR-plan/2007/10/15/1192300644672.html|newspaper=[[The Age]] |publisher=Fairfax |date=15 October 2007|accessdate=13 November 2007 | location=Melbourne}}</ref> In 2009 Gillard oversaw the government's "[[Building the Education Revolution]]" program, which allocated [[Australian dollar|$]]16&nbsp;billion to build new school accommodation including classrooms, libraries and assembly halls.<ref>{{cite news|first=Natasha|last=Bita|title=Grant to trail girl to next school|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/grant-to-trail-girl-to-next-school/story-e6frg6oo-1225771290406|newspaper=[[The Australian]] | publisher=News Limited |date=10 September 2009|accessdate=23 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Natasha|last=Bita|title=Julia Gillard to reclaim school payouts|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/julia-gillard-to-reclaim-school-payouts/story-e6frg6oo-1225789767523|newspaper=[[The Australian]] | publisher=News Limited |date=22 October 2009|accessdate=23 June 2010}}</ref> == Prime Minister == [[Image:Julia Gillard US Ambassador.jpg|right|thumb|Gillard with Bleich in June 2010]] {{Main|Gillard Government}} On 23 June 2010, after meetings throughout the evening between Gillard and Prime Minister [[Kevin Rudd]], as well as factional leaders, Rudd addressed the waiting media at 10:30&nbsp;pm [[Time in Australia|AEST]] and announced that Gillard had asked him to hold a [[Australian Labor Party leadership election, 2010|leadership ballot]] in the 115-member [[caucus]] the following day to determine the leadership of the Labor Party and hence the prime ministership of Australia.<ref>{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Harvey|title=Federal Labor MPs moving to axe Kevin Rudd and replace him with Julia Gillard|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/labor-considers-axing-rudd/story-e6frf7l6-1225883380388|newspaper=[[Herald Sun]] | publisher=News Limited |date=23 June 2010|accessdate=23 June 2010}}</ref> Rudd initially said he would challenge Gillard at the caucus. However, it soon became apparent that he didn't have enough support to fend off Gillard's challenge. Hours before the vote, he stood aside as leader and ended his candidacy, leaving Gillard to take the leadership unopposed. At the same caucus meeting, [[Treasurer of Australia|Treasurer]] [[Wayne Swan]] was elected unopposed to succeed Gillard as Labor's deputy leader, and hence [[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia|Deputy Prime Minister]].<ref name="theaustralian1" /> Shortly afterward, Gillard was sworn in as the 27th Prime Minister of Australia by the [[Governor-General of Australia|Governor-General]], [[Quentin Bryce]], and Wayne Swan was sworn in as her deputy. The other members of Kevin Rudd's ministry, except Rudd himself, became the remaining members of the [[First Gillard Ministry]]. Later that day, in her first press conference as Prime Minister, she said that at times the [[Rudd Government]] "went off the tracks", and "I came to the view that a good Government was losing its way".<ref>{{cite web|last=Farr |first=Malcolm |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/julia-gillard-is-australias-new-prime-minister/story-e6freuy9-1225883617249 |title=Julia Gillard is Australia's new Prime Minister |author=Malcolm Farr, Alison Rehn, Steve Lewis and Simon Benson |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=UK |date=24 June 2010 |accessdate=7 July 2010}}</ref> She also said that she wouldn't move into [[The Lodge (Australia)|The Lodge]] unless she was elected Prime Minister in her own right, preferring to divide her time between a flat in Canberra and her home in [[Altona, Victoria|Altona]], a western suburb of Melbourne.<ref name = "New PM"> {{cite news|url=http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/labor-party-was-losing-its-way-under-rudd-gillard-20100624-z10q.html|author1=Levy, M. |title=Labor Party was losing its way under Rudd: Gillard |work=brisbanetimes.com.au |date=24 June 2010 |publisher=[[Brisbane Times]] |accessdate=13 October 2010}}</ref> She eventually moved into The Lodge on 26 September 2010.<ref name="Lodge"/> As well as being the first woman and the first who has never been married, Gillard is the first Prime Minister since [[Billy Hughes]] (1915–1923) to have been born overseas.<ref name="theaustralian1">{{cite news|first=Christian|last=Kerr|author2=Franklin, Matthew|title=Julia Gillard 'honoured' to become prime minister as Kevin Rudd stands aside|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/politics/labor-leadership-ballot/story-e6frgczf-1225883589139|newspaper=[[The Australian]] | publisher=News Limited |date=24 June 2010|accessdate=24 June 2010}}</ref> In the aftermath of the leadership challenge, [[Bill Shorten]], former trade union leader, and key Parliamentary member of the ALP Right Faction, nominated the government's handling of the [[Energy Efficient Homes Package|insulation program]]; the sudden announcement of change of policy on the [[Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme]]; and the way in which they had "introduced the debate" about the [[Resource Super Profits Tax]] as the key considerations which had led to a shift in support from Kevin Rudd to Julia Gillard as leader of the party.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/qanda/txt/s2933046.htm |title=The Gillard Coup &#124; Q&A &#124; ABC TV |publisher=Abc.net.au |date=28 June 2010 |accessdate=12 July 2010}}</ref> === War in Afghanistan === [[File:Julia Gillard with Gen David H Petraeus Oct 2010.jpg|thumb|Gillard with General [[David Petraeus]], the commander of the [[International Security Assistance Force]], during a visit to Afghanistan on 2 October 2010]] During her first day as Prime Minister, Gillard reassured U.S. President Barack Obama of Australia's continuing support for the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|military campaign in Afghanistan]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/gillards-fawning-over-obama-a-bad-start-on-diplomatic-front-20100629-zj3h.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=Gillard's fawning over Obama a bad start on diplomatic front | first=Scott | last=Burchill | date=30 June 2010}}</ref> She visited Afghanistan on 2 October 2010 and met with Australian forces in [[Tarin Kowt]] and President [[Hamid Karzai]] in Kabul. The visit formed part of her first overseas trip as prime minister.<ref>{{cite news|title=Gillard makes surprise visit to Afghanistan|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/10/03/3028064.htm|accessdate=3 October 2010|newspaper=ABC News|date=3 October 2010}}</ref> A parliamentary debate was conducted for four sitting weeks of parliament, with the agreement between Gillard and Abbott that it is necessary to stay in Afghanistan and prevent it from becoming a safe haven for terrorists.<ref>http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/australian-prime-minister-gillard-closes-debate-on-afghanistan/story-e6frfku0-1225955429143</ref> === Election 2010 === {{Main|Australian federal election, 2010}} On 17 July 2010 (23 days after becoming prime minister) Gillard announced a [[Australian federal election, 2010|federal election]] would be held on 21 August 2010.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSYU01029220100717 | work=Reuters | title=Australian PM Gillard calls August&nbsp;21 election | first=Balazs | last=Koranyi | date=17 July 2010}}</ref> Labor and the Coalition each won 72 seats<!-- The Coalition won 72, not 73 seats. Read 2010 election article and references. --><ref group="nb" name="crook">The [[National Party of Western Australia]] is not a part of the Liberal/National Coalition. Therefore, its figures, including MP [[Tony Crook (politician)|Tony Crook]], are counted separately from the Coalition totals. See [[Australian federal election, 2010]] for more details.</ref> in the 150-seat [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]],<ref name=72all>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/federal-election/72-all--brisbane-to-coalition-and-corangamite-to-alp-20100827-13w1r.html |title=72 all - Brisbane to Coalition and Corangamite to ALP: SMH 28 August 2010 |publisher=Smh.com.au |date=2010-08-13 |accessdate=2010-08-30 | first=Tim | last=Colebatch}}</ref> four short of the requirement for [[majority government]], resulting in the first [[hung parliament]] since the [[Australian federal election, 1940|1940 election]].<ref name="hung">{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/21/2989767.htm |title=Voters leave Australia hanging |work=ABC News Online |date=21 August 2010 |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11037486 |title=Australia count begins after tight election race |work=BBC News |date=21 August 2010 |publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref> Both major party leaders sought to form a [[minority government]].<ref name="bbc">{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11048968 |title=Australia heads for hung parliament |date=21 August 2010 |work=[[BBC News]] |publisher=[[British Broadcasting Corporation]] |accessdate=21 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/08/26/2994071.htm |title=Where it's at: Independents' seven key demands |work=ABC News Online |date=26 August 2010 |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/03/3002314.htm Independents stand firm in face of fear campaign |work=ABC News Online |date=3 September 2010 |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/labor-ahead-in-strategic-power-game/story-e6frg6zo-1225914014166 |title=Labor ahead in strategic power game |work=The Australian |date=4 September 2010 |publisher=News Limited}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/features/federal-election/independents-accuse-coalition-of-dirty-tricks/story-e6frfllr-1225914066222 |title=Coalition accused of dirty tricks campaign |work=news.com.au |date=4 September 2010 |publisher=News Limited | first=Simon | last=Benson}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/editorial/the-choice-for-the-independents-is-now-clearer-20100903-14uhi.html |title=The choice for the independents is now clearer |work=Sydney Morning Herald |date=4 September 2010 |publisher=Fairfax }}</ref> Six [[crossbencher|crossbench]] [[Member of Parliament|MPs]] held the [[Balance of power (parliament)|balance of power]].<ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/federal-election/climate/its-good-to-be-greens-as-balance-of-power-tipped-20100717-10f4t.html Stephanie Peatling and Heath Aston:''It's good to be Greens, as balance of power tipped'', in SMH, July 18, 2010]. Retrieved 19 August 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/greens-set-to-grab-balance-of-power/story-fn59niix-1225893667815 Sid Maher: ''Greens set to grab balance of power'' in The Australian, July 18, 2010]. Retrieved 19 August 2010.</ref> Four crossbench MPs, Greens [[Adam Bandt]] and independents [[Andrew Wilkie]], [[Rob Oakeshott]] and [[Tony Windsor]] declared their support for Labor on [[confidence and supply]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/abbott-digs-himself-a-hole-20100902-14rjp.html |title=Abbott's Costings Blow Out &#124; Wilkie Sides With Labor: SMH 3 September 2010 |publisher=Smh.com.au |date=2010-09-03 |accessdate=2010-09-08 | first=Michelle | last=Grattan}}</ref><ref name=3005179abc>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3005179.htm 'Labor day: Gillard retains grip on power'] - ABC - Emma Rodgers (7 September 2010) - . Retrieved 8 September 2010.</ref> allowing Gillard and Labor to remain in power with a 76-74 minority government.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/07/3005028.htm |title=Labor clings to power |first=Emma |last=Rodgers |date=7 September 2010 |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |work=ABC News Online }}</ref> Governor-General Bryce swore in the [[Second Gillard Ministry]] on 14 September 2010.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/gillard-sworn-in-as-pm-as-ministers-arrive-at-government-house-20100914-15aeq.html?autostart=1 |title=Gillard sworn in as PM as ministers arrive at Government House |publisher=Theage.com.au |date= 14 September 2010|accessdate=2010-09-14 | location=Melbourne}}</ref> == Domestic policies == === Health === Like her predecessor Rudd, Gillard maintained health as a priority in her agenda. She announced during the 2010 election, that there would be an increase of 270 placements for emergency doctors and nurses and 3,000 extra nursing scholarships over the following 10 years.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/27/2965258.htm | work=ABC |date=27 July 2010 |accessdate=28 July 2010}}</ref> She also said [[mental health]] would be a priority in her second term, with a $277&nbsp;million suicide-prevention package which would target high-risk groups.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/labor-to-expand-the-mental-health-front-line/story-fn59niix-1225897734559 | work=The Australian |date=28 July 2010 | accessdate=28 July 2010}}</ref>. As the election delivered a hung parliament, a $1.8 billion package was given to rural hospitals, which was agreed to by the independents to support her re-election<ref>http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/election2010/7957641/gillard-pledges-to-forge-new-paradigm</ref>. In October, her government introduced legislation to reform the health system. The changes will give the Commonwealth responsibility for providing the majority of funding to public hospitals and 100 per cent of funding for primary care and GP services. [[Western Australia]] will not be apart of the deal as it has not signed up to the agreement in April's [[COAG]] meeting, which would see the Commonwealth direct one third of the state's GST revenue towards health and hospital services<ref>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/health/health-reforms-to-go-ahead-without-wa/story-fn59nokw-1225943222807</ref>. === Immigration === Gillard has taken a tougher stance on asylum seekers, with plans of establishing a process centre to be possibly located in [[East Timor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/13/2951683.htm |title=Smith still backs asylum plan - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) |publisher=Abc.net.au |date=13 July 2010 |accessdate=8 August 2010}}</ref> Although East Timor's parliament has voted down the plan, East Timor's President [[Jose Ramos-Horta]], has said that he is open to the idea for a process centre. In October, her government announced that it will open two detention centres for 2000 immigrants, due to the pressures in allowing women and children to be released into the community. One will be opened in South Australia's [[Adelaide Hill]] and one in [[Northam]] in Western Australia<ref>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/pm-julia-gillard-softens-detention-stance/story-fn59niix-1225940414154</ref>. She has said it will be a short-term solution to the problem and that temporary detention centres will be closed. === Education === When she became Prime Minister, she gave her Education portfolio to [[Simon Crean]]. She has promised to "make education central to my economic agenda."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/gillard-mum-on-rudd-resignation-deal-20100715-10c1x.html?from=age_sb |title=Gillard mum on Rudd 'resignation deal' claim |work=The Age |location=Australia |date= 15 July 2010|accessdate=8 August 2010 | location=Melbourne}}</ref> She has also made a promise if re-elected, she is offering to extend tax-cuts to parents to help pay for school uniforms for people struggling to cover the costs of education<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.news.com.au/national/back-to-school-julia-gillard-offers-uniforms-refund/story-e6frfkvr-1225891122959 | title=Back to school: Julia Gillard offers uniforms refund to parents | first=Lincoln | last=Archer | date=13 July 2010 | work=news.com.au}}</ref>. As Prime Minister, she continued to put the [[My School]] website centre of her education agenda. When she was the [[Minister for Education (Australia)| Minister for Education]], she opened the controversial, but popular, [[My School]] website, which helped parents view statistics of the school their children attended. She has unveiled the revamped version, My School 2.0, promising better information to parents<ref>http://www.news.com.au/national/myschool-20-website-to-give-parents-better-information-about-their-childs-education/story-e6frfkvr-1225955326426</ref>. Universities also placed highly on her education agenda. Legislation due to be voted on in November 2010 that would see the introduction of a national universities regulator was delayed till 2011 following criticisms from the higher education sector. It was also announced by her government that legislation to establish the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency would also be introduced early next year<ref>http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/delay-for-uni-standards-legislation-20101115-17ufn.html</ref>. === Climate change === During the 2010 election, Gillard unveiled her climate change plans in [[Brisbane]]. It included a 150-person citizens assembly to work on a consensus for climate change<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/citizens-assembly-has-lost-labor-crucial-support/story-fn59niix-1225896780474 |title=Citizens assembly has lost Labor crucial support |work=The Australian |date=26 July 2010 |accessdate=8 August 2010}}</ref> and a crackdown on dirty power plants, a $1&nbsp;billion investment into greening the electricity grid and also further investment into green technology.<ref>{{cite news |author= |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/julia-gillard-says-she-will-pay-2000-to-get-old-cars-off-the-road/story-fn59niix-1225896392135 |title=Julia Gillard unveils a cash for clunkers policy to get dirtier old cars off the road |work=The Australian |date=24 July 2010 |accessdate=8 August 2010 |publisher=News Limited |first1=Jared |last1=Owens |first2=Joe |last2=Kelly }}</ref> The idea was scrapped on 7 October 2010, as Gillard announced that her pre-election promise to create a citizens' assembly to investigate climate change would not proceed, but the government would instead seek guidance from a parliamentary committee advised by experts on climate change.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/10/07/3032328.htm?section=justin|title = PM dumps proposal for citizens' assembly| publisher = Australian Broadcasting Corporation | date=8 October 2010 | accessdate=8 October 2010}}</ref> A $2000 subsidy for cashing in old cars was also announced to reduce pollution.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/cash-for-cars-scheme-a-clunker/story-e6frg71x-1225896766317 |title=Cash for cars scheme a clunker |work=The Australian |date=26 July 2010 |accessdate=8 August 2010 |publisher=News Limited}}</ref> Reaction to this by Australian businesses has been positive.<ref>{{cite web |first=David |last=Olsen|url=http://www.dynamicbusiness.com.au/articles/articles-news/julia-gillard-climate-change-policy-1838.html |title=Julia Gillard's climate change policy welcomed by business |publisher=Dynamic Business |date=23 July 2010 |accessdate=8 August 2010}}</ref> Gillard announced plans to put a price on carbon and has ordered a Productivity Commission inquiry to expedite her push to put a price on carbon.<ref>http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/gillard-to-press-on-with-price-on-carbon/story-e6freuy9-1225953438781</ref> == Political positions == === Factional Position === Although nominally a member of the [[Socialist Left (Australia)#In Victoria|Victorian Left]] faction of the Labor Party,<ref name="MaresBookReviewOfGillardBiography">{{cite web |url=http://www.apo.org.au/commentary/making-julia-gillard |title=The Making of Julia Gillard |author=Peter Mares |date=7 December 2009 | publisher=Australian Policy Online}} (book review)</ref> her election to Prime Minister occurred because of support from the [[Labor Right|Right factions]] of the party, with the hard Left planning to support Rudd in the Caucus vote had there actually been one.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/gillard--becomes-australias-first-female-prime-minister-as-tearful-rudd-stands-aside-20100624-yzvw.html |title=Julia Gillard, Prime Minister After Labor Leadership Challenge |work=Sydney Morning Herald |date= 24 June 2010|accessdate=7 July 2010 | first1=Phillip | last1=Coorey | first2=Tim | last2=Lester}}</ref> Analyses of Jacqueline Kent's 2009 biography of Gillard suggest that her membership in the Left faction is "more organisational than ideological".<ref name="Book review of Gillard Biography" /><ref name="MaresBookReviewOfGillardBiography" /> In July 2010, historian [[Ross Fitzgerald]] said, "... at least since last year Gillard has sought to reposition herself more towards the Labor Right."<ref>Fitzgerald, Ross. [http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/say-werent-you-left-wing/story-e6frg6zo-1225887103691 "Say, weren't you left-wing? "], ''[[The Australian]]'', Sydney, {{Nowrap|3 July 2010}}. Retrieved on {{Nowrap|6 July 2010}}.</ref> === Population Growth === On population policy, Gillard is against a "big Australia", as opposed to predecessor Kevin Rudd who was in favour of population growth.<ref name="peatling1">{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/dont-hurtle-towards-a-big-australia-pm-20100626-zatl.html |title=Don't hurtle towards a big Australia: PM |first=Stephanie |last=Peatling |date=27 June 2010 |accessdate=27 June 2010 |work=Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Fairfax}}</ref> She emphasises the need for sustainability, saying "Australia should not hurtle down the track towards a big population".<ref name="peatling1" /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/27/2938009.htm |title=Gillard shuts door on 'big Australia' |date=27 June 2010 |accessdate=27 June 2010 |work=ABC News Online |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref> === Republic === Gillard supports Australia [[Republicanism in Australia|becoming a republic]] and has suggested that the end of Queen [[Elizabeth&nbsp;II]]'s reign would be "probably the appropriate point for a transition".<ref>Hall, Eleanor ({{Nowrap|17 August 2010}}). "[http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2010/s2985076.htm PM wants change of monarchy before republic]". ABC News. Accessed {{Nowrap|17 August 2010}}.</ref> === Abortion === Gillard has expressed a [[pro-choice]] position on [[abortion]] saying that "Women without money would be left without that choice or in the hands of backyard abortion providers" and that she understood "the various moral positions" regarding abortions.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Gillard-warns-on-abortion-funding/2005/02/03/1107228831705.html|title=Gillard warns on abortion funding|date=3 February 2005| work=The Age | publisher=Fairfax |accessdate=27 June 2010 | location=Melbourne}}</ref> === Gay Marriage === Gillard has made clear she does not support the legalisation of [[recognition of same-sex unions in Australia|gay marriage]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/latest/7487734/gillard-does-not-support-gay-marriage/|title=Gillard does not support gay marriage|date=30 June 2010|work=7 news|accessdate=30 June 2010}}</ref> saying that she believes "the [[Marriage Act 1961|Marriage Act]] is appropriate in its current form, that is recognising that marriage is between a man and a woman". === Internet Censorship === Soon after Gillard first took over from Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister, she put herself on record as being in favour of a mandatory internet filter for Australia and justified her stance by saying images of child abuse and child pornography should not be legally available on the internet. <ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/gillard-to-stick-with-web-filter-despite-disquiet-20100707-100qe.html Gillard to stick with web filter despite disquiet]</ref> == Personal life and views == Gillard's [[domestic partnership|partner]] since 2006<ref name="wait">{{cite news |first=Stephen |last=Lunn |title=Let's wait and see on marriage, says Julia Gillard's partner |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/lets-wait-and-see-on-marriage-says-julia-gillards-partner/story-fn5vfgwx-1225884011977 |newspaper=[[The Australian]] |publisher=[[News Limited]] | date=25 June 2010 |accessdate=25 June 2010}}</ref> is [[Tim Mathieson]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Gillard's partner Tim Mathieson 'bubbly'|url=http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/gillards-partner-tim-mathieson-bubbly-20100624-z1o2.html|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |publisher=Fairfax |date=24 June 2010|accessdate=24 June 2010}}</ref> She had previous relationships with union officials Michael O'Connor and Bruce Wilson and fellow Federal Labor MP [[Craig Emerson]].<ref>{{ cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/management/our-julia/2007/05/18/1178995371860.html |title=Our Julia|last=Valent|first=Dani|date=18 May 2007 | work=The Age | publisher=Fairfax | accessdate=26 June 2010 | location=Melbourne}}</ref> She has never married and has no children.<ref name="NeverMarriedQuote">{{cite news |url=http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/being-julia-the-story-behind-the-pm-in-waiting/story-e6frea6u-1225883549741 |work=AdelaideNow.com.au |title=Being Julia: The story behind the PM in waiting |first=Michael |last=McGuire |date=24 June 2010 |accessdate=19 August 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Gillard defends childlessness|url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21072127-2702,00.html|newspaper=[[The Australian]] | publisher=News Limited |date=17 January 2007|accessdate=31 August 2007}}</ref> Gillard was brought up in the [[Baptist]] tradition, but is not religious. In a 2010 interview when asked if she believed in God, Gillard stated: "No I don't&nbsp;... I'm not a religious person&nbsp;... [I'm] a great respecter of religious beliefs but they're not my beliefs."<ref name="DoesNotBelieveInGod">{{cite news |last=Wright |first=Tony |title=PM tells it as she sees it on the God issue |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |publisher=Fairfax |date=30 June 2010 |url=http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/pm-tells-it-as-she-sees-it-on-the-god-issue-20100629-zjad.html |accessdate=30 June 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |network=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] |station=774 |city=Melbourne |title=Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks to Jon Faine |airdate=29 June 2010 |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2010/06/29/2939565.htm?site=melbourne}}</ref> She owns a home in the south western Melbourne suburb of [[Altona, Victoria|Altona]]<ref name="Altona">{{cite news|first=Tony|last=Wright|title=Forget Canberra, Altona has become the new heart of the nation|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2008/01/01/1198949817052.html|newspaper=[[The Age]] |publisher=Fairfax |date=2 January 2008|accessdate=5 October 2008 | location=Melbourne}}</ref> and is a public supporter of the [[Western Bulldogs]] [[Australian football]] club.<ref>{{cite web|first=Adam|last=McNicol|title=Dogs celebrate fan Gillard's ascension to PM|url=http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=96902|publisher=afl.com.au|date=24 June 2010|accessdate=25 June 2010}}</ref> == See also == {{Portal|Australia}} * [[Next Australian federal election]] * [[Australian federal election, 2010]] * [[Rudd Ministry]] * [[First Gillard Ministry]] * [[Second Gillard Ministry]] ==Notes== {{Reflist|group=nb}} == References == {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}} == External links == {{Commons|Julia Gillard}} * [http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/member.asp?id=83L Official Federal HOR webpages for Julia Gillard] * [http://mediacentre.dewr.gov.au/mediacentre/MinisterGillard/ Official Federal Ministrial webpages for Julia Gillard] * [http://www.alp.org.au/julia-gillard Official ALP webpage for Julia Gillard] * [http://www.dpm.gov.au/ The Hon Julia Gillard MP&nbsp;– Deputy Prime Minister] * [http://www.facebook.com/pages/Julia-Gillard/161674172327 Official Facebook page of Julia Gillard] * {{OpenAustralia}} {{s-start}} {{s-par|au}} {{s-bef|before=[[Barry Jones (Australian politician)|Barry Jones]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Member of Parliament]] for [[Division of Lalor|Lalor]]|years=1998–present}} {{s-inc}} |- {{s-ppo}} {{s-bef|before=[[Jenny Macklin]]}} {{s-ttl|title=Deputy Leader of the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]]|years=2006–2010}} {{s-aft|after=[[Wayne Swan]]}} |- {{s-bef|before=[[Kevin Rudd]]}} {{s-ttl|title=Leader of the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]]|years=2010–present}} {{s-inc}} |- {{s-off}} {{s-bef|before=[[Mark Vaile]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia]]|years=2007–2010}} {{s-aft|after=[[Wayne Swan]]}} |- {{s-bef|before=[[Julie Bishop]]|as=Minister for Education, [[Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (Australia)|Science]] and 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