Julia Gillard
Labor MP cool over $20m for film producers
Herald, April 4
Gillard to defy protocol to mention the possible war
Mark Kenny Julia Gillard plans to sidestep protocol to directly raise the security crisis on the Korean peninsula.
Gillard meets Hawke in China
Former prime minister Bob Hawke says he's always got words of encouragement for Julia Gillard.
Gillard issues blunt Asia warning
John Garnaut and Mark Kenny in Boao, China The consequences of conflict in the Asia Pacific are becoming increasingly severe: PM.
Gillard, Xi address China global forum
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has urged closer co-operation on defence and economic matters to ensure the Asian region remains peaceful and stable.
Gillard comments 'unworthy': Abbott
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has criticised Julia Gillard for commenting on domestic politics while overseas.
Forrest sings the praises of China
John Garnaut, Boao, China There have always been 'friends of China' but few have been as passionate as Australia's fifth richest man.
Behind the smiles, the ups and downs doing business
John Garnaut There have always been ''friends of China'', assiduously courted by the Chinese system, but few have been as passionate as Australia's fifth-richest man, Andrew Forrest.
Gillard in Beijing to forge historic partnership
Paul Osborne Prime Minister Julia Gillard has reassured China that Australia is open to foreign investment ahead of signing an historic ''strategic partnership'' deal with Premier Li Keqiang involving annual...
New database shows US informants were inside Whitlam's ALP
Philip Dorling Bob Carr might have been Foreign Affairs Minister for only 12 months but he started talking to US diplomats about internal Labor politics nearly 40 years ago.
Australia, China in strategic talks
Mark Kenny and John Garnaut, Shanghai Australia and China have agreed to top-level talks to strengthen and provide direction to an economically crucial relationship that also presents vast opportunities.
Leaders and battle-scarred Negus recall resolve
Tony Wright Australia's political leaders were effusive in their praise for the late British prime minister Margaret Thatcher but the veteran television journalist George Negus recalled her as being ''as scary...
Coalition blames unions, dollar for Browse gas blow
Ben Cubby, Peter Hannam 'Outrageous' industrial action and the soaring dollar had priced Australia out of the market for onshore LNG projects, says Ian Macfarlane, the Coalition's resources spokesman.
Woodside blames dollar, labour costs for gas delay
Glenda Kwek, Ben Cubby, Peter Hannam Australia's ability to build a series of huge resources projects has been called into question after rising costs forced Woodside to shelve a $40 billion liquid natural gas development in Western...
Gillard returns to Labor heartland
Heath Aston and Jonathan Swan From ''Beijing to Macquarie Fields'' is how Julia Gillard described her last 48 hours. The Prime Minister was back in her favourite place to ''govern'', western Sydney, on Friday with cash to shower...
Royal commission counselling pledge
Catherine Armitage Government to spend $44 million on counselling for people who relive trauma for royal commission.
What's the Big Idea this time around?
Tony Wright Election years are a wonderful time for Big Ideas. You may, or may not, recall the marvellously named Multifunction Polis.
Abbott says Labor civil war will go on
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says the civil war within the Labor Party will continue despite the leadership showdown on Thursday.
Kinky politics
Rocco Fazzari She was a lawyer, an MP, a deputy party leader, our first woman prime minister - and the focus of national daily target practice.
Away from the uproar, we missed a week of milestones
Tim Colebatch Believe it or not, Parliament was ablaze with activity in almost every policy area this week; you just didn't hear about it because everyone was watching the Labor leadership and the government's...
