Julia Gillard

Julia Gillard: The comeback?

Rocco Fazzari The contrasting fortunes of our two political leaders could not be starker; one good poll for Labor and the pressure is on Tony Abbott, while Julia Gillard finds herself on the up with some ...

Julia Gillard goes wild

Julia Gillard

Rocco Fazzari Many opportunities for metaphors and juxtaposition this week, all at the expense of Julia Gillard as she endures further whispers of leadership challenges and the thorny issue of the Greens.

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Kevin Rudd: When a man loves a man

kevin rudd

Rocco Fazzari Some expressed cynicism while others have rushed to congratulate Kevin Rudd on his change of heart on same-sex marriage.

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Let's get angry! really angry!

Rudd

Rocco Fazzari If elections are there for voters to mobilise and let politicians know how bitterly angry we are, then Wednesday’s announcement by Prime Minister Julia Gillard is good news.

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Politics wrap: November 28, 2012

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Politics wrap: November 29, 2012

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Politics wrap: November 27, 2012

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Obama versus Romney wrap: November 7, 2012

U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama gesture towards each other during the second U.S. presidential campaign debate in Hempstead, New York, October 16, 2012. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES  - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS USA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION)

Katharine Murphy Barack Obama secured his second term in the White House. How election day in the US unfolded.

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Politics wrap: June 20, 2012

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Politics wrap: October 29, 2012

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Politics wrap: October 30, 2012

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Politics wrap: October 31, 2012

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Politics live: October 8, 2012

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Politics wrap: October 8, 2012

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Politics wrap: October 9, 2012

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Politics wrap: October 10, 2012

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Politics wrap: October 11, 2012

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Politics wrap: September 19, 2012

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Showtime! 2012 in review

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Rocco Fazzari 2012 could be best remembered as the year Prime Minister Julia Gillard redefined the meaning of calamity.

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Gonski wrap: September 3, 2012

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