Julia Gillard: First Female PM of Australia

[Tim Major]

So what do you guys think?
Basically, Kevin Rudd was apparently (or so it seemed at the time) losing popularity. So in comes Julia Gillard, his loyal supporter, and challenges him. He stands down, because he didn't want the embarrassment of the loss, and also the damage it would do to the party.
Anyway, two polls were just released, one stating that just day/s before, the change in pm, that his popularity had even risen, and the other showing Julia Gillard has since been unpopular. The last I heard, the poll before K-Rudd's step down, was 56% for Labour. Now Julia Gillard has been elected, it's down to 27%!
Of course these polls are quite differently put together.
So... what are your thoughts?

Edit: Thoughts on her taking over from K-Rudd, and thoughts of the first female prime ministers.

 

[AndyRoo789]

hooray for female ranga prime minister?
yea, i honestly dont care about politics.

 

[aronpm]

Better her than Rudd.

 

[Innocence]

I don't care who's PM, although if it lowers polls for labour then that's a good thing, as I strongly dislike labor's "big government" approach.

 

[nck]

I don't really see a point in this whole thing because afterall they are all labours.
Having a female PM is something new though

 

[aronpm]

I don't care who's PM, although if it lowers polls for labour then that's a good thing, as I strongly dislike labor's "big government" approach.

But I bet you adore that doucheface Tony Abbott.

 

[Kirjava]

I don't care about her genitals.

I just wish they'd stop creating stupid laws in Australia, I bet this doesn't change anything.

 

[ChrisBird]

Why do people care who is black, white, red, green, pink, purple, male, female, tranny, lesbian, gay, straight, tall, short, fat, skinny, etc etc etc.

Why do we care? Other than the fact some people feel the need to stereotype to the nth degree about something they know nothing about.

Vote in the person who is best suited to do the damn job. Who cares about their race, gender, sexual orientation etc.

And you know it'll be a big day when a homosexual gets elected president or PM or some other high office. "ZOMG Gay people in the government!?!?!?!11oneone"

Sorry, but really, who gives a ****.

/rant

~Chris

 

[Daniel Wu]

I agree with Chris. It's getting to the point where a country would put someone in office just because they aren't a white male instead of judging by values, policies, ect.

 

[LNZ]

As an Australian who will vote in the upcoming federal election later this year, I think Julia's actions were right. Yes, voting here is compulsory. But I like actually like voting though.

Kevin Rudd was making bad and easy mistakes and I guess the party did the switch just in time. I remember way back in 1983 where Bob Hawke replaced Bill Hayden as ALP leader just a few months before the election gave the spark the ALP needed to regain government in Canberra in March 1983.

And if you want to know, I'll vote ALP for the lower house and the Greens for the senate.