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In Australia, Prime Minister Gillard said that she was worried about the economic effects of a strong Aussie.

Ms Gillard would not detail how she might change the mining tax but was ready to sit down with the companies to open negotiations.

Ms Gillard has called for a regional processing centre to be set up in Timor-Leste, but has won little support.

Speaking Thursday at the National Press Club, Prime Minister Julia Gillard said she had been sickened by the News of the World scandal.

The deputy prime minister, Julia Gillard, said it would be remembered as "one of the darkest days in Australia's peacetime history" .

Gillard told Australian television that she decided to attach equal importance to balance the budget and reconstruction.

'I don't think Julia Gillard is controlled by anyone, ' he said. 'I've known her a long time, and she's a very independent, forceful person.

In the food court, one man shook Gillard's hand and declared: "I won't wash that hand for a week. "

Ms Gillard battles on stoically, suggesting that things could get worse for her government before they get better.

Gillard shot back that her accuser was 'a man of the past, with very old-fashioned views.

Next Ms Gillard set out a plan for a "regional centre" in Timor-Leste (East Timor) to process asylum-seekers.

An hour later, Mr Windsor and Mr Oakeshott came out for Ms Gillard, giving her the magic 76 seats' worth of support.

Because it implied that although Gillard had been steadfastly loyal, Rudd did not trust her public assurances.

Gillard's message, if it is not too indelicate to say so, mostly fell on deaf ears.

Few analysts expect Gillard to lead Labor into the next election, if the opinion polls continue to look so bleak.

He is now foreign minister in Julia Gillard's cabinet: an adviser has warned me that Rudd will not talk about "the events of June 24" .

Labor, led by Julia Gillard, is still expected to squeak through, helped by the second-preference votes of the Green Party's supporters.

The political chatter ever since has focused not on Ms Gillard's carbon-policy victory but on her asylum-plan humiliation.

Ms Gillard told ABC Radio in Perth that Mr Rudd would be welcome at Labor's campaign launch as an honoured former prime minister.

Obviously China's rise does also cause discussion of its rise as a military power, and those discussions will continue, ' Ms. Gillard said.

The very next day, Ms Gillard was trounced in parliament on legislation dealing with asylum-seekers arriving in Australia by boat.

First, when Ms Gillard took over, she identified herself more as a fixer of problems than as a leader with a fresh vision.

Gillard has promised a serious review of the election to be conducted by a senior person not involved in the campaign.

Julia Gillard, Australia's prime minister, has proposed a tax on mining profits but has ruled out a sovereign fund.

Australian Prime Minister Gillard said the problem one after another, and constantly fight against the people of Victoria, it is very cruel.

And I want to personally thank Prime Minister Gillard for her strong endorsement of our efforts there.

In her first speech as prime minister, Ms. Gillard called for a truce.

Things came to a head this evening as a number of Labor's most senior figures, including Ms Gillard, met in Mr Rudd's office.

Wen congratulated Gillard on her election as Australia's prime minister.

Like Gillard and Abbott, Oakeshott was a political staffer before he was first elected.

Mr Rudd would not speculate whether Ms Gillard would stay on as Deputy PM if she lost the ballot tomorrow.

Prior to the meeting, Premier Wen held a welcome ceremony for Gillard at the North Hall of the Great Hall of the People.

Yet Julia Gillard, the prime minister, reckons Australia still has "people who can work who do not" .

If Ms Gillard fails, her opponent Tony Abbott, whose Liberal-National coalition did surprisingly well, will try to form a government.

Ms Gillard retorted that her opponent was looking backwards, though her own party has been toughening its policies on some of those issues.

With many promises but little to show for them, Ms Gillard meanwhile has pledged that 2011 will be "a year of delivery and decision" .

While Labor promised to bring in a more humanitarian policy, in many ways Ms Gillard has only prolonged her predecessors' populist approach.

The China trip, which ends Thursday, will be an important test for Ms. Gillard, who took office in June as a relative foreign policy novice.

He turned down an offer from Ms Gillard to take up a position in a new ministry dedicated to regional Australia.

If Gillard had stayed firm in her resolve to pace herself, Rudd would still be prime minister.

Gillard will become the country's first woman acting prime minister when Kevin Rudd flies to Bali for a conference on global warming.

JULIA GILLARD emerged as Australia's prime minister on September 7th promising an open parliament and a pragmatic government.

When a lower house majority failed to emerge, Ms Gillard withheld the bill from a vote.

Ms Gillard is a former industrial lawyer who drew up the Labor government's workplace relations laws.

There were suggestions the trio might form a block to deliver government to either Ms Gillard or Tony Abbott, the opposition leader.

Yet Ms Gillard responded to the Malaysia plan's sinking by evoking a sense of crisis.

Mr. Rudd endorsed the idea of a 'Big Australia' but Ms. Gillard argues population growth must be sustainable.

Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard, backed by factional Labor Party warlords, has made a tilt at Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's leadership .

The high-level meeting coincided with a visit of Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard to Beijing.

When Ms Gillard delivered a glutinous speech to a joint session of Congress in March, she got six standing ovations.

Gillard is from Labor's left faction and she would need support from the dominant right to become leader.

It is no wonder Gillard has scheduled a major speech on economic matters at the National Press Club today.

JULIA GILLARD: Well we've been investing in the skills and capacities of the Australian people. We've been investing in infrastructure.

Mathieson, who is locally referred to as the 'First Bloke, ' sculpting Ms. Gillard's hair in the morning as he regularly does.

Ms Gillard has promised that much of the revenue will compensate households for higher energy costs.

The court's decision is a blow to Julia Gillard's government, which has a tiny parliamentary majority.

But for a party Ms. Gillard said had 'lost its way' under Mr. Rudd, the challenge is winning that mandate.

Julia Gillard will stay as Australia's prime minister after winning the backing of two key independent MPs.

During Gillard's weeklong trip through northern Asia, she reiterated Australia's determined stand against North Korea's nuclear program.

Gillard faces a political challenge in confronting the hot-button issue of immigration while holding her fragile coalition together.

'If elected as prime minister, I will reprosecute the case for a carbon price at home and abroad, ' Ms. Gillard added.

That breach of good faith fired the spark of anger to move Gillard to challenge her leader.

Gillard is portrayed by some political commentators as a warmer, more voter-friendly politician than the bookish Rudd.

Ms Gillard released the Australia in the Asian Century paper last month, urging schools and universities to embrace Asian language lessons.

Mr. Rudd's successor, Julia Gillard, brokered a deal with major miners to reduce the headline rate of the tax to 30% from 40%.

Ms Gillard later addressed the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre in South Brisbane, which falls inside Mr Rudd's electorate.

But Mr Tanner announced that he was quitting on the day in June that Julia Gillard unseated Kevin Rudd as Labor leader and prime minister.

After their meeting, Gillard and Wen attended the signing ceremony of relevant bilateral cooperation documents.

Australian universities are facing a funding crisis that could throw Julia Gillard's education revolution into turmoil .

Without a government in place, says Ms Gillard, Nauru cannot sign the UN Convention on Refugees.

And as Prime Minister Gillard said the first time we met, it's what makes us "great mates. "

Rudd's successor, Julia Gillard, has given no sign of a major change of direction.

"It's my intention to negotiate in good faith an effective agreement to form a government, " Ms Gillard said yesterday.

Gillard also insisted that she is the Queen of admirers, and, like many Australians love the Queen, respect for the Queen.

Gillard was a party to every major decision of the Rudd government.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says Australia will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan earlier than planned.

Ms Gillard has now ditched a much-lampooned election promise to establish a "citizens' assembly" to discuss climate change.

Gillard was the first foreign leader to visit the disaster zone last March.

However Ms. Gillard, who became prime minister in 2010, has had a rough couple of years in office.

President Obama also had bilateral talks Saturday with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard was returning from leave late Wednesday to oversee response to the incident.

Tony Abbott, the latest opposition leader, rates poorly with women voters. Ms Gillard is popular across party lines.

But Ms Gillard faces challenges from them over another tax, on profits from iron ore and coal, Australia's two biggest exports.

The fate of the scheme may lie with the Greens, who help keep Ms Gillard's minority government in power.

Taking second preference votes into account, Ms Gillard's government would face an electoral wipeout.

The confrontation occurred as Ms Gillard was doing the rounds and meeting patrons at Brisbane's Ekka show on Saturday.

Ms Gillard will face new scrutiny over the government's policies after another boatload was intercepted near Christmas Island last night.

Ms Gillard also faces the problem of showing that the government is still serious about tackling climate change.

Ms Gillard claimed the Malaysia deal was designed to thwart people-smugglers, and to deter people from dangerous sea voyages.

Moreover, the deal Ms Gillard has struck with the independents is strikingly minimalist.

After Ms Gillard deposed Mr Rudd as leader, she promised not to introduce a carbon tax.

He and the stunt coordinator, Nick Gillard, were kind of my soul mates on the film.

Her negotiating skills are one of Ms Gillard's strengths.

Gillard said she hoped she would inspire young Australian women to believe anything was possible.

Ms Gillard has shaken up a country where married men have always led federal (but not state) governments.

Julia Gillard, Australia's prime minister, cancelled her Christmas holiday.

Ms. Gillard predicted Saturday's ballot will be an 'absolute cliffhanger. '

The Greens and three independents have pledged Ms Gillard the votes to get the plan through parliament later this year.

Ms Gillard became Australia's first woman prime minister in June, after a brisk act of party regicide that did for Kevin Rudd.

Prior to the signing ceremony, Wen held a welcome ceremony for Gillard and the two sides held talks later.

But Ms Gillard merely laughed and wished him well with his journalistic endeavours.

Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been sworn into office, making her the first woman elected to the post in the nation's history.

The Vice Premier met Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and held talks with Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard.

Obama will meet with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and give remarks before the Australian Parliament.

Welsh-born, her family migrated to Australia when she was 4. Gillard practiced law before entering politics.

''Our weakened position compared with four years ago is obvious to everyone except Mr Swan and Prime Minister Gillard.

Barry O'Farrell, the state's Liberal leader and now its premier, will complicate life for Ms Gillard.

Ms. Gillard is set to meet with Mr. Obama on Monday on the nine-day visit, which begins Saturday.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard recently compromised with Mining Companies and agreed to a 30% MMRT on coal and iron ore.

This balancing act will test Ms Gillard's skills as a consensus-builder.

Sexism may be playing a role in Gillard's struggle to retain her position, some say.

We congratulate Ms. Gillard on becoming Australian Prime Minister.

"This will be a close, hard-fought contest, " Ms Gillard told reporters.

When two independent MPs at last pledged the support she needed, Ms Gillard breathed relief.

Critics claim Ms Gillard's Malaysia Solution is the Pacific Solution in new clothes.

He still trails Ms Gillard in polls as preferred prime minister; but that gap is closing, too.

'We are looking at these currency wars question, ' said Ms. Gillard.

Gillard insisted that the government remained committed to ending the hunts through diplomatic or legal means.

Ms Gillard fronted her first press conference as prime minister by declaring that a "good government was losing its way" .

'China will continue to grow, and grow strongly, ' Ms. Gillard said.

Prime Minister Gillard said she mentioned China's human rights situation and other issues in the talks.

Selling the economy strongly still remains Ms Gillard's best hope.

Ms Gillard has confirmed she will run against her leader tomorrow.

Its leader, Tony Abbott, rejected Ms Gillard's invitation to join.

And as we celebrate the 60th anniversary of our alliance I think it's especially appropriate to have Prime Minister Gillard here.

Australia's new prime minister, Julia Gillard, called early elections for August 21st.

Gillard will have to lead the way with cunning and care.

Mr O'Farrell says he will join the federal Liberals and oppose Ms Gillard's plan to introduce a carbon tax next year.

Gillard also planned to lead a national debate on republic after the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, 84, ends.

The deal provides a measure of redemption for Ms Gillard.

Ms Gillard said she had suspended the government's A$38m (US$33m) advertising campaign explaining the tax.

Labor's polling bounced back after Ms Gillard took control of the government and on July 17th she called a federal election.

Gillard started her official visit to China after arriving at Beijing on the evening of April 25.

Also according to the Heranld Sun, a body language expert said that Julia Gillard was "kind of smitten " with Barack Obama.

Gillard, 48, has been one of the government's best public performers in the media and in parliament.

Julia Gillard will be deputy prime minister.

Only in one sense can Ms Gillard find relief.

Ms Gillard wants both the carbon and mining taxes in place by July 2012.

Ms Gillard welcomed Mr Rudd's return.

What a load of rubbish. America is a joke. So is Gillard.

On the first anniversary of Ms Gillard's coup in late June, the words came back to haunt her.

The prime minister, Labor's Julia Gillard, admits she is unmoved by foreign policy.

Ms. Gillard's insurgency was backed by the Labor Party's right wing but also by key unions on the left.

Ms Gillard says she is "determined to push on with the agenda" . She has little left to lose.

Simon Crean, the Minister for Education, and an ally of Julia Gillard, on Sunday publicly called on Mr Rudd to play his part in the team.

Second, Ms Gillard's promise during last year's election campaign not to impose a carbon tax has haunted her.

When she dislodged Mr Rudd in June last year, Ms Gillard was a rising political star.

"Lucky" Julia Gillard chalks up another political victory

Gillard forms deal with independents

Independents Hand Power to Australian PM Gillard

Julia Gillard becomes Australia's first female PM