Australian has a new PM, same as the old PM

June 26, 2013 8:19 AM

Australia's first Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, has been deposed by the Prime Minister she deposed, Kevin Rudd, after three years of party in-fighting. Australia's next likely PM, Tony Abbott, is overjoyed. Meanwhile, a few months after half the front bench resigned when Rudd faild to challenge, the other half is going. Oh, and Gonski education reforms passed, Gillard's hallmark reforms.
posted by Mezentian (5 comments total)

Think we need an edit to the first sentence.
posted by Ironmouth at 8:21 AM on June 26, 2013

I know. Pressed Post instead of Preview.
posted by Mezentian at 8:22 AM on June 26, 2013

Australia's first Prime Minister

Think we need an edit to the first sentence.

This is funny because I'm reading Bill Bryson's In A Sunburned Country, where he mentions how ignored Australia's PMs are.
posted by zombieflanders at 8:23 AM on June 26, 2013

That's a shame. Regardless of the ins and outs of the situation, she was always the target of a ridiculous and shameful amount of misogyny (e.g. this disgusting menu - ha ha my aching sides... :( ). Some men clearly can't handle the idea of a woman running anything and that is depressing.
posted by lucien_reeve at 8:25 AM on June 26, 2013

Why must you compound my pain?

(I contacted the Mods. Silly day. Silly end to day.)

But Bill Bryson is too often correct.
posted by Mezentian at 8:25 AM on June 26, 2013