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AUDIO: Julia Gillard Talks Budget 2012 And A 'Ring' From Tim Posted by Kyle and Jackie O Team 9 May, 2012 - 8:35 AM

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Prime Minister Julia Gillard rang into the Kyle and Jackie O to spruik the 2012 Federal Budget put together with Treasurer Wayne Swan.

Ms Gillard took calls from a wide variety of listeners wanting to know how the budget would affect them, including a mother from a single income household with four children and a driver concerned about the state of Sydney's roads and infrastructure.

Kyle and Jackie also wanted to find out more about the Prime Minister's personal side - including a prediction about her future from resident psychic Georgina Walker - which Ms Gillard herself has confirmed is true.

Listen to the full interview below.

LISTEN: Julia Gillard On The Kyle And Jackie O Show

AUDIO: Julia Gillard Talks Budget 2012 And A 'Ring' From Tim Posted by Jason 9 May, 2012 - 8:35 AM

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Prime Minister Julia Gillard rang into the Kyle and Jackie O to spruik the 2012 Federal Budget put together with Treasurer Wayne Swan.

Ms Gillard took calls from a wide variety of listeners wanting to know how the budget would affect them, including a mother from a single income household with four children and a driver concerned about the state of Sydney's roads and infrastructure.

Kyle and Jackie also wanted to find out more about the Prime Minister's personal side - including a prediction about her future from resident psychic Georgina Walker - which Ms Gillard herself has confirmed is true.

Listen to the full interview below.

LISTEN: Julia Gillard On The Kyle And Jackie O Show

Gillard Still PM: Have Labor Made The Right Decision? Posted by Jason 27 February, 2012 - 2:34 PM

First of all let me declare that I am not a supporter of any one particular party. In the past I've voted Labor, Coalition, Green and Independent. I'm also no Laurie Oakes, but I take a close interest in politics. So here's how I see today's re-election of Julia Gillard.

Labor has taken a massive risk endorsing the most unpopular prime minister in Australian history and putting the people's choice, Kevin Rudd, onto the backbench. Today's Newspoll has Ms. Gillard's approval rating at just 26 percent.

The past week has seen some extremely nasty and personal attacks. It has been a gift for the Liberal party which, incidentally, is also led by an unpopular leader in Tony Abbott.

In the month's ahead Julia Gillard must lift her approval rating to put Labor back into the race. If she doesn't the ALP faces a massive landslide defeat at next year's election, or dare I say, another leadership challenge.

And don't scoff at the prospect of a second Rudd challenge because several prime ministers in our history have been challenged, and then challenged again, despite promises that contenders would quietly sit on the back bench. Paul Keating is a classic example. He challenged Bob Hawke and after he lost in the first round he promised to be a good boy and pull his head in. Months later Keating challenged again, claiming he had been "drafted in" by his colleagues and he became Prime Minister!

In Kevin Rudd's case he may have to wait longer to make a second strike given the size of his defeat today. I just can't see Kevin sitting quietly on the backbench for 12 months without a ministerial job to keep him busy.

Only time will tell who the real winner will be, but at the moment Labor has a massive job rebuilding public confidence and repairing its self-inflicted wounds.

Unless Julia Gillard can dramatically turn things around Tony Abbott looks set to become our Prime Minister next year.

Have Labor made the right decision?

Incredible Footage Of Julia Gillard Being Dragged To Safety Posted by Jen 27 January, 2012 - 7:07 AM

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Australia Day didn't end well for our Prime Minister and opposition leader... Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott were presenting emergency services medals in The Lobby restaurant, Canberra yesterday when the building was surrounded with protestors.

About 100 members of the nearby Aboriginal tent embassy began banging on the glass walls of the restaurant and chanting against Abbott, who had earlier questioned whether the embassy was still relevant.

Extraordinary footage was captured of a terrified looking Julia Gillard being dragged to safety by her bodyguards. Watch the video below and tell us if you think protesting has a place in our country.

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Why Julia Gillard’s Gay Marriage Conscience Vote Is A Cop Out Posted by Geoff Field 15 November, 2011 - 11:59 AM

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On the very day when a new poll showed increased support for gay marriage, committed atheist Julia Gillard reiterated her view that marriage should remain between a man and a woman.

The Nielsen poll showed 62% of Australians support marriage equality. Yet our PM, who lives in a defacto relationship and believes people should read the bible, announced that she preferred a conscience vote on same sex marriage in parliament.

While this may sound fair to some, it effectively means any laws to end discrimination will not get through parliament.

Julia Gillard knows that there are enough members of her party who will vote "No" along with the Coalition to scuttle any attempts to end years of inequality.

Despite this setback I ask people to maintain the rage and continue to sign petitions and attend demonstrations in favour of marriage equality.

Surely Ms. Gillard can't ignore the 71% of voters in her own party that support marriage equality, and the 62% in the general population! But it appears she will and in 20 years time when equality is a given, she will be in the history books for all the wrong reasons.

Over to you - should the government introduce same sex marriage legislation?

Can The Carbon Tax Help Stop Climate Change? Posted by Geoff Field 8 November, 2011 - 2:12 PM

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Let’s get one thing clear.

I believe in climate change and agree with Kevin Rudd that it’s the greatest moral challenge of our generation.

While I believe in listening to all sides of arguments I find it astounding that some commentators refuse to believe the overwhelming majority of scientists, and accuse them of being biased because many of them are on government payrolls.

Excuse me, does that mean we should be suspicious of medical researchers and other such experts?

However on this historic day in which a carbon tax has been passed through the Australian Senate, I have my doubts about this particular way of dealing with the problem.

While I believe pensioners and low income earners should be protected against the tax, I am strongly opposed to handing backs wads of cash to middle class workers to “compensate” them from the tax.

Why bother with the tax, if you are taking with one hand and giving back with the other?

The Gillard government had done a shocking job of formulating and selling this tax.

No wonder every poll shows overwhelming opposition to the carbon tax.

I don’t know what the answer is, but I do not believe the tax in its present form will achieve the desired results of reducing carbon emissions or making consumers more responsible for their actions.

What's the best way for us to address climate change?