Simon Findlay Crean is an Australian politician and trade unionist. He was the Member of Parliament for Hotham from 1990 to 2013,representing the Labor Party,and served as a Cabinet Minister in the Hawke,Keating,Rudd and Gillard Governments. He was the Leader of the Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from November 2001 to December 2003.
The Lodge is the primary official residence of the Prime Minister of Australia,situated in the national capital Canberra. It is located at 5 Adelaide Avenue in the suburb of Deakin,a short distance away from Parliament House. The Lodge is one of two official prime ministerial residences,the secondary official residence being Kirribilli House in Sydney. The building was completed in 1927 in the Georgian revival style,and has been renovated several times since then. It was not initially intended to be used as a permanent official residence,and several prime ministers have chosen to live elsewhere during their terms in office.
Kevin Michael Rudd is an Australian former politician and diplomat who served as the 26th prime minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010 and again from June 2013 to September 2013. He held office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party.
Julia Eileen Gillard is an Australian former politician who served as the 27th prime minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013. She held office as leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). She is the first and only female prime minister in Australian history.
Wayne Maxwell Swan,often colloquially referred to as Swanny,is an Australian politician who is National President of the Labor Party. He was previously the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Deputy Leader of the Labor Party from 2010 to 2013,and the Treasurer of Australia from 2007 to 2013.
Christopher Vaughan Evans is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian Senate for the state of Western Australia from 1993 to 2013,representing the Australian Labor Party.
Gregory Ivan Combet is a former Australian politician and trade unionist. He was Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions between 1999 and 2007. He was elected member for the New South Wales Federal seat of Charlton for the Australian Labor Party at the 2007 election and was immediately appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement in the First Rudd Ministry on 3 December 2007. Combet was the Minister for Climate Change,Industry and Innovation in the Second Gillard Ministry before announcing his resignation from the ministry on 26 June 2013 following Julia Gillard's defeat in a leadership ballot. He previously served as Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change,when Penny Wong was the Minister.
The spouse of the prime minister of Australia,or partner of the prime minister of Australia,is generally a high-profile individual who assists the prime minister with ceremonial duties as well as performing various other functions.
Bloke is a slang term for a man.
A leadership spill occurred in the Australian Labor Party on 24 June 2010. Kevin Rudd,the prime minister of Australia,was challenged by Julia Gillard,the deputy prime minister of Australia,for the leadership of the Australian Labor Party. Gillard won the election unopposed after Rudd declined to contest,choosing instead to resign. Gillard was duly sworn in as prime minister by Quentin Bryce,the Governor-General,on 24 June 2010 at Government House,becoming Australia's first female prime minister.
The Gillard government was the Government of Australia led by the 27th Prime Minister of Australia,Julia Gillard,of the Australian Labor Party. The Gillard government succeeded the first Rudd government by way of the Labor Party leadership spill,and began on 24 June 2010,with Gillard sworn in as Prime Minister by the Governor-General of Australia,Quentin Bryce. The Gillard government ended when Kevin Rudd won back the leadership of the Australian Labor Party on 26 June 2013 and commenced the second Rudd government.
The Second Gillard ministry (Labor) was the 66th ministry of the Australian Government,led by Prime Minister Julia Gillard. It succeeded the first Gillard ministry upon its swearing in by Governor-General Quentin Bryce on 14 September 2010 after the 2010 election.
Phil Lloyd is an Australian actor and scriptwriter and partner in the production company Jungleboys. He is best known for his acting role as Myles Barlow in the Australian TV series,Review with Myles Barlow and the comedy series At Home with Julia,where he played Tim Mathieson,the partner of prime minister Julia Gillard.
At Home with Julia is a four-part Australian sitcom television series,created and written by Amanda Bishop,Rick Kalowski and Phil Lloyd,which debuted on 7 September 2011 on ABC1. A re-run of the series aired on ABC2 in April 2012. Currently,the series is in syndication in the United States on Vibrant TV Network.
Amanda Diana Bishop is an Australian actress and comedian,known for her comedy portrayals of Julia Gillard,the former Prime Minister of Australia,in the television comedy At Home with Julia. Bishop had previously portrayed Gillard in the series Double Take,when Gillard was Deputy Prime Minister of Australia.
A leadership spill in the Australian Labor Party,the party of government in the Parliament of Australia,was held on 27 February 2012 at 10 am AEDT,followed by a ballot. The Prime Minister,Julia Gillard,announced the spill at a press conference on 23 February 2012,following the resignation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs,Kevin Rudd,from his cabinet position after months of speculation that he intended to challenge Gillard for the leadership. Rudd announced his intention to seek the leadership at a press conference on 24 February.
Bloke is a slang term for a common man in the United Kingdom,Ireland,Australia,New Zealand and South Africa.
Deepak Vinayak is an Indian Australian community leader from Melbourne. He was appointed as the People of Australia Ambassador by Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard for two consecutive terms in 2012 and 2013.
Nicholas Reece is an Australian politician,policy activist and Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Melbourne. He is a senior executive at the University of Melbourne and a principal fellow at the Melbourne School of Government. He is the chair of the board of directors at the Movember Foundation,and a commentator at Sky News Australia.
Howard Sattler was an Australian talk back radio host.
