i don't doubt is a difficult environment. However the premise of the argument is flawed. People seem to forget that Gillard is the architect of the hung parliament. Had Rudd kept his job I have no doubt Labor would have won the last election with a parliamentary majority. It is not to Gillard's credit to say that she is handling well a disastrous situation of her own making. pelent : 03 May 2012 10:15:33am Isn't she just representing Australian people? From my experience most Australians (especially the Anglo ones) are hypocrites and have double standards. Look at yourselves how you treat the Aboriginals and their land, other races and migrants... jh : sinbad : 03 May 2012 10:10:02am It's because she is a woman, you've got to be kidding me. How desperate, now the very people who elected a "woman" have turned into sexist beasts. The real problem with this Government, and it is the whole Government, not just Gillard is the lack of competence. I realize that many say it is because she broke her word about the so called carbon tax, but that is not the whole story. The real story is she is introducing a tax on electricity and calling it a carbon tax. I think I could sell a real carbon tax to the Australian people, but our leaders can't. Any politician worth their salt could get poker machine reform up, but Gillard can't. Any fool could get a bit more out of the mining industry,