 Australia's first female prime minister (PM), Julia Gillard has announced the cabinet she'll be taking to the federal election, with no mention of former PM Kevin Rudd. The Australian Labor Party (ALP) caucus voted Mr Rudd out as parliamentary leadership in a special caucus election last week. "The new leader elected unopposed is Julia Gillard and the deputy will be Wayne Swan," Senator Michael Forshaw told media after the caucus.
Julia Gillard (pictured in 2005) keeps most federal ministers in their posts Australia's first woman prime minister (PM), Julia Gillard has announced the cabinet she'll be taking to the federal election, with no mention of former PM Kevin Rudd. The Australian Labor Party (ALP) voted Mr Rudd out of parliamentary leadership in a special caucus election last week. "The new leader elected unopposed is Julia Gillard and the deputy will be Wayne Swan," Senator Michael Forshaw told media after the caucus.
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