Julia Gillard

Julia Gillard is an Australian politician who served as the country’s 27th prime minister from 2010 to 2013 and was its first woman prime minister.

National Disability Insurance Scheme: Australia’s publicly funded program providing individualized support to people with permanent and significant disability. Gillard’s government established the scheme in 2013 after campaigning for a national disability-support system.
2010 Australian federal election: The Australian federal election that produced a hung parliament and the first minority government since 1940. Gillard led Labor through the election and negotiated support from crossbench MPs to form government.
Kevin Rudd: An Australian Labor politician who served as prime minister from 2007 to 2010 and again in 2013. Rudd preceded Gillard, returned as prime minister after defeating her, and defined Labor’s leadership struggle.
Barry Gillard: A Welsh-born nurse who emigrated to Australia and was the father of Julia Gillard. His family’s migration brought Gillard to Australia as a child.
Rudd government: The Australian Labor government led by Kevin Rudd from 2007 to 2010 and briefly in 2013. Gillard’s government followed Rudd’s first term and differed in leadership, policy choices, and political circumstances.
Gonski reforms: Australian school-funding reforms based on needs-weighted public investment, recommended by a review led by David Gonski. Her government adopted needs-based school funding following the Gonski review.
2013 Australian federal election: The Australian federal election in which the Liberal–National Coalition defeated the Labor government. The election ended Gillard’s party’s time in government after she had been replaced as Labor leader.
Wayne Swan: An Australian Labor politician who served as treasurer and deputy prime minister under Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard. Swan was a senior ally and managed the government’s economic policy during her premiership.
Adelaide: The capital city of South Australia, where Julia Gillard was born in 1961. Gillard’s birthplace connects her personal origins to South Australia, though her political career developed elsewhere.
Abbott government: The Australian Coalition government led by Tony Abbott from 2013 to 2015. Abbott’s government succeeded Gillard’s and reversed or challenged several Labor policies.

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Prime Minister of AustraliaBroader topic: Her premiership marked a historic change in who could occupy the office.