Julia Gillard - The prime minister who cut uni fundings to fund primary school, initiated an investigation into the pay discrimination against women, while cutting single parent's welfare. All in the run up to the 14 September 2013 election which she called. She is the first prime minister to oust a sitting PM only to be ousted herself. Before the 2010 election, she declared that there would be no carbon tax under the government she would lead, but introduced it after her government was elected.
Kevin Rudd - The comeback kid who will have a "emission trading scheme" instead of a "carbon tax". He says the ETS is not a carbon tax, but it is. It's just that it has a different name. He unwound the Howard government's effective asylum seeker policy, only to have more boats coming to Australia. A great campaigner, he is able to make himself popular with a diverse range of people in the public. This is the main quality which allowed him to make his comeback.
Tony Abbott - Most famous opposition leader in Australia. He is known for his 3 word slogan: "Stop the boats". He has had the most vile comments made about him and yet others question why is it people on the left, and not people on the right who cops the worst abuse. Feminists complain about Gillard needing to put up with the worst abuse, but people on the conservative side have to put up with equally demeaning abuse, if not worse. Gillard has the protection of women whereas conservative men in politics, and even progressive ones, do not. It seems like what the progressives say is always right and that everyone else has to conform to it.
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