Julia Gillard

Julia Gillard is the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia. A member of the Australian Labor Party, she is the first woman, and the first non-native born Australian to hold the office.

She has come under fire for having been a member of a group called the Socialist Forum, which took extreme left wing positions. Gillard maintains that her involvement was minor, and limited to her student years.

In 2008, the Herald Sun newspaper alleged that they had documents describing her as a member of the management team, whose involvement lasted at least until 2002.

1. "I came to Australia as a four year old child whose father was forced out of school because his family couldn’t afford his continuing education. Here in Australia it was different. I knew I could go to university if I worked hard and got the grades. That’s what Australia gave me and that’s what John Howard has taken away – a fair go for everyone that doesn’t depend on who you are or how much you earn."—Julia Girard
2. "If Peter Costello genuinely thought about it, could he be the mother of three children, have been Treasurer for more than a decade and be the next in line to be Prime Minister? The frank answer is no." —Julia Girard