[LINK] Aus First Female Primer Minister ?

[Richard Chirgwin]

Erik de Castro Lopo wrote:
> Tom Koltai wrote:
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>> *	Australia's Rudd calls leadership vote
>> <http://www.newsok.com/australias-rudd-calls-leadership-vote/article/fee
>> d/167464?custom_click=pod_headline_asia>
>> http://www.newsok.com/australias-rudd-calls-leadership-vote/article/feed
>> /167464?custom_click=pod_headline_asia
>> NewsOK.com - 1 minute ago
>> The surprise move by Rudd late Wednesday comes after Deputy Prime
>> Minister Julia Gillard said she would challenge him for the leadership
>> of the government. ...
>>     
>
> Looks like Kate Lundy intends to support Gillard:
>
>     https://twitter.com/KateLundy
>
> Conroy is almost certain to support KRudd which means that if
> Gillard wins, she'll probably replace Conroy with Lundy, some
> who has far more clues about IT and telecoms that Conroy.
>
> Erik
>   
And Kate will then be bound by cabinet solidarity, and there's no 
guarantee that she will upend the filter policy, because she will be 
just one vote.

Don't pop the champagne is my advice ...

RC