Julia Gillard’s dedicated work

Julia Gillard, Australia's first female Prime Minister, made history as early as 2007 when the Labor Party won the election and became the first female Deputy Prime Minister of the Australian Federation. This was the highest position held by an Australian woman at the time. Due to her concentration on work, she is still unmarried and has no children.

Female identity creates history

Female identity helped Gillard create "multiple histories" in Australia.

Australia entered the Australian Federal Parliament in 1998. In Australia's 2007 general election, she played a major role in the Labor Party's victory. In December 2007, she took office as Deputy Prime Minister, becoming Australia's first female Deputy Prime Minister, the woman with the highest executive position in Australian history, and the first Deputy Prime Minister born abroad.

In the same month, then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd visited abroad, and Gillard became Acting Prime Minister, naturally becoming the first woman in Australia to exercise the powers of Prime Minister. To her, it was a historic moment.

Kevin Rudd’s assessment was “excellent”

In 2009, when media reporters asked then-Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to assess the chances of Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard becoming prime minister, Kevin Rudd Said: "She is an excellent deputy prime minister and will one day become an excellent prime minister."

At that time, Kevin Rudd became the most popular person in Australian history with a high approval rate Neither the Prime Minister nor the reporter expected this day to come so quickly.

Australian political circles evaluate her as focused, capable, rigorous, good at listening, and good at using humor and smiles to ease tense situations and avoid sensitive issues.

In 2003, when Mark Latham, the chairman of the opposition Labor Party, was in opposition to many people in the party, he still dated her; in May 2008, when Kevin Rudd raised questions about the domestic civil service system, When tempers erupted, Gillard stepped in to mediate the tension between the two parties.

"The Australian" commented: In the Rudd cabinet, Gillard has always been a star. This is her ability... She is widely regarded as the most successful Labor Party in the parliamentary floor. senior figures.

Education reform caused controversy

In the Rudd cabinet, in addition to serving as deputy prime minister, she also served as Minister of Education and Minister of Labor Affairs, responsible for handling complex and sensitive matters. During her tenure, she promoted education reform and invested 16 billion Australian dollars (approximately 13.9 billion U.S. dollars) in school construction.

Reuters reported that although this reform has been criticized by opponents for its huge expenditure, it does not seem to have affected her support among voters and within the Labor Party.

Limit the number of immigrants

Girard said in an interview with Australian TV that in view of Australia’s rapid population growth, the new government will slow down the speed of Australia’s absorption of immigrants. Gillard said: "I don't believe in 'Greater Australia'."

"Greater Australia" is the population plan advocated by former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. That is, if Australia continues to receive immigrants at the current rate, Australia's population is expected to increase to grow to 35 million by 2050.

Girard believes that under conditions of water shortage and lack of infrastructure, coupled with the fact that large areas of Australia are uninhabitable, Australia will face trouble if its population grows at this rate. However, she said Australia still needs skilled immigrants.

Continue to station troops in Afghanistan

Australian Prime Minister Gillard announced before leaving for the EU Summit in Lisbon, Portugal that the Australian Parliament has ended the debate on the war in Afghanistan and Australia will continue to station troops in Afghanistan. Australian Prime Minister Gillard announced on November 18, 2012 that the Australian Parliament's debate on Australia's participation in the war in Afghanistan had officially ended. In the announcement, Australian Prime Minister Gillard stated that Australia's military presence in Afghanistan would continue for many years, which is fully in line with Australia's responsibilities. international responsibilities.