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Leadership crisis

Analysis and Comment (2)

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"Business as usual" isn't an option for Prime Minister Julia Gillard if she wants to look like a leader. AAP

How Gillard should think the unthinkable and look like a leader

By Chris Styles, University of New South Wales

Now that the party’s votes are in, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has to make up ground with the voters. The polls are indicating the Labor Government is in deep trouble. Kevin Rudd was nothing if not analytical…
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Julia Gillard claimed a definitive victory this morning: now the hard work begins. AAP

Gillard vs Rudd: the best of The Conversation’s coverage

By Anika Gauja, University of Sydney; Chris Styles, University of New South Wales; David Lowe, Deakin University; Geoffrey Robinson, Deakin University; Glen Fuller, University of Canberra; James Mahoney, University of Canberra; Norman Abjorensen, Australian National University, and Robin Tennant-Wood, University of Canberra

From Kevin Rudd’s surprise resignation last week to this morning’s galvanising ballot, The Conversation has kept you up-to-date with analysis from Australia’s foremost academic political analysts. Just…