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Gillard poised to defeat Rudd
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| Contributor | Gaear Grimsrud |
| Last Edited | Gaear Grimsrud Jun 23, 2010 10:58am |
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| Category | Commentary |
| Author | Chris Uhlmann |
| Media | TV News - Australian Broadcasting Corporation News |
| News Date | Wednesday, June 23, 2010 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Kevin Rudd is spending one last long night as Prime Minister.
Shortly after 10:15pm yesteday he announced that he had acceded to a request from his deputy Julia Gillard to spill the leadership at a ballot to be held at 9:00am AEST today.
"It's important I believe, in the interests of the Party and the Government, for these matters to be resolved as a matter of urgency," he said.
His supporters say the party vote is evenly poised. The Gillard camp says she had the numbers before making a single call. |
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