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The series depicts a fictional representation of the relationship between Julia Gillard, the actual Prime Minister of Australia (played by Amanda Bishop), and Gillard's real-life partner, Tim Mathieson (played by Phil Lloyd). Fictionalised versions of actual Australian politicians and media personalities are portrayed throughout the series.
Julia Eileen Gillard (born 29 September 1961) is an Australian former politician who was the 27th prime minister of Australia and the leader of the Labor Party (ALP) from 2010 to 2013. Born in Barry, Wales and raised in Adelaide , she was the member of parliament (MP) for the Victorian division of Lalor from 1998 to 2013.
Julia, a play by Joanna Murray-Smith about Gillard which culminates in her misogyny speech, was produced by the Sydney Theatre Company (STC) in Sydney in 2023, starring Justine Clarke. A co-production between STC and the Canberra Theatre Centre played in Melbourne and Canberra in mid-2024, [ 56 ] [ 57 ] and was presented by the State Theatre ...
On the morning of 17 July 2010, Weekend Sunrise was extended well past 9am continuing into 1pm when Julia Gillard announced that Australia would be heading to the polls on 21 August. When Weekend Sunrise was covering the Victorian bushfires in February 2009, the show extended its coverage until 11am, with the extra hour dedicated to the events ...
The show went into pre-production while Julia Gillard was still Prime Minister, and it was originally planned to include a recurring weekly topical parody of Downton Abbey (entitled "Downton Abbott"), with Tony Abbott as the Duke and Julia Gillard as the Duchess, but Gillard was deposed by Kevin Rudd shortly before the series went to air ...
Julia Gillard: 1961 – 27th Prime Minister of Australia 2010-2013: 2017 A Gerald Gleeson: 1928: 2017 Secretary of the NSW Premier's Department: 1989 A Murray Gleeson: 1938 – Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales 1988–98, Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia 1998–2008 1992 A: Sir James Gobbo: 1931: 2021
Destroy The Joint was founded when Australia had its first female Prime Minister, Julia Gillard. At the beginning of her tenure as Prime Minister the media reported that Australia welcomed and was happy to have a woman at the helm, with many outlets stating that sexism in Australia was now over as any gendered barrier to getting the "top job" was now overcome.
The 2010 Australian federal election was held on Saturday, 21 August 2010 to elect members of the 43rd Parliament of Australia.The incumbent centre-left Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister Julia Gillard won a second term against the opposition centre-right Liberal Party of Australia led by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and Coalition partner the National Party of Australia, led by ...