“As our economy faces up to potential labour shortages due to our ageing population and as it moves to a new level of sophistication to compete with the rest of the world, we're going to need every Australian on board pulling their weight, rejoining the workforce, gaining new skills. Writing off individuals and communities suffering from poverty just creates a dead weight for our economy to drag along.”
Quote by Julia Gillard
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Julia Gillard
Julia Gillard served as the 27th Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013, becoming the first woman to hold the office. A lawyer and academic by training, she faced numerous challenges during her tenure, including the introduction of a carbon pricing scheme and the management of the asylum seeker policy. Gillard's leadership and policies have been both celebrated and criticized. more
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