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“Over the Christmas period, I spent time with both Bob Hawke and Paul Keating, and you listen to stories and tales of how hard it can be when it's really hard, and I think we easily all talk ourselves into the proposition that it's never been as hard as this. Well it's been hard in the past. It's been really hard. So you keep doing it and, the more you do it, the more you gain strength and confidence that you can do it.”

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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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