KEO appoints Gillard as vice president of designKEO International Consultants, a leading design, engineering and project management firm, has appointed Philip Gillard as vice president of its design division. Gillard is an astute design professional an More… |
Education spend seen at $3trn per year by 2030The world currently spends around $1.3 trillion on school education, but we need to be spending $3 trillion annually by the year 2030, said Julia Gillard, chair of the Global Partnership for Education and former Australian prime minister. More… |
Rudd returns as Australian PM in party coupKevin Rudd returned as Australian prime minister on Wednesday, executing a stunning party room coup on Julia Gillard almost three years to the day after being ousted by his former deputy and less than three month More… |
Australian PM Gillard wins leadership ballotAustralian Prime Minister Julia Gillard convincingly won a leadership vote against rival Kevin Rudd on Monday as opinion polls show her unpopular minority government clawing back voter support despite the bitter and public leadership brawl. More… |
Markets nervous as Australia faces hung parliamentAustralia's two major parties wooed independent lawmakers on Sunday after an inconclusive election left the nation facing its first hung parliament since 1940 and set financial markets up for a sharp sell-off. The Australian dollar and More… |
Gillard becomes Australia's first female PMJulia Gillard became Australia's first female prime minister on Thursday, as Kevin Rudd made an emotional and ignominious exit, saying she would call an election in coming months and asking voters to trust her. Gillard immediately offered More… |