Kevin Rudd stands down as PM of Australia

[~candice~]

All I can say is....

wow

wow

wow

Didn't see this coming and it won't last long.

Julia Gillard is the first female PM of Australia and Wayne Swan is her deputy.

wow

http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/live-b...p-under-threat/

Political turmoil.

[~candice~]

Please pray for our nation and our new leadership. I know there is upheaval in America at the moment with Obama, but this is really a shock to our nation... seriously set the cat among the pigeons.

[nebula]

Would you mind giving a brief run-down of what's going on?

And why did you say what you said above?

(Note: we don't know a thing.)

[~candice~]

I don't really know much about Gillard. Rudd was the most popular PM in recent Australian history until about 8 months ago, and she was happy to be a wallflower and allow the Labor party to bask in Rudd's popularity.

Then that changed, and Rudd is about as popular as nuclear waste. The Labor party was certain to lose this upcoming election with Rudd at the wheel, so they ousted Rudd and instated Gillard as the leader, making her PM.

No one voted Gillard in!

She is an unmarried working woman with no children. I find it hard to relate to her and so do many others, and this hasn't been helped by the fact that she was a wallflower for so long.

As for her policies - well she is a part of the left faction of the Labor party, traditionally ruled by union thugs. Who knows what is going to happen there. She has a slight chance to turn the tables if she properly manages the mining super profits tax and the emissions trading scheme.

The election should be held within the 6 months and it is still likely that the governing party will change hands, and the Liberal/National Coalition will be in control and hence their leader (Tony Abbott, affectionately known as Captain Catholic) will become the PM. This isn't great news either, he is a catholic but will stand aside and allow abortions, he is a union thug too, but to his credit he is anti-gay marriage, opposed to sex before marriage and won't bankrupt our country with an expensive EMS (probably the draw card of his election promises to date).

I know it's turmoil in America too, but I was asking to spare a few minutes to pray for us despite that. I have done a complete about face in terms of voting and I have lost all faith in the once powerful Labor party.

Time to give Captain Catholic a go.

[MorningGlory]

I don't really know much about Gillard. Rudd was the most popular PM in recent Australian history until about 8 months ago, and she was happy to be a wallflower and allow the Labor party to bask in Rudd's popularity.

Then that changed, and Rudd is about as popular as nuclear waste. The Labor party was certain to lose this upcoming election with Rudd at the wheel, so they ousted Rudd and instated Gillard as the leader, making her PM.

No one voted Gillard in!

She is an unmarried working woman with no children. I find it hard to relate to her and so do many others, and this hasn't been helped by the fact that she was a wallflower for so long.

As for her policies - well she is a part of the left faction of the Labor party, traditionally ruled by union thugs. Who knows what is going to happen there. She has a slight chance to turn the tables if she properly manages the mining super profits tax and the emissions trading scheme.

The election should be held within the 6 months and it is still likely that the governing party will change hands, and the Liberal/National Coalition will be in control and hence their leader (Tony Abbott, affectionately known as Captain Catholic) will become the PM. This isn't great news either, he is a catholic but will stand aside and allow abortions, he is a union thug too, but to his credit he is anti-gay marriage, opposed to sex before marriage and won't bankrupt our country with an expensive EMS (probably the draw card of his election promises to date).

I know it's turmoil in America too, but I was asking to spare a few minutes to pray for us despite that. I have done a complete about face in terms of voting and I have lost all faith in the once powerful Labor party.

Time to give Captain Catholic a go.

Seems like Australia is having a bit of upset over this; it's a total surprise to me too. I've never heard of this woman. I will absolutely pray for a smooth transition and for things to go well for y'all.

[~candice~]

Thank you MG!

[nebula]

We have plenty of prayers to spend on you.

[~candice~]

We have plenty of prayers to spend on you.

Ta Neb

[georgedrw81]

We try to understand politicians and their way of thinking but is an almost impossible task. The real comfort is to read the Bible and suddenly all the political intrigue becomes clear.

Blessings

[nebula]

What caused Rudd to lose his popularity?