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Post by Flash on Nov 24, 2007 15:24:58 GMT -5
A special tribute to his deputy leader Julia Gillard, who will become Australia 's first female deputy prime minister. Watching from the National Tally Room in Canberra , Ms Gillard had tears in her eyes as Mr Rudd praised her contribution. "Julia, I know you're not in Queensland tonight but you've got a fantastic reception from a Queensland audience," he said. "She has been fantastic as the deputy leader of the Australian Labor Party, she'll be fantastic as the deputy prime minister of Australia ." Ms Gillard received a rock star reception in the tally room, with hundreds of excited members of the public repeatedly chanting her name and clapping as she took part in an ABC TV panel. ==
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