INQUIRER.net: Former leader Rudd ousts Australia’s first female PM

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Former leader Rudd ousts Australia's first female PM Jun 26th 2013, 15:18 SYDNEY — Australia's former leader Kevin Rudd ousted Prime Minister Julia Gillard as Labor chief in a dramatic ballot Wednesday, deposing the country's first female premier as the party fights for electoral survival.   The embattled Gillard -- who will quit politics in September -- called the vote after a day of internal party maneuvering in favor of her arch-rival and predecessor, whom she had ruthlessly deposed in 2010.   Rudd won the vote of Labor lawmakers 57 to 45 amid mounting unease in the party over an expected rout by Tony Abbott's conservative opposition at the national polls scheduled for September 14.   Gillard made a late-night visit to... Keep on reading: Former leader Rudd ousts Australia’s first female PM Media files: Kevin-Rudd.jpg (image/jpeg)

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