澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-06-24

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The Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard will stand against Mr Rudd in a leadership ballot¹ at nine o'clock in Canberra this morning. Now if she wins, Julia Gillard will become Australia's 27th Prime Minister and its first female leader.

Kevin Rudd called a media conference late last night, after a lengthy² meeting with Ms Gillard and party elder statesman, John Faulkner. But moves against the Prime Minister began weeks ago when several senior Labor³ figures began losing confidence in his leadership.

“If I am returned as the leader of the party and the Government and as Prime Minister, then I will be very clear about one thing, this party and Government will not be lurching to the right on the question of asylum-seekers as some have counselled us to do.

Also, on the question of climate change, we'll be moving to a timetable on emissions⁴ trading which is of the government's decision, contrary to the views of some.

I was elected by the people of Australia to do a job. I was not elected by the factional leaders of Australia, of the Australian Labor Party to do a job. Though they may be seeking to do a job on me. That's a separate matter. The challenge therefore is to honour the mandate⁵ given to me by the Australian people.”