http://au.news.yahoo.com/queensland/a/-/latest/9663484/rudd-leads-gillard-as-pre...

The poll, taken ahead of Ms Gillard's first anniversary as prime minister, has 60 per cent of voters backing Mr Rudd as preferred Labor leader over 31 per cent for Ms Gillard.

Mr Rudd has fuelled leadership speculation only days out from the anniversary of his dumping as prime minister, but insists Ms Gillard will take Labor to the next election.

In one of a series of interviews ahead of the anniversary, Ms Gillard indicated it was Mr Rudd's political paralysis, rather than poor opinion polls, that led to her toppling him as leader.

"We had lost a sense of purpose and plan for the future," she told News Ltd.

"We didn't have a clear plan as to how we were going to deal with a set of difficult questions or a clear plan generally about where the government was driving towards.

"What I've done as prime minister is inject that sense of clarity of purpose."

In another interview conducted ahead of the latest opinion poll, Ms Gillard said she had expected it would be a hugely difficult period.

"We are in a phase where we've outlined principles (on carbon pricing) to the Australian people," she told Fairfax.

"We've been very, very frank with them about the impacts of carbon pricing on them ... and we're not at the stage yet where we can fully explain to people the assistance that comes with it."

Maqqa wrote on Jun 18^th, 2011 at 9:54am:


Not actually correct Maqqa.....The broadband plan under the Liberals was a technological 'lemon'....Most of the population would have ended up on a serious outdated wireless system.....Only capitol cities would have received fibreoptic service..

Maqqa wrote on Jun 18^th, 2011 at 10:55am:




The pasty faced lemon sucker would grandstand over anything with his meaningless catchphrases to fool the GALPies, and he did just that!

So whay the news report, which we have all heard or read anyway? What's your take on it or don't you have an opinion?

If you recall, when Rudd was PM Gillard was in front of him in the polls. Now it's reversed. So what? Polls run by right wing organisations are meaningless, 2 years out from an election. It doesn't change a thing.

Rudd himself has ruled out any comeback and Richo has confirmed that by telling us Rudd knows he'd only get 1 vote, maybe, his own. He has undermined the ALP and they all know it.

I don't know why he doesn't just resign, join the Libs and challenge Abbott as he's doing the same things.

Rudd was no leader. He was a snake, as is Swan. I write to Latham warning him off these two well before Rudd made a move and I was right about both of them. Swan is hoping to just slide in without doing a thing while he stirs the pot between Rudd and Gillard. They should have shot the two of them, little QLD bum buddies as they were.

Gillard is absolutely a leader. Who else could still be in charge after all that has happened, with the balance of the Parliament on the cusp every day. That's a true leader, to keep things going, passing their legislation while fighting fires on all fronts.

And did you really say Abbott's policies are interesting? He only has one policy. Mat leave for the rich. Itherwise he just says no, that's not a policy. Where do you get this crap from. You must have imagined them as Abbott hasn't enunciated any "policy". Just what he will tear down.

chicken_lipsforme wrote on Jun 18^th, 2011 at 2:29pm:




And we cannot forget the rorts and the deaths thanks to the ALP's incompetence!

gizmo_2655 wrote on Jun 18^th, 2011 at 4:26pm:



But not for a white elephant that is already outdated!!!

creep wrote on Jun 18^th, 2011 at 4:40pm:


Exactly..
That was the problem with both the Liberal (Helen Coonan's plan) and the Labor 2007 plan..

Not entirely sure about the tech side of the NBN..

longweekend58 wrote on Jun 18^th, 2011 at 5:03pm:


Oh I agree....but not everybody can get adsl2+, 2pair copper has a degradation range limit..
I think we should replace the copper with fibre, but we don't need a 'special' company to provide government-partnered internet..