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Why Adelaide’s own Julia Gillard can sweep SA

16 Jul 05:40am

Filed under: Adelaide, Election 2010, Julia Gillard, South Australia, Sturt Football Club, Unley

It’s not often in politics that a single sentence can guarantee you victory in four vital seats which have historically been among the most volatile and closely-fought in the Federal Parliament.

Julia Gillard at the age of 17 in her Unley High uniform.

But Adelaide’s own ex-pat Melburnian Prime Minister Julia Gillard may have done just that with one inspired and clearly-enunciated line in her debut press conference as Labor Party Leader.

“I grew up in the great state of South Australia…”

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Tim says:

04:26pm | 01/10/10

Alan… You’re not too bright are you. When you criticise the just about every facet of our lives and the policies that govern them, make sure you’re using the correct punctuation or you just look like a fool. Are you a fool? As for all this parochial nonsense as to… Read more »
Steve says:

07:02am | 28/07/10

Ah Penbo maaate, When ya wake up tomorrow, The Handbags will still have lost the 78 GF and fabulous Phil ‘The Penguin” Gallagher will still have been pushed in the back and kicked the game clincher. Julia, on the other hand, may have renounced what left-leaning tendencies she still has… Read more »

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