2010 in politics

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Contents

1 Events
- 1.1 June
- 1.2 August
2 Deaths
- 2.1 October
3 References

Events

June

June 24 – Julia Gillard is sworn in as the first female Prime Minister of Australia after challenging her predecessor Kevin Rudd in a leadership ballot that resulted in his defeat.^[1]^[2]^[3]

August

August 21 – The Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister Julia Gillard defeats the Australian Liberal Party led by Opposition leader Tony Abbott in the 2010 Australian federal election. Prior to the close defeat it was the first hung parliament since the 1940 election.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Deaths

October

October 27 – UNASUR Secretary General Néstor Kirchner

References

^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/24/2935500.htm
^ Norman, Matthew (25 June 2010). "Julia Gillard: A woman Prime Minister of Australia? Now that's news". The Daily Telegraph (London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/7854913/Julia-Gillard-A-woman-Prime-Minister-of-Australia-Now-thats-news.html.
^ "Obama congratulates first female Australian prime minister". CNN. 24 June 2010. http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/06/24/australia.prime.minister/index.html?iref=allsearch.
^ "Voters leave Australia hanging" ABC News, 21 August 2010
^ "Australia count begins after tight election race", BBC News, 21 August 2010
^ "Australia heads for hung parliament". BBC News (British Broadcasting Corporation). 21 August 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11048968. Retrieved 21 August 2010.