Australian Labour Party wins backing for second term

Prime Minister Julia Gillard will lead Australia’s first minority government in 67 years after two independent politicians threw their support behind her centre-left Labour Party today.

Australian Labour Party wins backing for second term
Tue, 07 Sep, 2010 - 10:27

Prime Minister Julia Gillard will lead Australia’s first minority government in 67 years after two independent politicians threw their support behind her centre-left Labour Party today.

The decision ended two weeks of uncertainty left by national elections which finished on a knife-edge.

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