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WI in 2007 Julia Gillard was leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and subsequently became Prime Minister of Australia?

The first point that will be made I am sure is that she is in the 'wrong' faction, the Left. However recent examples such as Anna Bligh and Nathan Rees shows that it is not impossible for a member of the Left to be voted leader by a predominantly Right caucus.

Next question is she electable? A very related question is how different would her policies be?

How would the elevation of a Left member to Federal leader be viewed internally within the ALP? Would the Right view it as a horrible mistake that must be corrected at the first opportunity (like many moderate UK Tories viewed Margaret Thatcher until she was proven so electorally successful). Would it re-energise the Left, which has been relatively compliant in policy terms over the past couple of decades?

Also how would she be perceived in the media and the general public. Unlike the fairly bland reactions to Kevin Rudd, I can see Gillard becoming something of a hate figure of conservative politics like we haven't seen since Gough Whitlam.
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