Federal Election 2010

'Minister' Rudd in cabinet overhaul

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard is expected to anoint Kevin Rudd as foreign minister and elevate new Labor talent amid a frontbench overhaul.

Cracks emerge in hung parliament

A KEY independent MP already appears to be at odds with Labor, less than 24 hours after it secured his support for the first minority government in 70 years.

New dawn no easy task for Labor

JULIA Gillard will lead the first minority government since the 1940s but it will be no easy task for Labor and its new allies as a new political dawn rises.
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Neumann relieved over MPs decision

SHAYNE Neumann was a relieved man when independent MPs Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott announced they would make up the numbers to keep Julia Gillard as PM.
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Labor prepared to govern: Gillard

PRIME Minister Julia Gillard says Labor is prepared to deliver stable and effective government for the next three years.
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Mining stocks falter on ALP win

MINING stocks fell a little after key independent MPs Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott handed the Labor Party the numbers to govern Australia.