jun 24, 2010 - Julia Gilard becomes Prime Minister/First female prime minister
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After Prime Minister Rudd lost the support of his party and resigned, Gillard was elected unopposed as his replacement, thus becoming Prime Minister. The subsequent 2010 federal election saw the first hung Parliament since 1940. This was a big change in Australia's history because Julia was our first female Prime Minister.
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