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Australia .. PM Gillard rallies Labor caucus over ETS
AAP March 1, 2011, 11:28 am

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says Labor will win the debate over an emissions trading scheme.


AAP

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says Labor will win the debate over an emissions
trading scheme (ETS), despite the "hysterical" attacks by the opposition. .. more ..
http://au.news.yahoo.com/queensland/a/-/latest/8930072/pm-gillard-rallies-labor-caucus-over-ets/2/

Gillard heads to Washington to meet Obama
05 March 2011 . Source: AAP


Gillard heads to Washington to meet Obama. (Getty)

Julia Gillard's off on her first visit to Washington as prime minister today as the United States watches
Australia's move to introduce a carbon price amid efforts to figure out its ownapproach to climate change.

US watching Aussie climate debate
Carbon offsets poor value: Garnaut

Speaking ahead of her trip US ambassador Jeffrey Bleich said the US-Australia relationship is
extraordinary and will continue to be so as the global centre of gravity shifts to the Asia-Pacificregion.

The prime minister will be only the fourth Australian leader to address a joint sitting of Congress next Wednesday Washington time.

Ms Gillard will also go to New York where she'll hold talks with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and meet business leaders.
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1495087/Gillard-heads-to-Washington-to-meet-Obama.-

Gillard arrives in US for busy tour
North America correspondent Jane Cowan,
ABC March 6, 2011, 9:38 am

Ms Gillard will be briefed by US ambassador Kim Beazley before starting her busy schedule.


ABC TV

Julia Gillard has arrived in the United States on her first Prime Ministerial
visit, where she will meet with president Barack Obama and address congress.

She touched down at Andrews Air Force base outside Washington and will split her week between the capital and New York.

Ms Gillard will be briefed tonight and tomorrow by former Labor leader and now US ambassador Kim Beazley, before starting her busy schedule.

She will meet with Mr Obama on Tuesday Australian time and address congress on Thursday.

Ms Gillard will become the first foreign dignitary to address the new
US congress and only the fourth Australian prime minister to ever do so.

Her speech is expected to commemorate 60 years of the ANZUS alliance.

The other big moment will be a meeting with Mr Obama, where the exit
strategy for the Afghan war and the global economic recovery will be likely topics.

But Ms Gillard has already indicated she will steer clear of difficult territory, including Australian WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

She will also discuss global security during talks with other senior
administration figures, including secretary of state Hillary Clinton and the CIA director.

The global economy will dominate discussions with Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and the head of the
World Bank. There will also be lunch with News Corp boss Rupert Murdoch and talks with UN chief Ban Ki-moon.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/wikileaks/a/-/article/8959492/gillard-arrives-in-us-for-busy-tour/

HAVE A BALL, JULIA! Good Americans will LOVE ya! Some, well, they love to hate. Stay away from Orange County, Cali... lol ..