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‘What would you do?’: Julia Gillard confronted by stranded Australian
London: Julia Gillard has been confronted during a London appearance by a stranded Australian unable to get home.
The former prime minister was speaking to an exclusive audience for the Britain-Australia Society at the Royal Over-Seas League, primarily about her work on gender and leadership at King’s College.
- Latika Bourke
- Brisbane Times
Former foreign minister Alexander Downer, who also works for Kings, hosted the chat for the small audience.
When he opened the discussion to the audience, 31-year-old Eleanor from Melbourne asked the first question.
She revealed that she had suffered the loss of a loved one in the past fortnight but had no way of getting…