Julia Gillard and the Expectations Game

Our new Prime Minister Julia Gillard is making headlines across the country and in the process raising hopes about what her government will achieve. As Australia approaches a Federal election, there are a growing number of interest groups responding to these hopes and calling for dramatic and immediate action. As a result the new Prime Minister now faces a shopping list of issues needing attention. The Wire’s Nic Christensen reports on this growing expectations game surrounding our new PM.

Speakers:

• Denise Boyd Campaign Director for the Australian Conservation Foundation
• Leo Shanahan Senior Writer with News Limited Opinion Website The Punch
• Professor John Altman fro the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research ANU