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The Hon Julia Gillard MP
Prime Minister of Australia 

Hangout with the Prime Minister

On July 21st, Deakin University, Google+, Fairfax and OurSay hosted an Australian first: Prime Minister Julia Gillard answered your questions in a “Google Hangout”, an internationally live web broadcast.

Want to be a part of it? Post your question for the Prime Minister on OurSay.org and vote for your favourite questions too. The three people who ask the most popular questions will join Prime Minister Julia Gillard for a Hangout moderated by Fairfax political reporter Misha Schubert.

Voting ends on July 19th at 5 PM. Find out more on our blog.

On July 21st, Deakin University, Google+, Fairfax and OurSay hosted an Australian first: Prime Minister Julia Gillard answered your questions in a “Google Hangout”, an internationally live web broadcast.

Want to be a part of it? Post your question for the Prime Minister on OurSay.org and vote for your favourite questions too. The three people who ask the most popular questions will join Prime Minister Julia Gillard for a Hangout moderated by Fairfax political reporter Misha Schubert.

Voting ends on July 19th at 5 PM. Find out more on our blog.

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“By how much, measured in thousandths of degrees Celsius, will the Earth's temperature be reduced through the carbon tax?”

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user picture Mark Everingham · 8,308 votes · 1,918 comments · 10 months ago

“Prime Minister, you discriminate against Defence Force men and women when you say the country can afford fair indexation that protects pension purchasing power for over 3 million age pensioners but cannot afford to protect the purchasing power for...”

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user picture David Jamison · 10,933 votes · 683 comments · 10 months ago

“Dear Prime Minister. Against the strongly expressed concerns of mental health professionals, teacher unions and secular organisations, why do you allow the outrageous situation to continue where largely unqualified, religious evangelists have access...”

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user picture David Nicholls President Atheist Foundation of Australia · 10,756 votes · 644 comments · 10 months ago

“Dear Prime Minister, as the first female, atheist, unmarried Prime Minister of Australia, and leader of a self-described socially progressive party, how do you explain your opposition to same-sex marriage and "deeply held" belief that same-sex...”

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user picture Shane Bazzi · 12,749 votes · 556 comments · 11 months ago

“Dear Prime Minister, when will your government stop placing asylum seeker children in detention?”

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user picture Kon Karapanagiotidis OAM · 6,467 votes · 387 comments · 10 months ago

“Dear Prime Minister, the Stronger Futures legislation was recently passed in the Senate, subjecting Aboriginal people in the NT to 10 more years of Interventionist policy. This is despite overwhelming opposition expressed from Aboriginal leaders...”

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user picture Damien Curtis · 8,944 votes · 368 comments · 10 months ago

“You said that you wouldn't impose a price on CO2 until you had a deep and lasting consensus from the Australian people - When did you receive that consensus? and where is that consensus at now?”

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user picture stuart draycott · 6,919 votes · 288 comments · 10 months ago

“When will your government reject the application for the worlds second largest factory trawler, the Margiris, to fish in Australia's waters, given the overwhelming community and scientific concerns about this trawlers capacity to cause localised...”

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user picture Rebecca Hubbard · 3,136 votes · 249 comments · 10 months ago

“Dear Prime Minister, Why has agriculture been exempted from the carbon tax? Without the tax, high-emitting sectors such as animal agriculture (particularly beef) are effectively continuing to be subsidised. The reason is that most of their...”

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user picture Paul Mahony · 2,598 votes · 243 comments · 11 months ago

“Prime Minister, as a young, heterosexual, Melbournian, Female Atheist, I was so proud when you were elected. I thought, finally a sensible woman in power! Sadly I have been disappointed. Especially with your lack of support for Marriage equality...”

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user picture Stacey Hocking · 2,877 votes · 197 comments · 10 months ago
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