Julia Gillard, the new warlord of Oz

by John Pilger from the New Statesman. Looks like the ruling class in Australia played the same card as the US ruling class did with Obama by putting up a woman dressed in "change" drag to fool the Australian people--and it worked!

The rise to power of Australia’s first female prime minister led to hopes for political change. But early signs indicate that Gillard will do little more than protect vested big-business interests.