I really shouldn't laugh.....

Julia Gillard vows to plough ahead despite polls.
From: AAP
Herald Sun.
June 28, 2011.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/julia-gillard-vows-to-plough-ahead-despite-polls/story-e6frf7jx-1226083234667

"She is now the most unpopular modern prime minister since Paul Keating at his worst."

Julia Gillard now leads 'most unpopular Australian government in past 40 years'.
Alison Rourke
Guardian.
18 June 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/18/julia-gillard-most-unpopular-leader-australia

"With her personal approval rating collapsing (nearly 60% of those polled disapprove of her), Kevin Rudd is now the preferred Labor leader by a margin of two to one."

Labor would win election under Rudd: poll
By Jeremy Thompson
Updated Mon Jun 27, 2011.
ABC News.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/06/27/3254766.htm?section=justin

"Fifty-one per cent of those polled believe Australia has become a "worse place" since Ms Gillard became Prime Minister."

Secret behind Blanche d'Alpuget and Sue Pieters-Hawke airport scuffle.
Annette Sharp and Clementine Cuneo
The Daily Telegraph
June 28, 2011.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sydney-nsw/bob-hawkes-wife-blanche-dalpuget-and-daughter-sue-pieters-hawke-in-catfight-involving-afp/story-e6freuzi-1226083064129

"Federal police were called after an altercation between the two women in the Qantas chairman's lounge at Brisbane Airport on Thursday. Witnesses said one of the women slapped the other four times."

Not a good look

Former Australian prime ministers kissing up to despots - it's not a good look. Kevin Rudd as Foreign Minister of Australia met with the now-deposed former dictator of Egypt Hosni Mubarak as recently as December of last year, Rudd reportedly silent on the issue of elections that had recently been rigged in that country, while other countries had taken issue with this abuse.

I'm reminded of the time way back in 1995 when the former PM of Australia Bob Hawke with his second wife Blanche d'Alpuget were all over the Australian media like a rash gushing about what a great place "Myanmar" was, Myanmar being the name given to the country Burma by its military junta, but a name that was not recognized by the government of Australia. Apparently one of Australia's tackiest couples had recently been to Burma on business, Hawke meeting with the trade minister of the government of Burma, a visit that was condemned by many people at the time. I couldn't find any mention of Myanmar or Burma on the Wikpedia page about Bob Hawke. Isn't that funny?

Sack Rudd before he causes more damage
Andrew Bolt
Herald Sun. December 15, 2010.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad/sack-rudd-before-he-causes-more-damage/story-fn6bn88w-1225971134178