By KATE LEAVER
Julia Gillard came to Mamamia HQ this morning.
The woman we’ve all been casually worshipping for years. The first female Prime Minister of this country. One of the more resolute, dignified, effective leaders we’ve had.
Ms Gillard sat down with our editor in chief Jamila Rizvi (who yes, before you point it out, used to work for the Labor party) for an hour to talk policy, politics, and gender.
YOU WILL BE ABLE TO WATCH THE WHOLE THING VERY SOON. Promise.
Jamila quizzed Ms Gillard about the day she chose to support Kevin Rudd in 2006 and the day she dethroned him in 2010. She asked her about childcare (“It always has to be about getting women back to work, and early education,” Ms Gillard said. “Always both.”) and told her unequivocally that she needs to change her stance on same-sex marriage (“I’m going to disappoint you on that one, Jamila,” Ms Gillard said.)
Talking to Jam, Ms Gillard got the chance to talk about real politics. There was only a passing mention of her family, her partner, and her dog. And no mention whatsoever of her hair. Just the way it should be.
If you didn’t know it already, we’re all huge, huge Julia Gillard fans at MM HQ.
At first, we didn’t think there would be time for photos. So, some of us took some sneaky selfies…