Who will win the early election, Mr Abbott or Ms Gillard?
Comment below. “In the next few months … I will call for an early election,’’ she told a large gathering of reporters in Canberra today. When asked what arguments she had to convince people Mr Abbott would not be suitable as Prime Minister, Ms Gillard said he was not telling people the truth about WorkChoices, and that he would cut back on health and education. “Mr Abbott would re-introduce WorkChoices,’’ she said. Mr Abbott has been unavailable for comment today but is expected to hold a press conference this afternoon. Ms Gillard said she would only move into The Lodge if Labor won the early election. She said she decided to step up as leader because “a good government was losing its way’‘. “I felt I needed to step up and take control … and get this government back on track,’’ she said. She also announced she would be open for negotiation with mining executives over the controversial proposed resource super profits tax, and that all government-funded advertisements on the tax
