A meeting of the Labour Party at 9am today has voted Julia Gillard the new Prime Minister of Australia.  She is the first woman to ever hold the position.

In the short space of 24 hours, Kevin Rudd was first challenged and now diposed of his position within the party.  He is the first Australian Prime Minister to be dumped within his first term.

Prime Minister Gillard is expected to make a statement within the hour concerning her future plans for the party and Australia.