My Story

  • By: Julia Gillard
  • Narrated by: Julia Gillard, Jennifer Vuletic
  • Length: 18 hrs and 22 mins
  • Categories: Politics & Social Sciences, Politics & Government

Publisher's Summary

"I was prime minister for three years and three days. Three years and three days of resilience. Three years and three days of changing the nation. Three years and three days for you to judge".

On Wednesday 23 June 2010, with the government in turmoil, Julia Gillard asked Prime Minister Kevin Rudd for a leadership ballot. The next day, Julia Gillard became Australia's 27th prime minister, and our first female leader.

Australia was alive to the historic possibilities. Here was a new approach for a new time. It was to last three extraordinary years. This is Julia Gillard's chronicle of that turbulent time, a strikingly candid self-portrait of a political leader seeking to realise her ideals.

It is her story of what it was like - in the face of government in-fighting and often hostile media - to manage a hung parliament, build a diverse and robust economy, create an equitable and world-class education system, ensure a dignified future for Australians with disabilities, all while attending to our international obligations and building strategic alliances for our future.

This is a politician driven by a sense of purpose - from campus days with the Australian Union of Students, to a career in the law, to her often gritty, occasionally glittering rise up the ranks of the Australian Labor Party.

Refreshingly honest, peppered with a wry humour and personal insights, Julia Gillard does not shy away from her mistakes, admitting freely to errors, misjudgements, and policy failures as well as detailing her political successes.

Here is an account of what was hidden behind the resilience and dignified courage Gillard showed as prime minister, her view of the vicious hate campaigns directed against her, and a reflection on what it means - and what it takes - to be a woman leader in contemporary politics.

©2014 Julia Gillard (P)2014 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Customer Reviews

1-5 of 2 reviews

  • Monica R.

    Not Narrated by Julia Gillard

    This is a great book, I have the hard cover, signed by Julia Gillard, at a private event.
    I purchased it to hear her tell her story, it says in the description narrated by Julia Gillard.
    It is not narrated by Julia Gillard, Yes, she has more important and valuable things to achieve for the women of the world than narrate a book, but Audible should not imply that it is so when it is not .
    It should clearly say Introduced by Julia Gillard.
    it says …
    My Story
    By: Julia Gillard
    Narrated by: Julia Gillard, Jennifer Vuletic
    Length: 18 hrs and 22 mins
    4 out of 5 stars 4.2 (105 ratings)

    16 people found this helpful

    May 11, 2020
  • Dudley

    Thank you

    This is a wonderful account of the Gillard years. So many explanations of complex policy decisions and the difficulties of implementation.
    It was quite interesting to read the on-going role of Kevin Rudd as a wrecker – his narcissism knows no bounds.
    Thank you JG for your outstanding public service.

    6 people found this helpful

    May 11, 2020

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