Julia recently spoke in memory of Jo Cox MP in London.
Julia’s speech delivered at the Great Hall, King’s College, London on 5 October 2016
On 21 March 2013, then Prime Minister Julia Gillard apologised on behalf of the Australian Government to people affected by forced adoption or removal policies and practices. The national apology was delivered in the Great Hall of Parliament House, Canberra.
In October 2012, Julia Gillard rose to speak in the House of Representatives in reply to a motion from the Opposition Leader. Now widely described as the ‘Misogyny Speech’, it has since been viewed over 2.5 million times.
Julia Gillard was elected to the Federal electoral division of Lalor at the 1998 election. She remained the Member for Lalor until retiring from the Parliament in 2013.
Julia Gillard’s memoir, My Story, was published by Random House Australia in September 2014.
My Story was shortlisted for the ‘2015 Biography of the Year’ award.
In June 2015 a second edition of My Story was published by Vintage Australia as a trade paperback.
