Australian - Statesman | September 29, 1961 -
I first felt the addictive power of 'Game of Thrones' when I was prime minister, living in a world where power was also pursued relentlessly, albeit far less colourfully. Certainly, the characters of my world were nowhere near as good looking or exotically dressed.
Julia Gillard
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The genius of 'Game of Thrones' is that in this rich imagining of a world redolent of the medieval, the rules of a Middle Ages morality play have been so thoroughly discarded.
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There is a reason the world always looks to America.
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I want you to know what I have told Australia's Parliament in Canberra - what I told General Petraeus in Kabul - what I told President Obama in the Oval Office this week. Australia will stand firm with our ally the United States.
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We encourage China to engage as a good global citizen and we are clear-eyed about where differences do lie.
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America has always understood this principle of the economy - that everyone can benefit when everyone competes.
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I know people are looking at what's happening in Washington and then they also look at events in Europe, in Greece and Portugal and other places and worry about that.
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When I governed, the overwhelming mindset of the media was to dismiss out of hand any suggestion that anything happening to me was in any way related to gender.
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Economic growth driven by large-scale infrastructure investments without equitable provision of education will leave hundreds of millions of people behind, exacerbating inequality, disillusion, and instability.
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If G20 leaders are serious about sustainable growth and job creation and want to stem migration flows and promote long-term stability, education is an essential investment.
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A literate, skilled workforce is essential for low-income countries to attract investment and fill jobs with local rather than imported labour.
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Middle-income countries need to attend to the education of their poorest people to build their economies and ensure long-term stability.
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