"Cop this blue!! It says the new PM's a sheila an' her hubby's a flamin' hairdresser!!" "Struth!! They keep their dog in the bath and their goldfish barks, I suppose!" 25 June 2010

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"Cop this blue!! It says the new PM's a sheila an' her hubby's a flamin' hairdresser!!" "Struth!! They keep their dog in the bath and their goldfish barks, I suppose!" 25 June 2010

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Two Australians wearing hats with corks sit in a pub having a beer. They are discussing the news that the new prime minister is a woman and that her husband is a hairdresser, two ideas that are so exceptional that one of the men says he supposes they keep their dog in the bath and have barking goldfish. Refers to the bloodless coup that dumped PM Kevin Rudd and replaced him with Julia Gillard, Australia's first female prime minister. And it is true that Julia Gillard's husband is a hairdresse...

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2010

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http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23143078

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Australia

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Gillard, Julia Eileen (Hon), 1961- / Rudd, Kevin Michael (Rt Hon), 1957- / Prime ministers / Australia / Women prime ministers / Prime ministers' spouses / Beauty operators / Bars (Drinking establishments)

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