We’ve been flocking in our millions to online media reports, watching press conferences streamed live online, tweeting ferociously (replay the tweet history) - and searching for everything we can find out about this long and remarkable day in Australian politics.
As at 2pm today (Thursday, June 24), the fastest rising search term on google.com.au was no surprise:
australian labour party (1st fastest rising - and yep, that's how Aussies are spelling it when we search)It was followed by:
rudd speech (2)Rudd and Gillard are the names on everyone’s lips ... but who are the other personalities involved that we want to know more about:
tim matheison (4)
alister jordan (6)
kirribilli house (8)
quentin bryce (11)
craig emerson (15)
kevin rudd speech (18)
tim matheison (Julia Gillard’s partner) (4)We’re searching to get to know our new Prime Minister. Among the most popular queries today:
alister jordan (Kevin Rudd’s chief of staff) (6)
quentin bryce (Governor General) (11)
craig emerson (Small Business Minister) (15)
mark arbib (Minister for Employment Participation) (56)
wikipedia julia gillardOf the top 100 fastest rising terms in Australia as of 2pm, 90 of them were related to the political situation or to news sites covering the remarkable events.
julia gillard partner
tim mathieson hairdresser
is julia gillard married
julia gillard atheist
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how old is julia gillard
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