“It's a big emotional thing to do, to challenge the leadership of your political party. There is nothing pleasant about it, there's nothing fun about it. It's quite a horrible gut-wrenching process.”

— Julia Gillard

The Killing Season, Episode one: The Prime Minister and his Loyal Deputy (2006–09)

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