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Caretaker period

On 17 July 2010, the Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon Julia Gillard MP, announced that a federal election would be held on 21 August 2010 and as such the Australian Government has assumed a caretaker role. In line with the Caretaker Conventions, external links on this website will display this redirect and disclaimer page until the result of the election has been determined...