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Julie Isabel Bishop (born 17 July 1956) is an Australian politician and the current Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of Australia. She holds this title as the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Australia. She is the party's first female Deputy Leader and the third woman in Australian history to hold the title of Deputy Leader of the Opposition. She is currently the Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Shadow Minister for Trade.
She has been a member of the Australian House of Representatives since 1998, representing the seat of Curtin in Western Australia. She was a minister in the Howard government until the defeat of the Liberal/National Coalition at the election held on 24 November 2007. On 27 November 2007, she announced she was running for the ...
Deputy Opposition Leader and Opposition spokesman for foreign affairs and trade Julie Bishop says today's announcement of greater US military activities in Australia is one all Australia should welcome.
STEVE CANNANE, PRESENTER: In Canberra, I'm joined by the Deputy Opposition Leader and Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Julie Bishop.
Julie Bishop, thanks for talking to us.
JULIE BISHOP, DEPUTY OPPOSITION LEADER: Good evening.
STEVE CANNANE: What's your reaction to the announcement this afternoon that there'll soon be 2,500 strong marine taskforce on Australian soil and also ...
Newly appointed Foreign Affairs Minister Kevin Rudd is acting as Australia's prime minister in exile, opposition counterpart Julie Bishop says.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard gave Mr Rudd the portfolio on Saturday, after deposing him from the top job in June.
The Queensland frontbencher and his Labor colleagues will be sworn in to their new roles in Canberra today.
Mr Rudd will head to the US later this week to meet senior officials in the Obama administration and attend the UN General Assembly.
Ms Bishop said Mr Rudd appeared to be picking up where he left off as prime ...
LIBERAL powerbrokers headed off a challenge against the deputy leader, Julie Bishop, yesterday, believing it would destabilise the Coalition at a time when it was trying to portray the minority Labor government as unstable.
The opposition finance spokesman, Andrew Robb, one of the tactical and policy masterminds of Tony Abbott's election campaign, sounded out colleagues about making a move against Ms Bishop when the Liberal party room meets today in Canberra.
Leadership positions are always thrown open after an election. Mr Abbott will not be challenged and on Tuesday he sent a message ...