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Will Julia Gillard make the grade?

August 28th, 2009 · No Comments

Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard will appear on the upcoming episode of ‘Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?’ this Monday at 7.30pm on Network Ten. The Herald Sun asked the Deputy PM how it compared to Politics…

“I do some moderately stressful things in my job – Question Time, election night – but they’ve got nothing on this,” Ms Gillard said.

“I’d wanted to be a teacher, and maybe if I’d stuck on that path I’d know more about fifth grade curriculum than I do now.”

Ms Gillard is on the show to raise money for Melbourne youth support group Western Chances, which provides scholarships for disadvantaged youth.

Picture: The Herald Sun

Picture: The Herald Sun

If Ms Gillard answers 10 questions correctly she can win the top prize of $500,000.

McManus said yesterday Ms Gillard might have a sneakier way to reach the top prize on the show.

“She is also federal Education Minister so she has the opportunity to retrospectively change the curriculum and secure the half-million for her charity,” he joked.

[N.B: I highly doubt they asked Rove about this 'yesterday' (Friday 28/8) as he was in the U.S. and traveling at the time. Some creative licensing perhaps?]

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