Gillard replaces rudd, becomes Australia's 1st female PM

Australia's Kevin Rudd, accompanied by his wife Therese Rein, speaks at his last news conference as Prime Minister at Federal Parliament House in Canberra June 24, 2010. Julia Gillard became Australia's first female prime minister on Thursday when Kevin Rudd stepped down, as the Labor government sought to avoid election defeat later this year by changing leaders.[Agencies]