i'm rebecca winthrop the director of the center for the universe adult education at the brookings institution. it's my great pleasure to

i'm rebecca winthrop, director for the set of universal education here at the brookings institution. it is my great pleasure to welcome all of you to this wonderful piano that we have. i am just going to be making a personal introduction and then very shortly turning it over to my colleagues. we have. tom man who is senior fellow in governance studies at best and of course i think needs no introduction to a few, but of course julia gillard, australia's first prime minister in e.j. dionne who's also first did not prime minister. last back >> you don't look that old. she really looks great, doesn't she? first female prime minister. and that e.j. dionne. the laughter covered up your intro. senior fellow government studies. we are joined, just a note lots of people not audience, but to note to people. welcome to ambassador tim beasley who is also the former leader of the labour party and tiny cleavers that, who is and the deputy leader of the labour party and also the shadow foreign minister. many welcome to all of you. it is my pleasure to introduce this session, the life of an australi

i'm rebecca winthrop the director of the center for the universe adult education at the brookings institution. it's my great pleasure to welcome all of you to this wonderful panel that we have. i'm just going to be making a personal introduction and very shortly turning it over to my colleague. tom mann who is a senior fellow in governance studies and then of course needs no introduction to all of you but of course julia gillard australia's first prime minister and e.j. dionne. first female prime minister. [laughter] >> thank you. >> she really looks great, doesn't she? the first female prime minister. [laughter] and then the e.j. dionne. the laughter covered up your intra-e. j.. senior fellow for government studies. we are going to and note lots of people in the audience but just two people. welcome to ambassador kim beazley who is also the former leader of the labour party and tonya who is currently the deputy of the leader party -- labour party and shadow foreign minister so welcome to all of you. it's my pleasure to introduce the session the likes of an australian prime minister, first fe