Ben Fordham (born 29 November 1976) is an Australian journalist and radio presenter.

Fordham is currently a sport presenter on the Nine Network's Today and drive presenter on 2GB.

Fordham began his career on Sydney's 2UE radio station, for which he won a Walkley Award for his coverage of the 1997 Thredbo landslide. In 1998, Fordham moved to television and joined Sky News Australia as a reporter and presenter.

After less than a year at Sky News Australia, Ben joined the Nine Network, working on tabloid current affair programs such as 60 Minutes, A Current Affair, Nine News and Today.

Fordham filled in for Stuart Bocking on 2UE Nights in the 2008/09 summer period, he also filled in for Ray Hadley on 2GB in the 2009/10 summer period.

In 2010, Fordham joined Nine News and Today as a reporter, he also covered the 2010 Australian Federal Election.

In January 2011, Fordham joined Today as sport presenter replacing Cameron Williams.

Fordham also joined 2GB in January 2011 replacing Jason Morrison to present 'Sydney Live'.

Julia Eileen Gillard (born 29 September 1961) is the 27th and current Prime Minister of Australia, in office since 24 June 2010.

Gillard was born in Barry, Wales and migrated with her family to Adelaide, Australia in 1966, attending Mitcham Demonstration School and Unley High School. In 1982 Gillard moved to Melbourne. She graduated from the University of Melbourne with Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees in 1986. In 1987, Gillard joined the law firm Slater & Gordon working in industrial law, before entering politics.

Gillard was elected at the 1998 federal election to the House of Representatives seat of Lalor, Victoria, for the Australian Labor Party. Following the 2001 federal election, Gillard was elected to the shadow cabinet with the portfolios of Population and Immigration. The Reconciliation and Indigenous Affairs and the Health portfolios were added in 2003. In December 2006, Kevin Rudd was elected Labor leader and Leader of the Opposition, with Gillard as deputy leader.