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Yes, Australia got its first female Prime Minister on the 24th June 2010. The Hon, Madam Prime Minister, Julia Gillard will face an election on the 21st of August.
No, no woman has ever been the Prime Minister of Australia.

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Yes. There is no restriction on gender for this position. The former prime minister of Australia was a female. Julia Gillard was Prime Minister from June 2010 until June 2013.

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There has been a female prime minister.

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