PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has lauded Anna Bligh's achievement in becoming the first female elected premier in Australia as "very gutsy"
Ms Bligh claimed a fifth consecutive term for Labor in the Queensland election on Saturday. She is the first female premier in to be elected in her own right.
"This goes down to a gutsy performance, a very gutsy leader, Anna Bligh," Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told Channel 9.
"Full marks to her - she was up against a cyclone, an oil slick, a conservative billionaire throwing millions at the Liberals and Nationals' campaign but she came through."
Mr Rudd, who has known Ms Bligh for around 20 years, said it was a great day for Australian women.
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