Julia Gillard election promise. The bill was passed by the Lower House in October 2011 and the Upper House in November 2011. In 2010, Gillard agreed with Nick Xenophon, Andrew Wilkie and the Australian Greens to introduce poker machine reform legislation (to curb problem gambling) into the Australian parliament by May 2012. After members of the cross bench advised that they would not support this bill in the Australian House of Representatives, Gillard withdrew her support. Wilkie said that many Australians felt "very let down by the PM", and fellow anti-gambling campaigner Xenophon accused the Prime Minister of "backstabbing the person who
Prime Minister of Portugal residence of the Prime Minister, not all incumbents have lived in the mansion during their term in office. António Costa, current Prime Minister, doesn't live in the residence. As of , there are eight living former Prime Ministers of Portugal, as seen below. The most recent Prime Minister to die was Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares (served 1976–1978 and 1983–1985), on 7 January 2017 aged 92. Prime Minister of Portugal Prime Minister (Portuguese: "Primeiro-Ministro"; ) is the current title of the head of government of Portugal. As head of government, the Prime Minister coordinates the actions of ministers, represents the