Minister of the Environment (Australia) gas emissions, and promoting energy efficiency. The following individuals have been appointed to the post, or any of its precursor titles: The Minister for Sustainable Population was a ministerial portfolio administered through the Department of the Treasury responsible for "planning properly for the infrastructure needs, for the housing needs, for the transport needs, for the regional needs" of the Australian population of the future. Originally entitled the "Minister for Population" by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, his successor, Julia Gillard, renamed the portfolio to the "Minister for Sustainable Population" to reflect her policy changes on the matter of population growth and
Gillard Government his resignation as foreign minister on 22 February, citing a lack of support from Julia Gillard and character attacks launched by Simon Crean and "a number of other faceless men" as the catalyst for his resignation. Prime Minister Gillard called a leadership ballot for 27 February. In doing so, she attempted to see off a "two-stage" strategy by declaring she would return to the backbenches and renounce any future leadership bid, and asking Rudd to do the same. She also expanded upon the reasons for her original challenge of Rudd's leadership, saying that his government had entered a period of