AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Julia Gillard made headlines in the United Kingdom on Thursday but not just for the farcical leadership spill.
Ms Gillard's apology to people affected by Australia's forced adoption policy between the 1950s and 1970s was one of the top news items on the BBC.
Morning radio bulletins didn't even mention the spill which turned out to be a non-event after former prime minister Kevin Rudd refused to run for Labor's top job.
The BBC website's world page ran a news story headlined "Australia sorry for forced adoptions" while the government's internal troubles were covered in an an analysis piece by Sydney correspondent Nick Bryant.
He wrote that the PM's moving apology to victims of forced separation should have been one of the more solemn and orderly days in the parliamentary calendar.
"But Canberra's coup culture helped transform it into one of confusion, comedy and commotion that many Australians would prefer to forget."
The left-leaning Guardian newspaper, which has a large Australian readership, ran a prominent online news story declaring: "Gillard survives leadership threat."
The paper reported that in an "extraordinary" day in Australian politics Ms Gillard kept her job after "no one dared stand against her".
The Guardian also reported on its front page online that the "PM apologises over forced adoptions".
The Telegraph online ran both stories on its world page as did The Independent.
Top-selling tabloid The Sun didn't cover either the apology or leadership tussle.
Its online coverage was focused on "16 incredible Kate Upton boob gifs".
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