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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Thu 21 Mar, 2013 Top Stories More Top Stories » Live: Labor leadership spill Federal Labor MPs will vote this afternoon on whether to dump Julia Gillard as Prime Minister.  Ms Gillard called a spill for 4:30pm AEDT after a dramatic intervention from party elder Simon Crean, who demanded the leadership be put to a vote to end the "disunity" which he said was killing the party.  "I don't want any more games, I'm sick to death of it, it's about time he stood up and instead of having his camp leak things, actually have the courage of his conviction and his belief," Mr Crean said. There is still no word on Mr Rudd's intentions. Fifty-one votes are needed to win this afternoon's ballot.  Follow our live blog for up-to-date coverage. More » Four killed in chopper crash Jurrah not guilty of town camp assault Gillard delivers apology to victims of forced adoption N Korea threatens to attack US military bases More Analysis » Have your say: Labor's leadership in turmoil By The Drum After speculation that's lasted two weeks (or two years, depending on your perspective), Simon Crean has called for a spill of all Labor leadership positions and Julia Gillard has told parliament that it's on: 4.30 AEDT today Caucus will meet for a ballot to re-elect the leader and deputy leader of the parliamentary Labor Party. Crean has put his hand up to take on the role of deputy but who will stand against Gillard for the top job? Will Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd go head-to-head once again? Who will emerge this evening as Australia's prime minister? 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