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Julia Gillard Met Rihanna And Now They’re Twitter BFFs

Squad goals.

by Tom Clift  24 September 2016

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Mere days after Malcolm Turnbull was photographed shaking hands with Ludacris, former Prime Minister Julia Gillard has posted a picture of herself on Twitter standing shoulder to shoulder with Rihanna.

The pair met to announce the new partnership between Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation, advocacy group Global Citizen, and the Global Partnership for Education, an international charity that Gillard chairs.

According to a statement by the GPE, “the partnership will advocate for the rights of the over quarter of a billion children and young people who are not in school today and an estimated 330 million who are in school but not learning.”

“Operating across more than 60 developing countries to ensure that every child receives a quality education, the partnership will prioritize the poorest and most vulnerable, including girls and children affected by conflict and crisis.”

Gillard shared the photo of herself, Rihanna and Global Citizen CEO Hugh Evans with a tweet that read “we won’t give up until every child is in school and learning. Welcome to the @GPforEducation team, @rihanna!”

The singer soon replied “thank you @JuliaGillard! Proud to stand for education with you! @GPforEducation @GlblCtzn @ClaraLionelFdn, let’s get to work!”