New York Times: Prime Minister Julia Gillard scored the first victory in the contest to end Australia’s parliamentary deadlock on Wednesday, winning a formal assurance from the Greens Party that it will support her bid for a further three-year term. Adam Bandt, the lone Greens legislator in the House of Representatives, agreed to support Ms. Gillard in exchange for a host of demands, including a renewed focus on climate change, a referendum on recognizing aboriginal Australians in the Constitution …