PM apologises for 'self-indulgent' Labor PRIME Minister Julia Gillard says she was appalled by the self-indulgence of Labor members last week and has vowed to lead a "government of purpose and unity." Three senior ministers resigned and one was sacked after a botched leadership spill that former prime minister Kevin Rudd declined to contest. Announcing her new ministry line-up, Ms Gillard told reporters on Monday her government had a sense of purpose but last week its sense of unity "spectacularly eluded us." "Like Australians around the nation, I was appalled by the events of last week," Ms Gillard said in Canberra. My political party, the Labor Party that I love very dearly, was self-indulgent. Our eyes were on ourselves rather than doing what we should have been doing - focusing on the nation. However, she said "clarity" had come out of the turmoil, which led to Mr Rudd declaring that under no circumstances would he ever return to the Labor leadership. "It is now very clear indeed that I have the confidence of my colleagues to lead the Labor party and to remain as prime minister," she said. Ms Gillard said her task was to show voters Labor's "self-belief, not self-indulgence." "My challenge, our challenge, is to get up every day determined to do better that day for the Australian people than we have done the day before," she said. Ms Gillard rejected suggestions she should have sacked minister Anthony Albanese, who has previously backed Mr Rudd for the leadership, saying she had a "sense of comfort" with the minister. With the election slated for September 14, Ms Gillard said she would be campaigning with all members of the Labor team, including Mr Rudd.