Kevin Rudd

...a Labor Government but the countdown for the next round has already begun. AFTER he passes Tuesday's second anniversary of his win, Kevin Rudd will be shifting into the election countdown of his third year. It's hard to believe aEUR" it...

In this article: Laurie Ferguson, John Howard, Bob Hawke, Chris Bowen, and NSW

In his quest for the Labor leadership, Kevin Rudd's greatest allies were the media. The foundation stones of Labor power - the unions and the factions - were, for Rudd, stumbling blocks. Without patronage, Rudd had to find another way to the...

In this article: Chris Mitchell, Rupert Murdoch, John Howard, The Courier-Mail, George Bush, Brisbane, Kirribilli House, and The Monthly

...an unwillingness to make tough decisions? AS HE enters the third and final year of his first term, Kevin Rudd is surrounded by unfinished business. His Government has started down many roads, made important symbolic gestures and successfully...

In this article: Ross Garnaut, Federalism, Mark Arbib, and Recession

KEVIN RUDD and Nathan Rees are Labor leaders whose surnames comprise four letters, beginning with R. But that is where the similarities end. One R--- is the most popular Labor figurehead since Bob Hawke, his electoral success conferring...

In this article: NSW, World Cup, Bob Hawke, FIFA, Sydney, Wayne Swan, and Phobia

...million to extend the school chaplaincy program until December 2011. The announcement, to be made by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd at the Australian Christian Lobby's annual conference in Canberra on Saturday, comes after the opposition...

In this article: Canberra and Australian Christian Lobby

Indonesia's new foreign minister has poured cold water on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's ambitious plan for a new Asia-Pacific political and economic bloc. Marty Natalegawa, appointed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono just last month,...

In this article: Marty Natalegawa, Indonesia, Asean, Climate change, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Asia, Japan, and Thailand

...Government, Australia has been given a fresh opportunity to reinvigorate this vital relationship. Kevin Rudd must seize this chance when he meets his Japanese counterpart next week at the APEC meeting in Singapore. The Indian...

In this article: Australia, United Nations Security Council, China, Uranium, APEC, India, UN, and Bob Hawke

By James Grubel Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd apologized Monday for years of abuse and pain suffered by thousands of orphans and children sent to Australia from Britain, often without the knowledge of their parents. British Prime...

In this article: Australia, Stolen Generation, Andrew Murray, Gordon Brown, and Britain

Kevin Rudd and Therese Rein take a ride. SINGAPORE: Kevin Rudd says it is legitimate to question the future of the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation forum as he pushes his idea for a new regional body that would have a wider agenda than...

In this article: APEC, European Union, Asia, Singapore, Economics, Asean, Therese Rein, and Association of South-East Asian Nations

November 14, 2009 - 5:34PM Prime Minister Kevin Rudd believes there's still life in APEC but he maintains the need for a specific forum to deal with regional security. As leaders gathered for the 17th annual Asia Pacific Economic...

In this article: APEC, Barack Obama, US, Climate change, Doha round, Asia, European Union, and Doha