Kevin Rudd
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 23: (L-R) Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd with wife Therese Rein (foreground) and former Prime Minister Bob Hawke with wife Blanche d'Alpuget leave the memorial service for Margaret Whitlam at St James Anglican Church on March 23, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Mrs Whitlam, wife of former Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam died alst week at the age of 92.
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Government requires consistency, purpose, method, discipline, inclusion, consultation; it requires you to lead a big team and to lead it well. Kevin Rudd, as prime minister, struggled to do that and by the days of 2010 that struggle had resulted in paralysis in the government
The article, which should have focused more on the very real issue of cancer support, was nothing more than a lame rant about Mr Kevin Rudd and his 'rambling' speech. In a world full of charities vying for attention, it is very difficult for a new campaign to get off the ground, especially when reputable news companies choose to focus on political garbage instead of on the real issues
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Forrest launches new charity campaign
Fortescue Metals Ltd chairman Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest has joined forces with Kevin Rudd’s former press secretary to launch a new campaign against slavery, according to a report by The Australian Financial Review. Ranya Alkadamani will take the role of st 56 m ago from Business Spectator Read more »
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Kevin Rudd becomes a grandfather
THE daughter of former prime minister Kevin Rudd, author Jessica Rudd, has given birth to a girl, Josephine Therese Tse. Josephine was born yesterday, but Mr Rudd announced the birth on Twitter this morning. "Well folks, I'm totally stoked," he said. Mr 5/31/12 from Herald Sun Read more »
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Australia’s delicate position between China and US
Amid polite but slightly chilly applause, Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr wrapped up his four-day swing through China recently. His was the first official trip to China by an Australian foreign minister since Kevin Rudd visited Shanghai Expo in 2010 5/31/12 from China Daily Read more »
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Foolish is fine for a PM in big trouble
Gillard made herself look foolish over foreign worker policy. A GOOD government had lost its way: that was Julia Gillard's justification for her move on Kevin Rudd in June 2010. She had seized for herself the role of the rescuer, the deputy who would tak from The Age Read more »
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Poll not a sign of Rudd return - powerbroker
FORMER prime minister Kevin Rudd has no prospect of returning as Labor leader, NSW Labor general secretary Sam Dastyari says. A Newspoll published in The Australian newspaper shows Labor with a paltry 32 per cent primary vote level, which would see Prime from Adelaide Now Read more »
