Kevin Rudd
Australian PM seeks to rebuild after vote farce
Mar 22, 2013 02:42 EDT
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard set about rebuilding her Labor party's tainted image on Friday after a botched leadership coup as a slew of ministers who supported rival Kevin Rudd quit.
Australia PM seeks to rebuild party image after vote farce
Mar 22, 2013 01:17 EDT
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Friday set about rebuilding her Labor party's shattered image after a botched leadership coup dealt a huge blow to its already slim election prospects.
Australian PM victorious in dramatic leadership challenge
Mar 21, 2013 08:09 EDT
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard faced down a leadership challenge Thursday, emerging victorious from a party vote after former leader Kevin Rudd made a last-minute decision not to run.
Asian markets lifted by China manufacturing data
Mar 21, 2013 07:23 EDT
Asian markets were mixed Thursday as Chinese data showing manufacturing activity in the world's number two economy picked up in March, while Tokyo was lifted by renewed weakness in the yen.
Australia says sorry for forced adoptions
Mar 21, 2013 03:58 EDT
The adoptions, driven largely by religious groups in the post-war period, "created a lifelong legacy of pain and suffering", the national apology delivered by Prime Minister Julia Gillard said.
Australian PM Gillard retains Labor leadership
Mar 21, 2013 02:08 EDT
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard retained the Labor party's top job Thursday after no-one stood against her in a ballot called in response to building pressure over her leadership.
Australian PM calls leadership ballot
Mar 21, 2013 00:15 EDT
The Australian government plunged into crisis with Prime Minister Julia Gillard caving in to building pressure and calling a leadership ballot of her ruling Labor party for later Thursday.
Australian PM calls leadership ballot
Mar 20, 2013 23:28 EDT
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard caved in to building pressure and called a leadership ballot of parliamentarians in her Labor party for later Thursday.
Australia says sorry for forced adoptions
Mar 20, 2013 23:08 EDT
Australia on Thursday apologised for the brutal and often illegal forced adoption of tens of thousands of babies born mostly to unmarried mothers between the 1950s and 1970s.
Disunity killing Australia's ruling Labor party: minister
Mar 20, 2013 21:20 EDT
A senior Australian cabinet minister on Thursday said disunity was "killing" Prime Minister Julia Gillard's ruling Labor party as speculation persisted that she could be toppled.
Australian leadership speculation mounts
Mar 20, 2013 01:42 EDT
A key Australian government figure Wednesday confirmed pre-election unrest within the Labor Party over Prime Minister Julia Gillard's leadership, but said there was no ballot likely against her yet.
Australian leadership speculation mounts
Mar 19, 2013 22:32 EDT
Speculation intensified Wednesday that Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard could be toppled by her party within days, with one report saying ex-leader Kevin Rudd was five votes from victory.
Australian FM Carr forced to hose down leadership talk
Mar 18, 2013 22:57 EDT
Australia's Foreign Minister Bob Carr was Tuesday forced to rebuff reports that he had lost confidence in embattled Prime Minister Julia Gillard, as speculation mounts that she could be ousted.
Flailing Australian PM vows to battle on
Mar 17, 2013 21:13 EDT
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard vowed not to buckle after a fresh poll showed her badly lagging in an election year, insisting she was "a hard bastard" who could take the pressure.
Israel first stop on Obama legacy tour
Mar 17, 2013 18:45 EDT
US President Barack Obama will effectively begin to build the global legacy he will leave behind on the first foreign trip of his second term next week to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan.
Australia confirms 'Prisoner X' worked for Israel
Mar 06, 2013 12:30 EST
Australia on Wednesday admitted for the first time that a man found hanged in a Tel Aviv jail worked for the Israeli government, but stopped short of confirming he was a Mossad spy.
Australian opposition leaps ahead in polls
Feb 17, 2013 22:01 EST
Australia's opposition coalition has increased its lead as support for Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her Labor Party wanes ahead of September elections, according to a poll.
Australia seeks answers from Israel on 'Prisoner X'
Feb 17, 2013 03:13 EST
Canberra said Sunday it was seeking answers from Israel over the death in 2010 of an Australian known as "Prisoner X" in a Tel Aviv jail as part of its own probe into the case.
Australia seeks answers from Israel on 'Prisoner X'
Feb 16, 2013 22:24 EST
Canberra said Sunday it was seeking answers from Israel over the death in 2010 of an Australian known as "Prisoner X" in a Tel Aviv jail as part of its own probe into the case.
Australian miners attack 'obsession' with tax
Feb 13, 2013 00:41 EST
Australia's mining industry attacked what it termed an "obsession" with taxing the booming sector, after revenues from the government's resources profits tax fell well below forecasts.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| The Honourable Kevin Rudd MP | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2007 | |
| Deputy | Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | John Howard |
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| Assumed office 4 December 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Beazley |
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| Assumed office 3 October 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Graeme McDougall |
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| Born | 21 September 1957 Nambour, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Thérèse Rein |
| Alma mater | Australian National University |
| Profession | Diplomat Civil servant |
| Religion | Anglican |
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| Website | PM.gov.au and KevinPM.com.au |
