ARTICLES RELATING TO KEVIN RUDD

3 Australian ministers quit after vote

2013-03-22 09:01

Three Australian ministers have quit in the continuing fallout from a bungled leadership showdown that reinforces perceptions of a crisis in Prime Minister Julia Gillard's administration.

Australia poll an un-popularity contest

2013-02-06 10:04

One thing is already clear about Australia's unprecedented eight-month election campaign: It won't be a popularity contest.

Australia: Chinese students beaten, robbed

2012-04-24 15:00

Australia's ex-leader Kevin Rudd has weighed in on the case of two Chinese students who were burned and beaten in Sydney, sparking a media storm in their homeland, reports say.

Gillard mulls cabinet reshuffle

2012-02-28 12:02

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has refused to rule out punishing ministers who failed to back her in a bitter leadership ballot with Kevin Rudd.

Australian PM survives leadership vote

2012-02-27 07:26

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has convincingly won a leadership vote against rival Kevin Rudd, as opinion polls show her unpopular minority government clawing back voter support.

Gillard calls leadership ballot

2012-02-23 08:59

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Thursday called a ballot on the leadership of the ruling Labour party, bringing to a head an increasingly bitter and ugly row with predecessor Kevin Rudd.

Gillard 'disappointed' by Rudd resignation

2012-02-22 11:55

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said she was "disappointed" the man she deposed as leader, Kevin Rudd, had not discussed plans to resign as Foreign Minister or raised his concerns with her.

Gillard takeover likened to Maldives 'coup'

2012-02-14 14:02

Australia's parliament erupted in laughter when discussing a "coup" in the Maldives, as the opposition attempted to compare the situation to how Prime Minister Julia Gillard seized power.

Aus minister: US tried to take my Vegemite

2011-09-19 11:39

Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd says American authorities tried to confiscate his supply of Vegemite spread as he entered the US.

Rudd calls off 'assassination' party

2011-06-20 11:59

Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has called off a so-called "assassination" party to mark the one-year anniversary of his ousting as prime minister by Julia Gillard.

Australians prefer Rudd to PM Gillard

2011-04-18 09:01

Most Australians would prefer former leader Kevin Rudd to return as prime minister instead of Julia Gillard staying in the top job, says a poll.

US warns its citizens to leave Tokyo

2011-03-17 08:51

The United States has authorised the first evacuations of Americans out of Japan, taking a tougher stand on the deepening nuclear crisis.

Refugee shipwreck an 'unspeakable tragedy'

2010-12-15 19:11

A horrific refugee boat accident off an Australian island in which at least 27 people died was an "unspeakable tragedy," Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said Wednesday during a visit to Brazil.

Australian minister 'not a US spy'

2010-12-09 12:32

Australian politicians have insisted the country's sports minister is not a "spy" for Washington following revelations by WikiLeaks that he was a "protected" source for the US.

Aus: Cops investigating WikiLeaks boss

2010-12-04 22:45

Australian police are investigating whether WikiLeaks' Australian founder Julian Assange has broken any of the country's laws and is liable to prosecution there.

Standing ovation for Aborigine

2010-09-29 14:18

The first Aboriginal elected to Australia's lower house has won a standing ovation for a moving maiden speech.

Rudd to visit US as foreign minister

2010-09-14 12:17

Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd will visit the United States within days of being sworn as foreign minister.

Rudd appointed foreign minister

2010-09-11 10:25

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has named former leader Kevin Rudd as her foreign minister, less than three months after she staged a sudden and ruthless coup against him.

Aus: Labour party ahead in poll

2010-08-16 16:08

Opinion polls in Australia show Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s ruling Labour Party is ahead of the opposition coalition led by Tony Abbot.

Former Aus PM hospitalised

2010-07-30 09:47

Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd has been admitted to hospital for surgery to treat severe stomach pain, a month after he was dramatically removed from office by his own party.

Australia 'nearly there' on mining deal

2010-07-01 10:09

Australia is close to a compromise deal on the proposed 40% mining tax after its government made concessions on key issues, says a report.

Aus PM defends Rudd deposing

2010-06-25 14:27

Australia's new leader Julia Gillard has defended her ruthless disposal of predecessor Kevin Rudd as she uses her first day in office to target policy blunders.

Gillard first Aussie woman PM

2010-06-24 22:41

Welsh-born lawyer Julia Gillard has become Australia's first woman prime minister after the once hugely popular Kevin Rudd fell to a party coup.

Rudd: From darling to dumped

2010-06-24 09:41

Kevin Rudd, who has quit as Australian prime minister, was for years a political darling before undergoing a decline as rapid as it was mysterious.

Rudd deposed as Australian PM

2010-06-24 07:03

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has stepped down after being deposed in a sudden party ballot, to be replaced by the country's first female prime minister.

 

Australian leadership speculation mounts

2013-03-20 12:10

Speculation has intensified that Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard could be toppled by her party within days, with one report saying ex-leader Kevin Rudd is five votes from victory.

Rudd backs Gillard as PM after prompting

2012-09-13 10:01

Former Australian leader Kevin Rudd has thrown his support behind the woman who ousted him, Julia Gillard, to lead Labour at the next election, but only after repeated prompting.

Gillard names new foreign minister

2012-03-02 13:36

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has pulled a veteran politician out of retirement and named him foreign minister in place of Kevin Rudd who had tried to oust her.

Victorious Gillard still unpopular

2012-02-27 16:01

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard may have survived a challenge from within her own party, but the dissent that forced a vote isn't going away.

Rudd to challenge Gillard in party vote

2012-02-24 07:39

Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has confirmed he will challenge his successor Julia Gillard to lead Australia's ruling party, saying she had lost the trust of voters.

Rudd resignation sets stage for battle

2012-02-22 13:01

Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd's resignation has ignited a new and bitter leadership crisis for the struggling minority government.

Rudd told to 'put up or shut up'

2012-02-20 11:02

Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she has strong support from her Labour colleagues as party critics tell Kevin Rudd to "put up or shut up" as leadership tensions rise.

US, allies urge UN action in Syria

2012-02-01 10:01

The US and its allies have challenged Russia to overcome its opposition to a UN draft resolution demanding that Syrian President Bashar Assad yield power and end the violence.

Rudd grounded by heart surgery

2011-08-01 19:37

A cardiologist says Australia's frenetic foreign minister will be grounded for two months while he recovers from successful open heart surgery.

Gillard at record lows in polls

2011-06-15 14:00

Support for Australian leader Julia Gillard has hit a record low and the conservative opposition would trounce her if an election was held, indicates a recent poll.

Australia calls for disaster force

2011-04-06 08:28

Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has called for world governments to establish an international disaster response team following a string of natural disasters.

Australia probes 'secret' Gaddafi assets

2011-02-28 08:41

Australia is investigating claims that the family of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has stashed millions of dollars in assets down under, says Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd.

Warning ahead of Antarctic whaling season

2010-12-15 14:48

New Zealand has warned that the mood between Japanese whalers and protesters who challenge them annually off Antarctica is especially volatile this year.

Ex-Australia PM shrugs off US slurs

2010-12-08 11:02

Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has laughed off a scathing US diplomatic appraisal branding him a "mistake-prone control freak", saying he doesn't "give a damn".

Political party for Australia's Aborigines

2010-12-02 10:46

An Aboriginal activist seeking to establish a political party for Australia's native people says he hopes to give the country's disadvantaged "first people" a voice.

Rudd visiting Pakistan to urge aid

2010-09-15 12:10

Australia's new foreign minister has flown to Pakistan to see the flood disaster there firsthand before urging UN countries to give more aid.

Aus PM gets ready to roll

2010-09-14 09:08

Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her Cabinet are set to be sworn in as they face the challenge of holding together a precarious coalition government.

Gillard: From £10 Pom to Aus PM

2010-09-07 11:54

Julia Gillard, a "Ten Pound Pom" who rose from humble roots to become Australia's first woman prime minister, has overcome much to get where she is.

Rudd to campaign for Gillard

2010-08-05 16:51

In a rare show of unity for the Labour Party, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has vowed to campaign for the woman who replaced him.

Rudd might get top UN role

2010-07-22 10:49

Ousted Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd has confirmed that he is in talks over a possible UN role but says he has no plans to quit the national parliament.

Polls show new Aus PM ahead

2010-06-26 16:14

The shadowy deposing of Australian leader Kevin Rudd by his female deputy appears to be paying off, with the first polls suggesting Julia Gillard would win the election with a commanding lead.

Gillard pledges to end mine row

2010-06-25 08:22

New Australia Prime Minister Julia Gillard has started her first full-day in office pledging to end a mining tax row threatening $20bn in investment.

Aus leadership change 'a gamble'

2010-06-24 11:00

Australia's ruling Labour Party has taken a huge gamble by unseating the prime minister months before elections, analysts say.

Aus’s first female PM tough

2010-06-24 09:09

Julia Gilliard, who has become Australia’s first female prime minister, is a feminist trailblazer who battled her through the ranks of the ruling party.

Aus signals mining tax compromise

2010-06-16 11:23

Australian Prime Minister indicates he may make concessions about his controversial mining tax to gain at least partial resource sector backing.

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