Kevin Rudd

Kevin Rudd

Learn about federal opposition leader Kevin Rudd. Kevin Rudd is a vocal politician often seen in Brisbane and fighting for Queenslanders. Rudd is the leader of the federal Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition in the... [more]

Learn about federal opposition leader Kevin Rudd. Kevin Rudd is a vocal politician often seen in Brisbane and fighting for Queenslanders. Rudd is the leader of the federal Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Parliament. He has been a member of the Australian House of Representatives since 1998, representing the Division of Griffith, Queensland.

 
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      Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will visit India this week and will discuss hosts of issues including frequent attacks on Indian students, uranium sale and forging better bilateral ties. Mr. Rudd on his two day visit will be travelling to Mumbai and New Delhi in what appears to be as a part of country’s damage control exercise after International students were attacked in Australia. His trip is expected to begin on Wednesday. Mr. Rudd is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday. Sale of uranium from Australia to India and Mr. Rudd goverment’s stand to not give the same as ... Read Full Story
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Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd heads to India and Singapore this week. Stronger relations with New Delhi have been a priority for the Rudd Government, and Rudd will undertake a two-day visit to Mumbai and New Delhi, beginning Wednesday, reports Fox News. Rudd is the most senior member of the government to tread the path to India after an outcry over the treatment of Indian students in Australia. Education is Australia’’s third biggest export, bringing in over 15 billion dollars each year. India sends the second largest number of students to Australia after China but there are fears that figure could take a hit ... Read Full Story
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd launched a spirited attack on climate skeptics on Friday, saying a vocal minority is powerful enough to threaten a global deal at next month's Copenhagen climate summit. Rudd said climate skeptics, deniers and opponents of climate action are active in every country, had limited the ambition of national climate change commitments and slowed progress of carbon trade laws in the United States and Australia. "They are a minority. They are powerful, and invariably they are driven by vested interests," Rudd said in a foreign policy speech on Friday. "They are powerful enough to threaten a deal ... Read Full Story
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Posted by news 2 hours 39 minutes ago ( http://www.news.com.au ) View profile Category : News PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has attempted to shift the focus of the asylum seeker debate onto the federal opposition. Add this link to...   Bury Add to:                  |   Bookmarks    Read Full Story
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Australia called off an air and sea search for survivors on Wednesday after a boat carrying unidentified Sri Lankans sank in remote seas far off its northwest, killing 12. Home Minister Brendan O'Connor said there was no hope of finding anyone else alive after the boat carrying 39 went down in stormy conditions overnight Sunday, sparking frantic rescue efforts by passing ships and Australian planes. "Medical advice received indicates that there is no further chance of survivability," O'Connor said in a statement. "This is a tragic incident." Some 27 male survivors plucked from the sea by the Bahamas-registered LNG Pioneer tanker, along with one ... Read Full Story
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Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is "too soft" and "doing a bad job" addressing the issue of asylum seekers the latest Newspoll shows.Polls also show his approval rating has dropped. More than half of voters...  
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Canberra (Australia), Nov.9 (ANI): Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd heads to India and Singapore this week. Stronger relations with New Delhi have been a priority for the Rudd Government, and Rudd will undertake a two-day visit to Mumbai and New Delhi, beginning Wednesday, reports Fox News. Rudd is the most senior member of the government to [...]  
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IF Paul Hogan tossed a shrimp on the barbie and Lara Bingle asked "where the bloody hell are you", will Kevin Rudd ask tourists "in the fullness of time, visit Australia"? Australia's globe-trotting Prime Minister should be the nation's next brand ...  
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But then he was a true-believer in global warming, so the symptoms were there all along:Australian PM warns 'skeptics' could derail climate talksSpace DailyPowerful climate change skeptics were "holding the world to ransom", Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Friday as he warned of fear campaigns designed to derail global talks.Rudd said naysayers were active in every country as the world approached the United Nations' climate summit in...  
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- Former prime minister John Howard has lashed out at Kevin Rudd's handling of asylum seekers and accused his Government of wasting the nation's cash.Mr Rudd's approval rating dropped considerably last week as the impasse continues over what to do with hundreds of Australia-bound asylum seekers who remain in limbo. ...  
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PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has offered to attend the United Nation's climate summit in Copenhagen in December, but a final decision will be influenced by his Danish counterpart.  
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For all his tweeting, Kevin Rudd is still a mystery to most Australians, says Shaun Carney. Political leadership isn't just about setting policy and a workaholic attitude, it's also about leading the national mood.  
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