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Australian PM urges unity after surviving leadership challenge

Article Martin Parry - 21 Aug 2018

Embattled Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull narrowly survived a leadership challenge as discontent with his rule boiled over

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Australia elections: Rudd concedes defeat to Abbott

Article Adam Plowright - 7 Sep 2013

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said he will step down as Labor leader because voters punished the party for internal warfare.

Rudd sets September 7 poll date

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Aug 2013

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called a September 7 general election on Sunday, barely six weeks after he toppled former leader Julia Gillard.

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Australia PM Julia Gillard: It will be easier for the next woman

Article Staff Reporter - 27 Jun 2013

A teary-eyed Julia Gillard conceded to her Labour Party rival Kevin Rudd, and talked about what her term as prime minister might mean for other women.

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Rudd resignation signals showdown with Gillard in Oz

Article Staff Reporter - 22 Feb 2012

The resignation of Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has stoked speculation the country's government could be plunged into a new crisis.

Gillard ‘most unpopular Australian leader in 40 years’

Article Staff Reporter - 19 Jun 2011

A year after she ousted previous Labour leader Kevin Rudd, only one in four Australians say they would vote for her.

Task team probes resource tax for SA

Article Kevin Davie - 25 Mar 2011

It was Kevin Rudd's downfall in Australia, now the ANC takes a hard look.

Australia blames US over WikiLeaks

Article Staff Reporter - 8 Dec 2010

Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd on Wednesday said the US, not WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, was to blame for the leak of secret cables.

Australia gets first woman PM after shock party coup

Article Staff Reporter - 24 Jun 2010

Wales-born lawyer Julia Gillard became Australia's first woman prime minister on Thursday after the once-popular Kevin Rudd fell to a party coup.

Australian mining tax may boost Rudd’s appeal

Article Staff Reporter - 3 May 2010

Australia's plan to hit mining projects with a new tax might have upset resource companies, but it could prove popular with voters.

Rudd defends ‘robust’ language after F-word tirade

Article Staff Reporter - 20 Sep 2009

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Sunday said he would not apologise for using swearwords in front of his colleagues.

Prime ministers wager their ties on rugby grudge match

Article Staff Reporter - 20 Aug 2009

Prime ministers Kevin Rudd and John Key have made a friendly bet tied to the outcome of the Tri-Nations rugby Test between Australia and New Zealand.

Australian prime minister gives four-letter verdict on Gordon Ramsay

Article Staff Reporter - 10 Jun 2009

Kevin Rudd on Wednesday needed just two four-letter words, and the odd shorter word, to convey his view of celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay.

Protesting pensioners strip in Melbourne

Article Staff Reporter - 18 May 2008

Protesting pensioners brought traffic to a standstill in Australia's second-largest city on Friday when some stripped to demand more money from the government. The scantily clad seniors braved the autumn weather in a 150-strong protest against this week's federal budget, which offered them little despite a Aus$21,7-billion surplus.

MDC: Mugabe preparing for violence

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Apr 2008

Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai declared himself the clear winner on Saturday of a presidential election and accused Robert Mugabe's ruling party of preparing for a "war" against the people. "The result is known, that the Movement for Democratic Change [MDC] won the presidential and parliamentary election," Tsvangirai said.

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