Kevin Rudd
Kevin Rudd
Kevin Michael Ruddis a former Australian politician who was twice Prime Minister of Australia, from 2007 to 2010 and again in 2013...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth21 September 1957
CityNambour, Australia
CountryAustralia
bridges gone enough
John Howard has gone a bridge too far by not going far enough
strong government australia
The Government's mission is to build a strong and fair Australia capable of meeting the new challenges of the 21st century.
jobs australia trying
We have a prime minister, I'm the foreign minister, I'm trying to get on with the job of doing Australia's foreign policy.
apology past years
As nations we should also commit afresh to righting past wrongs. In Australia we began this recently with the first Australians - the oldest continuing culture in human history. On behalf of the Australian Parliament, this year I offered an apology to indigenous Australians for the wrongs they had suffered in the past.
compassion australia resilience
Australia is a nation of compassion. Courage and compassion. And the third of these great values: resilience.
art europe rocks
We are so fortunate, as Australians, to have among us the oldest continuing cultures in human history. Cultures that link our nation with deepest antiquity. We have Aboriginal rock art in the Kimberley that is as ancient as the great Palaeolithic cave paintings at Altamira and Lascaux in Europe.
lost-ones challenges roles
It is tragic that we have lost one of our nation's finest actors in the prime of his life. Heath Ledger's diverse and challenging roles will be remembered as some of the great performances by an Australian actor.
party years effort
My task, as a member of this parliament and a 30-year member of the Australian Labor Party, as its former leader, as its former foreign minister and its former prime minister, is to now throw my every effort in securing Julia Gillard's re-election as Labor prime minister at the next election.
people given absolutes
I was elected by the Australian people to bring back a fair go for all Australians. I have given my absolute best to do that.
kids illness pale
Having a go at kids with a terminal illness is really beyond the pale, absolutely beyond the pale.
america world messages
Senator Obama's message of hope is not just for America's future, it is also a message of hope for the world as well. A world which is now in many respects fearful for its future.
land people today
I am determined to honour the confidence which has been extended to us by the people of our great land. And I say to all of those who have voted for us today, I say to each and every one of them that I will be a prime minister for all Australians.
past government support
no diplomatic intervention will ever be made by any government that I lead in support of any individual terrorist's life. We have only indicated in the past, and will maintain a policy in the future, of intervening diplomatically in support of Australian nationals who face capital sentences abroad.
wings ugly modern
We have seen this complete right wing takeover of modern liberalism, and it is an ugly spectacle to behold.