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Aussie Official: Assange Not to Blame for Leaked Cables

(Dec. 8) -- Australia's foreign minister says it's the United States, not WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, that is responsible for the unauthorized release of thousands of secret diplomatic cables. "Mr. Assange is not himself responsible for the unauthorized release of 250,000 documents from the U.S. diplomatic...

Will Australians Finally Recognize Aborigines?

(Nov. 8) -- Australians will be allowed to vote on whether to grant official recognition to the country's indigenous population, the government announced today. "The Australian Constitution is the foundation document of our system of government, but it fails to recognize the special place of our first Australians," Prime...

Australia Names Its First Female Prime Minister

(June 24) -- Australia appointed its first female prime minister today after the Labor Party, in a surprise move, ousted Kevin Rudd over policy changes that had led to a sharp drop in public support. The new leader, Julia Gillard, 48, said that she felt "a good government was losing its way" and that she was honored to...

Australia Gets Its 1st Female Prime Minister

CANBERRA, Australia (June 23) -- Australia got its first female prime minister on Thursday after the ruling party dumped Kevin Rudd and installed his deputy as leader. Julia Gillard will lead the government to elections due within months. She stood unopposed at a vote of the Labor Party's 112 lawmakers at a meeting...

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06/03/12 Rudd fails China exam: Ambassador Source: Andrew Bolt Your friend has suggested you might be interested in this blog post: Rudd fails China exam: Ambassador Monday, June 04, 2012 Kevin Rudd could speak Chinese, but not understand it: The former envoy, who moved to the private sector last August after 4 1/2 years in Beijing, says ...
06/03/12 For Labor, largesse may be last chance Source: f2 Network Kevin Rudd looked a little lost last week when wandering the Senate corridors looking for Bob Brown.
06/03/12 'With hindsight, Kevin Rudd was always going to... Source: The Australian In China, Kevin Rudd and had almost rock-star status at the beginning of his prime ministership.
05/31/12 Kevin Rudd becomes a grandfather Source: Seven News Ltd The daughter of former prime minister Kevin Rudd, author Jessica Rudd, has given birth to a girl, Josephine Therese Tse. Josephine was born on Thursday, but Mr Rudd announced the birth on Twitter on Friday morning.
05/31/12 PM counting votes while union support dwindles Source: AdelaideNow - Australia The Prime Minister has roused resentment by standing with union chiefs on the issue of Enterprise Migration Agreements and against two members of her cabinet who were implementing Government policy.

Background on kevin rudd

Kevin Michael Rudd (born 21 September 1957) is an Australian politician who was the 26th Prime Minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010. He also served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2010 to 2012. A member of the Australian Labor Party, Rudd has served in the House of Representatives since the 1998 federal election, representing Griffith, Queensland.

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