The question now is whether Rudd will stay on beyond the next election. My feeling is he won’t contest it & maybe join his wife Therese Rein’s business. A pretty dramatic dozen hours or so in Australian politics!
The question now is whether Rudd will stay on beyond the next election. My feeling is he won’t contest it & maybe join his wife Therese Rein’s business. A pretty dramatic dozen hours or so in Australian politics!
Australian Independents Movement for Political Integrity 
http://www.smh.com.au/national/rudd-proud-of-achievements-but-not-of-blubbing-20100624-z0tv.html
Rudd to stay on & contest next election, happy to serve if asked in Gillard Cabinet. Most likely he will be our next Foreign Minister, a job he is best suited for.
Rudd deserves the job. His demise if inevitable also underlines the ruthlessness of party and faction politics.
http://blogs.news.com.au/jackmarxlive/index.php/news/comments/a_fishy_sort_of_democracy/
Blogger Jack Marx weighs into the undemocratic nature of Gillard’s ascension to the top job.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/grisly-thud-of-kneecapped-rudd-20100625-z9lc.html
Miranda Devine continues on the same theme.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/political-murder-jessica-rudd-wrote/story-e6frg6nf-1225884507286
Former PM’s daughter’s new novel prophetic on the events of this week!
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/why-rudd-could-not-live-up-to-our-inflated-expectations-20100625-z9ox.html
Hugh Mackay on the electorate’s overinflated expectations of former PM Rudd.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/axed-and-humiliated-someone-should-give-this-poor-bastard-a-hug-20100629-zium.html
Malcolm Turnbull’s sympathy on Rudd’s ousting as PM.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/like-a-death-in-the-national-family/story-e6frg6zo-1225886408476
Tim Costello reflects on former PM Rudd’s demise.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/judge-me-on-how-i-do-the-job-not-how-i-got-it-20100702-zu58.html
Interesting argument PM. Truth is you will be judged on both counts & you would be naive to think otherwise.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/the-distinction-of-extinction-20100702-zu1t.html
Noel Pearson reflects on Rudd’s legacy.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/parties–not-the-people–choose-leader-says-hawke-20100701-zqra.html
Former PM Hawke on his latest successor’s dumping by ALP
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/why-i-quit-the-labor-party/story-e6frg8h6-1225886243738
Philip Adams quits ALP over Rudd’s demise.
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/comedy/why-chainsaw-gillards-a-bit-sexy-20100709-103jw.html?autostart=1
Now the first of the Gillard impersonators has arrived & she is excellent!
Here is the Youtube clip in full http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PE_vr0t3FA
http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/stranger-than-fiction-rudds-daughter-picks-it-with-campaign-ruby-20100816-125oh.html
A review of former PM Rudd’s daughter’s eerily prophetic novel.
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-election/rudds-turn-campaign-plot-into-a-joyous-tearjerker-20100818-128os.html
Still a family affair at Campaign Ruby’s launch.
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