GG, this is just another diversion to the heat off Thommo.
I have spoken to Joel this evening, and the contest is on.
Hail the next Leader of the ALP, Kevin Rudd 012.
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GG, this is just another diversion to the heat off Thommo.
Mr Rudd described Mr Abbott as "the most extreme right-wing leader" in Liberal Party history and said he did not have the temperament required for the highest office in the land.
I had to read this a few times to make sure I was reading it right.
I suppose uncle Kev would know.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/br...atable-says-rudd/story-e6frf7kf-1226459832718
My bolds.
Look at meee........He seems to be very clearly putting himself 'out there', so no one will overlook his panting candidacy for the top job once again.
With Labor improving in the polls, what's Kevvie up to now ?
http://video.theaustralian.com.au/2280560726/Kevin-Rudds-impromptu-press-conference
For me, that played direct from the link. No need even to do a Google news search of the headline.Another link to something only available to subscribers.
For me, that played direct from the link. No need even to do a Google news search of the headline.
Perhaps he's being a team player to the extent he thinks it might roll Tony Abbott as opposition leader in the hope he can then roll Julia Gillard as PM and fight an election against Malcolm Turnbull. This somewhat obscure possibility was raised on Insiders on Sunday.
If turnbull was running I may actually put pen to paper at the next election. Can't help but feel as though Rudd's all washed up.
What is going on with Kevin Rudd? He is placing himself more and more in the public spotlight, sending out news releases which pretty much guarantee that the media recipient will follow up by interviewing him.
If Julia Gillard were still falling in the polls, I could see some logic in him pushing himself forward, but - especially given the bollocking half his colleagues delivered about him a few months ago - there seems no chance of him ever becoming PM again. Half the front bench would leave if it were to happen.
Is he coveting the position of Ambassador to the UN? I don't even know if such a position exists? Perhaps the next Australian representative in Washington?
I'd be interested in what others think he's up to.
HE is not supposed to be talking about a comeback, but former prime minister Kevin Rudd has given an interview in which he opens up about wanting to shape Australia's future well into the next decade.
Mr Rudd, who unsuccessfully challenged Julia Gillard for the Labor leadership in February, has told the Australian Women's Weekly that shaping the nation - which is somewhat difficult to do from the backbench - is "part of who I am, and you gotta be who you are".
Mr Rudd's decision to grant an interview to the magazine, which hasn't hit the streets yet, is causing ructions in Canberra, where leadership speculation is again roiling.
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