Kevin Rudd

Libs 'expected more' from G20 summit (ABC)

The Federal Opposition says it is disappointed with the outcomes from the meeting of G20 nations in Washington. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and other world leaders agreed to tighten financial regulation and renew their commitment...

Australia and China Agree to Move Faster on FTA

WASHINGTON—Australia and China will move to further speed up negotiations on a free trade deal but they haven't set a deadline to reach a final agreement. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd met Chinese President Hu Jintao for an...

South Africa: Keynes a Beacon in the Fog of War

Posted to the web 17 November 2008 Johannesburg WHEN you are standing in the middle of a battlefield, it's impossible to know what the greater significance of the war will be. It must be said the leaders themselves looked a bit...

PM announces Geelong community Cabinet (ABC)

The Federal Cabinet will travel to the Victorian city of Geelong next month. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced a community Cabinet meeting will be held there. There have been community Cabinet meetings in all the other...

The Cold Facts Vs Global Warming Fantasy

November 16, 2008 Once again theories of global warming smack into the fact of cooling: Here's a clash between an Age and Guardian fantasy and the cool facts: SO WHAT do you do if you are the newly elected president of a small,...

Public supports response to financial crisis: Gillard

Acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard says an opinion poll released this morning suggests the public has endorsed the Government's response to the world financial crisis. The Herald Nielsen poll finds Labor ahead in the two party...

Rudd Has Exceptional Rating in Australia

Public support for Kevin Rudd remains high in Australia, according to a poll by Newspoll published in The Australian. 65 per cent of respondents are satisfied with the performance of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader and...

Bali trio on execution list

THREE members of the Bali Nine have been placed on an Indonesian execution list, with authorities insisting no mercy will be shown. Convicted drug traffickers Andrew Chan, 24, Myuran Sukumaran, 27 and Scott Rush, 22, are on a...

Lee Meets Key Figures in Obama Camp

President Lee Myung-bak met with the U.S. delegation to the G20 financial summit in Washington on Friday afternoon. U.S. president-elect Barack Obama sent former secretary of state Madeleine Albright and Jim Leach, former...

NZ eyes single capital market with Australia -paper

CANBERRA, Nov 17 (Reuters) - New Zealand's new conservative government hopes to widen a free-trade deal with Australia and develop a single capital market between the two neighbours, Prime Minister-elect John Key said on...