Kevin Rudd

                   

The unpopular voice of reason on industry protection

awesternheart.blogspot.com     Aug 9, 2008   3 related          

Logic versus vested interests but the vested interests seem to have the ear of the Labor party governmentA key government economic adviser has launched a scathing attack on Labor's industry policy, railing against a "new...                    

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Should Obama Apologize?

sun.com     Aug 9, 2008          

I have been very impressed so far with Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. I find him a refreshing change from the previous administration. I mean, to come out of the blocks and apologize to Aborigines was really quite...                    

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Oh No You Don't, Kev!

thebookaholic.blogspot.com     Aug 9, 2008          

Compared to China, and perhaps elsewhere, Australia is abashed, sceptical and ironic about its writers. Literary prizes tend to raise little public attention: Australia has no equivalent, for example, of the Man Booker...                    

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China opens Olympics with pageantry, fireworks...

drudgereport.com     Aug 8, 2008   1,855 related          

The 29th Olympic Games, costing an estimated 40 billion dollars and shrouded by political controversies, burst into life Friday with a spectacular opening ceremony. President Hu Jintao was due to officially declare the Games...                    

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Rudd to fix grocery website

go2blogging.com     Aug 8, 2008   3 related          

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has promised changes to his government's day-old $13 million grocery price watch website. A disabled man complained to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC) that the Grocerychoice...                    

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Alan Milburn & the Australian Election

iaindale.blogspot.com     Aug 8, 2008          

Alan Milburn has been making headlines not just here, but in Australia. A new book has revealed the role he played advising Australian Labor Party leader Kevin Rudd in his victorious election campaign.The election saw Kevin...                    

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Royalist’s v Publicans

www.blog.de     Aug 8, 2008   1 related          

CANBERRA (Reuters) - An advertisement by an Australian brewer urging beer lovers to "Forget the monarchy, support the publicans" has angered supporters of Britain's monarchy who say the ad is beyond the pale, forcing it to be...                    

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Jim Wallis: Another Religious Swing Vote

huffingtonpost.com     Aug 8, 2008   1 related          

One of the stories I first heard on my recent visit to Australia was about what helped swing the vote last November to Kevin Rudd, the new Labor prime minister. I read some new political data by veteran pollster and researcher...                    

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What to Expect at the Opening Ceremonies

ladiescourt.com     Aug 7, 2008   58 related          

The Opening Ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics will be held tomorrow night at the Olympic Stadium, and although many components are being kept secret (such as the final torch bearer), much is known about the festivities. The...                    

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Can we really cut CO2 without any cost to industry?

news.com.au     Aug 7, 2008          

PAUL Kelly’s report on the contribution of Access Economics co-founder Geoff Carmody to the climate debate ("Rudd’s carbon scheme chokes on its emissions”, Features, 6/8) underlines some of the warning signals about the Rudd...                    

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