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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Kevin Rudd

Kevin Rudd stories: 29 news summaries

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Australia PM 'Disgusted' by Rape Case

Nine males who had sex with 10-year-old
girl escape jail

Dec 11, 07 8:41 AM CST
(Newser) - Nine men and teens in Australia who raped a 10-year-old girl from a remote Aboriginal community have gone free, a verdict that has caused an uproar in the nation. Six of those who pleaded guilty were under 17 and got probation; the others got suspended sentences. New PM Kevin Rudd... More »

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Australia • rape • Kevin Rudd

New Aussie PM Urges US to Back Kyoto

Washington now alone among developed nations on emissions

Dec 5, 07 11:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Two days after ratifying the Kyoto Protocol on greenhouse-gas emissions, Australian PM Kevin Rudd says the US should, too. Like the US, Australia had previously refused to join the agreement, which sets binding limits on emissions. But Rudd says he wants Washington on board, as “all developed and developing... More »

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climate change • Australia • diplomacy • greenhouse gases • Kyoto Protocol • Kevin Rudd • George W. Bush

Australia
To Pull Troops From Iraq

New leader says combat forces will be home by mid-2008

Dec 1, 07 9:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Australia’s new leader says the nation's combat troops will be out of Iraq by mid-2008, the Guardian reports. Kevin Rudd will make good on a campaign promise to pull out troops, a move that marks a sharp shift from the polices of his predecessor, John Howard, a key Bush... More »

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Afghanistan • Australia • Iraq pullout • John Howard • Kevin Rudd

Rudd Inherits Red-Hot Economy

New Aussie PM faces inflationary risks
in boom times

Nov 26, 07 2:57 PM CST
(Newser) - New Aussie PM Kevin Rudd inherits a booming economy, but that doesn't mean it's going to be an easy ride for his center-left government, the Wall Street Journal warns. Demand for Australia's natural resources is feverish and inflation is already uncomfortably high. Rudd has vowed to pump about $48 billion... More »

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Australia • Kyoto Protocol • John Howard • Kevin Rudd • Australian Labor Party

(Newser) - New Australian PM Kevin Rudd, who won in a landslide over conservative John Howard yesterday, spoke with President Bush by phone but remained mum on his immediate plans for 500 Aussie combat troops in Iraq, reports Reuters. Rudd, a cerebral, Chinese-speaking ex-diplomat, said he’d travel to next month’s... More »

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environment • Kevin Rudd • Kyo

Labor Takes Australian Elections

11-year PM John Howard concedes to former diplomat

Nov 24, 07 5:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Former Diplomat Kevin Rudd is poised to become Australia's new prime minister after his Labor Party claimed victory in yesterday's elections. Labor expects to take at least 83 of the 150 seats in Parliament, Reuters reports. Meanwhile, current PM John Howard faces the possibility of losing his own seat in... More »

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Australia • John Howard • Kevin Rudd • Australian Labor Party • election

Polls Predict Rout for Australian PM

Likely winner of Saturday's election will take troops from Iraq

Nov 21, 07 8:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Australians elect a new government this Saturday, and polls foresee the fall of John Howard, the once-invincible prime minister who has served for 11 years. Kevin Rudd, the Labor Party leader 20 years Howard's junior, has promised to withdraw Australian troops from Iraq and to "shift up a gear"... More »

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Australia • John Howard • Kevin Rudd • election

Aussie Chief Calls New Elections

Oct 14, 07 11:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Prime Minister John Howard, trailing in national polls after 11 years in office, set national elections today for Nov. 24. Howard will run on the nation’s current economic boom, Reuters reports. His opponent, Labor leader Kevin Rudd, says he'll pull Australian troops out of Iraq, though domestic issues are... More »

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Iraq • Australia • labor • John Howard • Kevin Rudd • Kyoto treaty • election

A Few Words of Mandarin Go Far in Sydney

Opposition leader upstages hosts, score huge points with Chinese at summit

Sep 7, 07 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The man tipped to be Australia's next prime minister has scored a major diplomatic coup at this week's APEC summit in Sydney, upstaging PM John Howard. Opposition leader Kevin Rudd spoke to delegates in fluent Mandarin and so impressed Hu Jintao that the Chinese president issued a personal invitation to... More »

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Australia • 2008 Beijing Olympics • John Howard • Hu Jintao • Kevin Rudd • Olympic Games

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