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Australian politician Kevin Rudd replaced his former deputy Julia Gillard as prime minister and leader of the Labor Party on 27 June 2013. Rudd previously served as prime minister from 2007 to 2010 and leader of the Labor Party from 2006 to 2010. A former diplomat and Chinese-speaker, Rudd is the first former Australian prime minister to return to office since Robert Menzies in 1949.
- Some Western nations have criticised the Solomon Islands-China pact, claiming the move will lead to Beijing bolstering its military presence in the region
- Kevin Rudd said the West must offer better and more development-friendly proposals to Pacific Island nations, rather than a ‘stern moral lecture’
Former Australian prime minister says China is dealing with ‘self-inflicted’ problems, including ‘poor policy choices’, and that economic growth is the Communist Party’s top challenge this year.
Former Australian prime minister says China is dealing with ‘self-inflicted’ problems, including ‘poor policy choices’, and that economic growth is the Communist Party’s top challenge this year.
Australia’s relations with China are at a new low after the formation of Aukus, a new security pact Canberra has made with the US and the UK – widely seen as an alliance to confront Beijing. In the second episode of Talking Post, SCMP chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo speaks with Kevin Rudd, former Australian prime minister and now head of the Asia Society global think tank. They discuss what Aukus means for the region and how it factors into the risk of war between China and a US-led Western alliance.
Australia’s relations with China are at a new low after the formation of Aukus, a new security pact Canberra has made with the US and the UK – widely seen as an alliance to confront Beijing. In the second episode of Talking Post, SCMP chief news editor Yonden Lhatoo speaks with Kevin Rudd, former Australian prime minister and now head of the Asia Society global think tank. They discuss what Aukus means for the region and how it factors into the risk of war between China and a US-led Western alliance.
The former Australian prime ministers also blamed hawkish government ministers and conservative media for inflaming tensions with Beijing.
The former Australian prime ministers also blamed hawkish government ministers and conservative media for inflaming tensions with Beijing.
A revocation of the deal on national security grounds could have serious financial and commercial ramifications, but experts say there is no ‘immediate imperative’ to terminate the lease.
A revocation of the deal on national security grounds could have serious financial and commercial ramifications, but experts say there is no ‘immediate imperative’ to terminate the lease.
Kevin Rudd also says the US secretary of state has been ‘salting the earth in the US-China relationship’.
Kevin Rudd also says the US secretary of state has been ‘salting the earth in the US-China relationship’.
Asian-Australians are asking why their Prime Minister did not issue a stronger response to his party colleague Eric Abetz’s ‘McCarthyist racism’.
Asian-Australians are asking why their Prime Minister did not issue a stronger response to his party colleague Eric Abetz’s ‘McCarthyist racism’.
Senator Eric Abetz demanded that three Chinese-Australians denounce the CCP during an inquiry, sparking accusations he was waging a ‘McCarthyist campaign’.
Senator Eric Abetz demanded that three Chinese-Australians denounce the CCP during an inquiry, sparking accusations he was waging a ‘McCarthyist campaign’.
Kevin Rudd’s remarks came in a wide-ranging talk he gave touching on the South China Sea, Taiwan, his successor’s China failures and the danger of diplomatic disengagement.
Kevin Rudd’s remarks came in a wide-ranging talk he gave touching on the South China Sea, Taiwan, his successor’s China failures and the danger of diplomatic disengagement.
Kurdish migrant Behrouz Boochani has forged an unlikely career from a Pacific detention centre – as an author, speaker and human rights campaigner
Kurdish migrant Behrouz Boochani has forged an unlikely career from a Pacific detention centre – as an author, speaker and human rights campaigner
We cannot recall many political leaders who were able to lead their party back into power after a decade in the wilderness, save their country from recession and job losses in the global financial crisis with fearless stimulus measures, give the elderly their biggest pension rise ever and democratise the country's oldest political party with reforms that gave rank-and-file members a say in who leads it. That is from the CV of Kevin Rudd, former Australian Labor Party leader and prime minister. Yet he has just quit national politics at age 56 because he has no future in it. Sadly, he exhausted a huge fund of goodwill from the party and public.
We cannot recall many political leaders who were able to lead their party back into power after a decade in the wilderness, save their country from recession and job losses in the global financial crisis with fearless stimulus measures, give the elderly their biggest pension rise ever and democratise the country's oldest political party with reforms that gave rank-and-file members a say in who leads it. That is from the CV of Kevin Rudd, former Australian Labor Party leader and prime minister. Yet he has just quit national politics at age 56 because he has no future in it. Sadly, he exhausted a huge fund of goodwill from the party and public.