Kevin Rudd
Kevin Rudd faces heart operation
Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd will undergo surgery to replace his aortic valve.
LIVE: Kevin Rudd addresses the media
From 11.15am: Kevin Rudd addresses the media after standing down as Labor Leader in favor of Julia Gillard.
Kevin Rudd speaks from hospital bed
Former Prime Minister rehearses a public announcement as he recovers from gall bladder surgery. Well, OK it's actually Anthony Ackroyd.
Kevin Rudd in hospital
Kevin Rudd has been admitted to hospital for an operation to have his gall bladder removed but has promised to campaign to help Julia Gillard when he is released.
Burqa ban: Kevin Rudd quizzed
How would Kevin Rudd react if a woman dressed in a burqa approached him during an election campaign?
Kevin Rudd will survive
He may have been buried along with his policies, but the Ruddster is back with the help of Anthony Ackroyd.
Kevin Rudd meets his Downfall
Kevin Rudd's fall from top job has been humourously honoured through the popular internet meme Downfall.
Kevin Rudd admits his removal as Prime Minister was 'character building'
Simon Mann in Washington Kevin Rudd has acknowledged that his removal as Prime Minister almost a year ago was character building in a speech to a Washington thinktank.
Could Kevin Rudd replace Julia Gillard?
Interviewed on 3AW, the former PM's mood seems to lift as he's asked about the likliehood of regaining the top job.
The US embassy on Kevin Rudd
Cables made public by WikiLeaks show what the Americans think of Kevin Rudd.
New white paper will aim at placating China
Tony Wright Australia's new defence strategy, to be unveiled on Friday, is expected to maintain funding at historically low levels while seeking to repair damage to the relationship with China that followed the...
Funding to be kept at record low
Tony Wright Australia's new defence strategy, to be unveiled today, is expected to maintain historically low funding.
A new face of homelessness
Rick Feneley Families such as these are swelling the ranks of people forced to seek help from Australia's charities.
70 years on, Centaur again in limelight
Ross Peake The Australian War Memorial is preparing to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the torpedoing of an Australian hospital ship in which 268 lives were lost.
Police swear off Rudd leak case without finding culprit
Judith Ireland The mystery of who leaked the video of a swearing Kevin Rudd looks likely to remain unsolved, with the Australian Federal Police closing the case without identifying a culprit.
Abbott's use of 'illegal' criticised
Tony Abbott's office has defended his continued use of the word ''illegal'' to describe asylum seeker boats by referring to the UN Refugee Convention.
Voters will decide fate of super tax shift
Daniel Hurst Australians with more than $2 million in their superannuation accounts and others on the top marginal tax rates will pay more if the Gillard government succeeds in clawing back retirement fund tax...
What's the Big Idea this time around?
Tony Wright Election years are a wonderful time for Big Ideas. You may, or may not, recall the marvellously named Multifunction Polis.
