Kevin Rudd
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IT WAS billed as one of Australia’s most dramatic political showdowns in years. When it came, the strength of the victory took many by surprise. On February 27th Julia Gillard, Australia’s prime minister, trounced Kevin Rudd, her former foreign minister, by 71 votes to 31 for the leadership of Australia’s ruling Labor Party(35)
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The Economist: Digital highlights, February 4th 2012
Items from the digital highlights page(1)
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It is tempting to think that Kevin Rudd, ousted by Ms Gillard as party leader and prime minister in 2010, will find a certain amusement from Ms Gillard’s present discomfiture…(5)
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Australia’s general election: Green around the gills
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Australia's mining tax: Gillard gets out of a hole
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Australia changes prime minister: Rudd on the tracks as Gillard takes over
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