Steady as she goes
KEVIN Rudd is sending a decisive message with a smooth transition to power, without rupture, executions or intimidation.
KEVIN Rudd is sending a decisive message with a smooth transition to power, without rupture, executions or intimidation.
THE purging power of democracy has been on display: Kevin Rudd has scaled the peak, Julia Gillard is the supreme winner in Rudd’s ministry, and Brendan Nelson inherits a ruptured Liberal Party short on talent and heavy with recrimination.
THE Kevin Rudd era has begun. It is expected to last a long time. Rudd offers a new brand of leadership for Australia.
KEVIN Rudd has been taught his first harsh lesson in Aboriginal politics.
KEVIN Rudd has taken a tough line on border security, warning that a Labor government will turn boats back and deter asylum-seekers.
THE PM is right, a Rudd prime ministership would reshape our cultural and political landscape.
IN terms of election psychology, the message this week has been Kevin Rudd’s claim for policy ascendancy over John Howard.
HIS final launch was vintage John Howard. Coming from behind, Howard has offered special deals for families, buckets of middle-class welfare and a new culture of opportunity.
HAVING spent 10 years worshipping symbolism, the Opposition now sells a different message.
KYOTO’S symbolism is lost on the PM, while Kevin Rudd pretends ratification is an end in itself.
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