Kevin Rudd became Australia’s 26th Prime Minister following the ALP’s victory in the 2007 Federal elections.
The Labor Government took office on December 3, 2007.
Rudd was deposed as Prime Minister on June 24, 2010. Julia Gillard took over that afternoon.
Rudd Ministry
Archived Posts
2012
- Dec 03, 2012: Anniversaries Galore In The First Week Of December
- Nov 24, 2012: Government And Opposition Reflect On Five Years Of Rudd/Gillard
- Nov 24, 2012: Five Years Of Federal Labor Government
- Nov 19, 2012: Rudd And Turnbull On Q&A: Dumped Leaders Discuss Leadership
- Nov 17, 2012: Top 10 Great Labor Speeches
- Oct 27, 2012: Maxine McKew On Rudd’s Overthrow, Political Debate And The ALP
- Sep 11, 2012: Backbencher Kevin Rudd Seeks International Adviser, Preferably Chinese-Speaking
- Sep 09, 2012: Gillard Now Breathing Down Rudd’s Neck
- Aug 28, 2012: Kevin Rudd Launches Whitlam Biography
- Aug 07, 2012: Kevin Rudd: Haven’t Changed A Bit
- Jul 26, 2012: Rudd: Global Challenges, Global Responses And Global Governance
- Apr 24, 2012: Former Prime Minister’s Primary School GFC Lesson
- Apr 17, 2012: Kevin Rudd: Building An Asia-Literate Australia
- Feb 18, 2012: YouTube Video: “Kevin Rudd Is A Happy Little Vegemite”
2011
- Dec 16, 2011: Gillard And Rudd: Last Lingering Question Of 2011
- Nov 25, 2011: After Four Years, Labor Is Still Buying Time
- Sep 30, 2011: AFL Grand Final: Political Speeches
- Jun 23, 2011: Removing Kevin Rudd: A Year Ago Tonight
- Apr 06, 2011: Prime Minister, It’s Time To Sack Kevin Rudd
- Apr 04, 2011: Kevin Rudd on QandA
- Mar 24, 2011: How Do You Solve A Problem Like Julia?
- Jan 12, 2011: Kevin Rudd and the Brisbane Floods
2010
- Dec 09, 2010: Laurie Oakes Wins Gold Walkley For ALP Leaks Stories
- Nov 25, 2010: Lindsay Tanner in Conversation with George Megalogenis
- Nov 18, 2010: History Is Written By The Winners
- Nov 09, 2010: Karl Bitar Analyses Result Of 2010 Federal Election (Sort Of…)
- Oct 07, 2010: The Real Julia: Is That It?
- Sep 15, 2010: The Second Gillard Government: Politics Is Personal
- Aug 22, 2010: Politics Abhors A Vacuum
- Aug 09, 2010: Throwing The Switch To Burlesque
- Jul 29, 2010: Day 12: Peril
- Jul 15, 2010: Gillard Addresses Press Club; Laurie Oakes Steals The Show
- Jun 22, 2010: Galahs And Polls
2009
- Sep 09, 2009: Pyne and Gillard Debate Waste in the BER Program
- May 27, 2009: A Guide To The 2009 Defence White Paper
- Mar 04, 2009: Economic Growth Declines 0.5% In December Quarter
- Feb 22, 2009: National Day Of Mourning Service For Bushfire Victims
- Feb 09, 2009: Black Saturday Bushfires: Moving Speeches In Parliament For Victims
- Feb 03, 2009: Rudd Announces $42 Billion Stimulus Package
- Jan 05, 2009: Rudd Offers Condolences On Death Of Australian Soldier
2008
- Dec 21, 2008: Tanya Plibersek Discusses Homeless Initiative
- Nov 17, 2008: Kevin Rudd Comments On The G20 Summit
- Nov 12, 2008: Ken Henry’s Address To The National Press Club
- Nov 12, 2008: Rudd Launches “KevinPM” Website
- Nov 12, 2008: Shell-Shocked: Rudd Ruminates On Australia And War
- Nov 11, 2008: Kevin Rudd’s Remembrance Day Address
- Nov 07, 2008: Liberals Focus On Swan’s Embarrassing Press Conference
- Nov 07, 2008: New Conversation About Equality Needed, Says Plibersek
- Nov 05, 2008: Rudd Congratulates Obama On Election Win
- Nov 04, 2008: Reserve Bank Cuts Interest Rates Another 0.75%
- Oct 23, 2008: Government Approves Westpac Takeover Of St George Bank
- Oct 22, 2008: Inflation Hits 13-Year High
- Oct 15, 2008: Rudd Addresses National Press Club On Financial Crisis
- Oct 14, 2008: Financial Crisis: Kevin Rudd Address To The Nation
- Oct 14, 2008: Details Of Rudd Government’s ‘Economic Security Strategy’
- Oct 14, 2008: Rudd Announces $10.4 Billion Economic Stimulus Package
- Oct 13, 2008: Rudd Meets With Vietnamese Prime Minister
- Oct 12, 2008: Details Of Rudd Government Actions To Deal With Financial Crisis
- Oct 12, 2008: Federal Government Guarantees All Deposits For 3 Years
- Oct 10, 2008: Swan Lauds Australia’s Economic Reforms
- Oct 09, 2008: “It’s Really Bad, But Economy In Strong Shape,” Says Rudd
- Oct 07, 2008: Rudd And Swan Comment On Interest Rate Cut
- Oct 02, 2008: COAG Meets In Shadow Of Global Financial Crisis
- Sep 27, 2008: Gillard Sledges Turnbull At Grand Final Breakfast
- Sep 26, 2008: Kevin Rudd Addresses the United Nations General Assembly
- Jul 16, 2008: Wong Releases Climate Change Green Paper
- Jul 15, 2008: Rudd Says Religion And Reason Co-Exist
- May 14, 2008: Wayne Swan’s 2008 Post-Budget Address to the National Press Club
- May 13, 2008: 2008-09 Federal Budget: Full Text Of Treasurer’s Speech
- Apr 19, 2008: Kevin Rudd’s Opening Address to the 2020 Summit
- Mar 04, 2008: Interest Rates Up Again
- Feb 13, 2008: Rudd Government Faces First Question Time
- Feb 13, 2008: Apology: British Media Praises Rudd
- Feb 13, 2008: Kevin Rudd’s Speech On The Apology To The Stolen Generations
- Feb 12, 2008: Full Text Of Official Apology To Stolen Generations
- Feb 11, 2008: Rudd Sends More Peacekeepers To East Timor
- Feb 05, 2008: Reserve Bank Increases Interest Rates
- Jan 20, 2008: Rudd Rules Out Beazley As Governor-General
2007
- Dec 28, 2007: Kevin Rudd Condemns Benazir Bhutto Assassination
- Dec 12, 2007: Kevin Rudd’s Address To UN Bali Conference On Climate Change
- Dec 07, 2007: 2007 Election: Update On Doubtful Seats
- Dec 07, 2007: Labor Lead Dwindling; Majority Of 16 Likely; 8 Seats Still Undecided
- Dec 06, 2007: Rudd Government Strengthens Independence Of The Reserve Bank
- Dec 06, 2007: U.S.-Australian Relations In A New Era: Nicholas Burns
- Dec 05, 2007: Prime Minister Rudd Eulogises Bernie Banton
- Dec 05, 2007: Reserve Bank Holds Interest Rates But Still Concerned About Inflation
- Dec 04, 2007: Oppositions Do Win Elections: Gartrell Analyses ALP Election Victory
- Dec 03, 2007: Rudd Government Ratifies Kyoto Protocol: First Official Decision
- Dec 03, 2007: The Rudd Ministry: Who Does What
- Dec 03, 2007: Kevin Rudd Sworn In As Australia’s 26th Prime Minister
- Nov 29, 2007: Rudd Announces New Labor Government Ministry
- Nov 29, 2007: UN, USA, Asia: Three Pillars Of Labor’s Foreign Policy, Says Smith
- Nov 27, 2007: Kevin Rudd’s Brisbane Press Conference
- Nov 25, 2007: Prime Minister-Elect Rudd Holds Press Conference
- Nov 24, 2007: 2007 Federal Election Night Reports
- Sep 26, 2007: “Don’t Risk Rudd” – Roadside Billboard In La Trobe
- Jan 24, 2007: ALP Launches Rudd TV Advertisement for Australia Day
- Jan 23, 2007: Rudd Calls For An “Education Revolution”
