News about Kevin Rudd

If Donald Trump or Joe Biden is the next US president, Australia will continue to work with America regardless, according to the deputy prime minister.

Kevin Rudd's previous critique of US presidential candidate Donald Trump was one of Rudd's most well-known adversaries. On Tuesday, Trump spoke with GB News in the United Kingdom, where host Nigel Farage recalled how Rudd called the Republican leader a "traitor to the West" and "the most destructive president in history." If that's the situation, Trump told Rudd that he'would not be [in Washington] long."

Donald Trump has slammed former prime minister Kevin Rudd - calling him 'nasty' and 'not the brightest bulb'

Jake Duke has returned to his duties as a sideline NRL commentator with Fox Sports following high profile breakup with Seven's Grace Fitzgibbon

Grace Fitzgibbon, the presenter of Seven News, was left 'devastated and heartbroken' when her boyfriend Jake Duke, regarded as Fox Sports' 'golden boy,' got a phone call in the early hours of Saturday morning from fellow journalist Tiffany Salmond. Their seemingly seamless relationship soon became tense, and they are now living through every reporter's worst nightmare: when the journalist becomes the news.

ABC NEMESIS AS IT HAPPENED: No one knew the Liberal Party's impending coup attempt when Tony Abbott deposed Kevin Rudd to seize Australia's leadership in 2013. In ABC's three-part docuseries 'Nemesis', the Abbott-era government of 2013-2015 is being scrutinized, following the Coalition years of government in Australia. Here's a link to Daily Mail Australia's live blog of the program.

Greg Combet, the former Labor cabinet minister who also worked with former ABC TV newsreader Juanita Phillips, will soon be in charge of the government Future Fund.

Kevin Rudd, Australia's ambassador, told a Davos forum last week that there was "some risk of exacerbating the degree of damage" caused by Mr Trump's presidency. Given that Mr Rudd has savaged the former Apprentice actor's time in office, it's a remarkable U-turn. In June 2020, Mr Rudd wrote on X, formerly Twitter, 'The most destructive president in history.'

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is on a well-travelled route in breaking an election pledge he made repeatedly to the Australian public. Many executives before him have done the same. Julia Gillard with her carbon levy, Kevin Rudd of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, Tony Abbott with cuts to health care, and John Howard with the GST. Of them all, only one of them survived the election that came after the broken promise was broken.

With 16 percent of the Coalition party room and 26.7 percent of their front bench on the trip, the delegation of MPs and Senators from Opposition who attended the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship and Democratic Change was the most diverse parliamentary delegation by a single side of politics. According to Daily Mail Australia, Mr Albanese's trips were much more palatable than the ARC delegation.

On Monday, all living former prime ministers bar Keating joined together to pledge their support for Israel at the Zionist Federation of Australia's request. In a two-page letter, John Howard, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott, Malcolm Turnbull, and Scott Morrison call for an end to the bullying of people on both directions of the conflict. According to them, the only true evil in the aftermath of the Israel-Palestine war is the Hamas terrorists, who live so long as groups continue attacking each other in the aftermath.

Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest's mining empire has shattered Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest's mining empire just days after the billionaire businessman held an extravagant outback bash to commemorate his company's 20th anniversary. On Tuesday, Harvest Road CEO Paul Slaughter resigned as the head of Mr Forrest's private investment group, Tattarang's agribusiness group. He is the second executive to step away from Fortescue Metals' empire within two days after Fortescue Metals chief Fiona Hick resigned on Monday.

Last month, the embassy's social media staff attempted to ride the global Barbie bandwagon by posting a snapshot of Kevin Rudd's face mocked on a movie poster. 'When you get the wrong memo and assume that Margot Robbie is hosting a Barbie this week (weekend),' the caption read. The article was received with widespread confusion, with some people questioning what the joke was supposed to mean beyond the obvious Barbie/ BBQ pun. One reviewer wrote, 'Something is getting smoked at the Australian Embassy, and I don't think it's meat on a hotplate.' Dr Rudd's own incertitude over the meme appears in private messages that have been posted under Freedom of Information legislation.

On Thursday, Mr Rudd was joined by his wife Thérèse Rein and family for the unveiling in Canberra, with hundreds of guests attending, including Anthony Albanese. The portrait, by Ralph Heimans, who has also done portraits of the Royal Family, featured a bearded Mr Rudd sitting at a desk with a cup of tea, a chessboard, an open book, and a pen and paper. His cat Louis made a cameo appearance in the photograph and is seen delicately stepping over the chessboard. Louis is the first animal to be included in an Australian prime minister's portrait. Mr Rudd, Australia's ambassador to the United States, said it was no longer his 'position to wade into politics,' before launching a ringing endorsement of Mr Albanese and the strides he's making as Prime Minister.

In an age where families are struggling to buy groceries and pay rent, the vocal critic of the Voice has been leading the charge, questioning whether it will result in meaningful outcomes for First Nations people and the public. Peter Dutton's worries are virtually identical to those that prompted his decision not to boycott Kevin Rudd's historic apology to the Stolen Generations in 2008, a decision he later regretted.

Gabbi Bolt, the comedian, has sent a warning to aspiring social media stars. TikTok's 26, a 26-year-old beauty, sat down with 9Honey to discuss her sudden rise to fame and to give tips to those following in her footsteps. Gabbi told the magazine that the Australian comedy scene is "very gatekept" with no 'transparency from higher ups' and that "finding what you're worth, especially professionally, is very difficult to navigate."

Shane Oliver, the AMP chief economist, said that it would take a long time for Australia to reduce its immigration level (left: Sydney's Wynyard train station). After a rise in interest rates that resulted in an economic recession, this could be a repeat of the early 1990s. Since the late 1990s, net international migration has hit the six figures every year, with the exception of 2020 and 2021, which was closed, (Sydney's George Street, right). The Reserve Bank's (outgoing Governor Philip Lowe, inset) 12 rate hikes since May 2022 have been the most aggressive since 1989.

Although Tesla drivers are more likely to live on Sydney's north shore (map right) or Melbourne's inner-east, a new coastal area is also adopted by the coast that is embracing fully electric cars. This idyllic location (left) isn't Byron Bay or Noosa. The Tesla Model Y was last month's second-best-selling vehicle, surpassing the Ford Ranger ute. In wealthier suburbs where more people lived in a house and could install an electric car charger, Demographer Simon Kuestenmacher, co-founder of The Demographics Group, said purchasing a Tesla was an act of virtue signalling. 'You get to show off a car without having to feel any guilt,' he told Daily Mail Australia.

Simon Crean, the Labour leader and federal government minister, died while visiting Europe at the age of 74. On Sunday, Mr Crean was thought to have died as a result of a heart attack while hiking in Germany. He had been in Europe for business and trade meetings. During his distinguished political career, he was a central figure in the Labor Party and union movement.

David Sharaz has been dubbed the puppet master behind Ms Higgins' (inset together), but his own story reveals his struggles with depression, self-hate, eating disorders, and alcohol...as well as a doomed short-lived first marriage (right). His biological mother said that new parents (left) could give him a better life than her and put him on a path that would bring him right to the center of Australian politics and controversy.

Bruce Lehrmann (pictured left) claims that the assault allegations made against him by Brittany Higgins were staged by her 'puppet master's fiance David Sharaz to use as political weapons to 'take down' the Liberal Party. According to Mr Lehrmann, leaked texts and investigation findings reveal that Mr Sharaz was 'riding the wave of Higgins' fame' and was using it to'sell a word.' Mr Sharaz started a Ms Higgins job while she was planning to make her rape charges against Mr Lehrmann public, according to another leaked text.

After her rape allegations were revealed, leaked texts from Brittany Higgins' partner David Shiraz reveal he was basking in the fame and clout of the couple were 'exuding.' Mr Sharaz wrote to Ms Higgins' first public airing of the allegations in February 2021, asking if she was 'getting spotted' and acknowledged. Mr Sharaz texted Ms Higgins with a 'they exude power,' and in other texts he boasted about the invitations to socialize with former prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull. With Finance Minister Senator Katy Gallagher being accused of misleading parliament, the leaked documents are transforming into a political crisis for the Albanese government.

Australian wages are expected to outlast inflation by 2024, meaning that employees will no longer be affected by a wage freeze. Labor will also produce its first surplus since 1989.

Over the next few years, a record number of immigrants will land in Down Under, but even recent immigrants are concerned where the newcomers will live. Daily Mail Australia talked to people who had relocated to Australia and learned of their hardships, their appreciation of their new home, and fears that a slew of new migrants will make an already crowded real estate market even more difficult to enter.