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The author evaluates the performance of Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd after fourteen months in office. He sees Rudd as failing to take the opportunity provided by the recession to reorganize the Australian economy away from globalism and laments that the administration has not chosen to do this. The author also examines Rudd's ability to communicate with voters and the likely return of protectionism, and contrasts him with his predecessor, John Howard.

The article discusses the role of aesthetics in politics, especially in Australia under Prime Minister John Howard, and also Kevin Rudd. Political stagecraft in the era of mass media is discussed, in particular the importance to conservative politics of communicating a state of emergency through the manipulation of symbols and imagery.

The article presents the author's views on what the political left in Australia must do to reverse what he sees as the regression in political culture under the conservative government of Prime Minister John Howard. The Australian Liberal Party under Kevin Rudd is urged to do more than be slightly moderate.

The author presents his political outlook on Australia, focusing on the 2007 prime minister election. He cites that Federal Australian Labor Party leader Kevin Rudd casts Australia's choice as one between a stale government and a refreshed Labor Party. He believes that while Australian Prime Minister John Howard has been unconvincingly attempting to reposition himself from sceptic to saviour, Rudd has been a clear and articulate advocate. He adds that Rudd seems to offer an optimistic alternative to Australian politics.

The author reflects on the trends in Australia's public spending. Current Prime Minister Kevin Rudd strongly upholds regulation designed to stop reckless spending in the government budget. Under Rudd, the government has been maintaining a budget surplus and not spending as much as it could. He notes however, under John Howard's administration, it was debt averse. He notes that the Commonwealth Treasury reported that Commonwealth spending has risen 54% since 2000-2001.

The article focuses on events involving politics and government in Australia. It notes that current Prime Minister John Howard's administration has advanced its campaign's movement against potential opponent Kevin Rudd for the coming elections. The author points out that the Howard government asserted that 70 percent of potential Rudd supporters would be comprised of anti-business groups, which implies a bad outlook for job creation and inflation.

The article discusses the victory of Kevin Rudd over the Liberal Party's John Howard to become Australia's Prime Minister. Howard had led the Liberal party to its worst rout in its 63-year history with his divisive approach to politics. Rudd handpicked his first ministry on November 29, 2007, not following the tradition that right and left party factions should be consulted first. The article also presents public opinions of Rudd and what he will have to face as prime minister.

The article discusses general elections in Australia. Incumbent prime minister John Howard was initially hesitant about seeking an unprecedented fifth term for his conservative coalition government. Howard's reticence may have led to the commanding lead that Labor Party head Kevin Rudd has in polls leading up to the November 24, 2007 election. The election may be swung in Queensland, where Howard's coalition holds a vast majority of parliament seats, but to which Rudd is a native.

The article reports on the 2007 federal election campaign in Australia, where Labor Party leader Kevin Rudd is mounting a serious challenge to the five-term conservative government of Prime Minister John Howard. Rudd, whose background in politics is discussed in some detail, has promised environmental reforms and a diversified energy policy.

The article discusses aspects of Australian political life in the summer of 2007. The piece is primarily a profile of Labor Party leader Kevin Rudd, providing details of his childhood, education and political actions and philosophy. Also addressed are the problems besetting the Liberal Party government of prime minister John Howard.

The article profiles Kevin Rudd, the leader of Australia's Labor Party. Labor is ahead by 14 percentage points in the polls, and has a promising shot at breaking John Howard and the Conservative's 11-year hold on Australian politics. Rudd has been attempting to appease the unions while being more business-friendly than Labor politicians traditionally have been. While popular with the public, this attempt has failed to win him strong favor with business or labor.

The article focuses on the rise in popular use of the Australian flag in relation to national identity, an issue used by many previous political campaigns. John Howard, Australian prime minister seeking re-election, has cited the national identity as an ideal to revive in upcoming campaigns against chief political rival Kevin Rudd. A history of Australian national identity is also discussed.

The article discusses the denunciation by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott on the tax policies of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in Australia. It highlights the criticism made by Abbott on Rudd's emission trading scheme referring to it as a fund for politicking and bribing which was practiced by the government of former Prime Minister John Howard. The possibility of social conservatism in the Labor Party due to the support of baby boomers and Abbott's suggestion to cut taxation are also included.

The article examines Australia's immigration policies relating to refugees seeking political asylum. A disaster involving a boat used by refugees from Afghanistan has revived attention to this issue. The government of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has ended some of the restrictive policies of his predecessor Kevin Howard. It is unclear if this change has increased or decreased the number of asylum-seekers.

The article discusses the policies and plans being launched by Australia's new prime minister, Kevin Rudd, who was elected in a resounding victory in November 2007. The article explains that Rudd is looking to reverse many of the policies implemented by his predecessor, John Howard. Because of Australia's lagging economy, the article notes that it may be difficult for Rudd to make his campaign promises of putting more money into health and education, and to phase in tax cuts worth $28 billion.

In this article the author examines the 2007 election campaign in Australia, an event that led to the election of Labor Party candidate Kevin Rudd as prime minister over the Liberal-National coalition incumbent John Howard. Among a number of issues the popular environmental policies advocated by Rudd are discussed, as are the unpopular labor policies of Howard.

This article reports that Australia's Prime Minister, John Howard, is in danger of losing his position. His Liberal coalition government is trailing the opposition Labor party in opinion polls by as much as 18 points, with an election expected before the end of 2007. A recent visit by U.S. President George W. Bush did not help and challenger Kevin Rudd is gaining momentum.

The article discusses the competition for Australia's premiership. Incumbent prime minister John Howard is seeking a fifth term for his conservative government, but opinion polls show that he is far behind the opposition Labor Party, and Labor's prime minister candidate, Kevin Rudd. Howard's slipping popularity may be tied to his support of U.S. President George W. Bush and the U.S. effort in Iraq. The article also discusses Howard's hosting of the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation forum.

The article reports that Kim Beazley, who led Labor from 1996 to 2001, was left as the only candidate for the job after two rival contenders, Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard, announced their withdrawal. Both conceded they had been unable to muster sufficient support among their parliamentary colleagues to challenge Beazley. Barring any unforeseen problems, the path was cleared for Beazley to resume the Labor leadership at one of the lowest points in the party's 114-year history. Labor is still reeling from the shock of its fourth successive defeat last October by the conservative coalition government led by John Howard. On January 18th, a second shock followed when Mark Latham, who had led Labor for only 13 months, resigned as leader and from parliament. A tough year lies ahead. In July, the government will take control for the first time of the Senate, giving it what Beazley called "a position of absolutely unprecedented power".