Posts Tagged ‘ Prime Minister Kevin Rudd ’

internet marketing LEADING playwright David Williamson is a “sad man” who needs to back off from attacking colleagues in the Australian theatre industry, expatriate director Barrie Kosky says. Attacking what he feels is a lack of political support for the arts, Kosky said Arts Minister Peter Garrett and Prime Minister Kevin Rudd were...
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“Let me also remind our Chinese friends that China, too, has significant economic interests at stake in its relationship with Australia and with its other commercial partners around the world.” — Kevin Rudd, Australian prime minister Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd yesterday warned China that the world is watching how it deals with an...
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s prime minister raised the stakes on Wednesday in grappling with China’s detention of an Australian mining executive on suspicion of spying, warning “our Chinese friends” the world was watching how it handled the case. Australia’s Prime Minister Kevin Rudd attends a news conference at his office in central Sydney July...
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SYDNEY, Australia – The government of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has been walking a political tightrope since the detention last week of an Australian mining executive who is accused of stealing state secrets. Mr. Rudd, who once served as a diplomat to China and speaks fluent Mandarin, has appeared wary of taking too harsh...
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2:00PM Monday Jul 13, 2009 Al Gore. Photo / AP MELBOURNE – Climate change guru Al Gore has heaped praise on Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, backing his decision to push ahead with emissions trading legislation before global talks in Copenhagen. Mr Rudd wants to push emissions trading bills through federal parliament in August...
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