Topic: Kevin Rudd
Australian leader polls below 50 percent for first time
AFP Asian Edition
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's popularity has fallen to its lowest level since he took office more than two years ago despite a recent media blitz, a newspaper poll released Tuesday said. The centre-left Labor leader's personal approval rating dropped three percentage points to 48 percent over the ...
Obama to pay homage to 'model alliance' in Australia
AFP Asian Edition
President Barack Obama will laud the US "model alliance" with Australia and cement common strategies on trade, the environment and security on a quick visit next week, officials said Monday. Obama will address the Australian parliament, have meetings with close friend Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and hold a press conference ...
Australian says Aborigine recognition is tokenism
AP News
Australian opposition leader calls government's regular recognition of Aborigines 'tokenism'A government routine of acknowledging Australia's indigenous people was criticized as mere political correctness Monday by the federal opposition leader, offending some Aborigines and sparking a political debate. Since the government of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd came to ...
Tennessee church rushes to aid Haitian girls
AP News
'Our Girls': A Tennessee church reaches out to Haitian children after the quakeEDITOR'S NOTE — They were "our girls" — the children of a Haitian orphanage, taken to heart by a Tennessee church. But then an earthquake struck, and the congregation sprang to action. The second of two parts. KNOXVILLE, Tenn ...
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