Kevin Rudd Twice Prime Minister Weller Patrick 1944 Author by Weller, Patrick, 1944- Author instant download after payment.

pages, It was a very different Kevin Rudd two returned to office in 2013. Kevin 07 was a fresh face and a new image, so different from past leaders, and who held so much potential. By 2013 Rudd retained some of his popularity, but none of his novelty. His second term was to be short, brutal and nasty. This book has the advantage of interviews in 2008 and 2009 with ministers who were then supporters but who became diehard enemies. This biography is a revealing account of the man who became prime minister - twice, Includes index, 1. A Queensland boy -- 2. Calligraphy and Christianity -- 3. Diplomat to China -- Politics in Queensland -- A political initiation: from candidate to backbencher -- 6. Stalking Downer, surviving Latham -- 7. Winning the leadership -- 8. Models, ideas and beliefs -- 9. To victory -- 10. Taking over -- 11. Reaching out -- 12. Punching above our weight -- 13. Facing the global crises -- 14. A week in the office -- 15. A time for questions -- 16. Playing on the international stage -- 17. Resetting prionrities: climate change -- 18. Challenges -- 19. The Coup -- 20. How Rudd governed -- 21. Limbo -- 22. Going down fighting, Includes bibliographical references and index