Virginia Trioli: Mr Rudd, good morning. I spoke to him earlier. Good to talk to you again. EMILY MAITLIS, INTERVIEWER: Joining us now is Kevin Rudd, the former Australian prime minister and president of the Asia Society Policy Institute, and Doctor Bingchun Meng, the deputy head of the Department of Media and Communications at the LSE. The Australia 2020 Summit was a convention, referred to in Australian media as a summit, which was held on 18-19 April 2008 in Canberra, Australia, aiming to "help shape a long-term strategy for the nation's future". Are we in new territory now? SUBJECTS: Coronavirus PK: I’m joined by the former Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, who of course devised the stimulus package for the global financial crisis.
Kevin Rudd, you know China well.
16 JUNE 2020. You’ve seen it flex its muscle before on the international stage, not really with Australia though. Is that even possible within the Labor Party, Kevin Rudd? I mentioned before that it looks like Steve Bracks and Jenny Macklin will be handed what I’m calling a unsolvable puzzle of ridding a party that’s defined by bitterly opposed factions of branch stacking. PK: Now, the Federal Government says the crisis brought on … KR: It’s good to be with you. Bingchun Meng, if I can pick up with you, you … 25 MAY 2020. Journalist Former prime minister Kevin Rudd thought China was so important to our nation, he learned to speak Mandarin when he was at university. He is worried about what is unfolding.
Kevin Rudd says a decision by senior ALP members to celebrate Julia Gillard's rise to the prime ministership a decade ago is "bizarre" and counterproductive. Topics: Adem Somyurek, ALP Reform.
Kevin Rudd, welcome.
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