Kevin Rudd China

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  Former Australian Premier Kevin Rudd Greets PM Modi on 'Chinese Twitter'

  Former Australian premier Kevin Rudd today greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the popular Chinese miocroblogging site 'Sina Weibo' and hoped that the Indian leader's forthcoming visit to China will go smoothly.

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  Full Transcript: Walk The Talk With Kevin Rudd

  In this episode of Walk The Talk, former Australian PM, Kevin Rudd candidly bets with Shekhar Gupta over the upcoming Cricket World Cup. He talks about how his first job as PM was to apologise to the indigenous people of Australia. Mr Rudd vividly recollects his days in China where he studied Chinese and even got a Chinese name, Luke Kewen. He hope...

• Kevin Rudd: A volatile but polished politician

  A charismatic but hot-tempered politician with an ear for the zeitgeist, the prodigal son of Australian politics Kevin Rudd sealed his remarkable resurrection as leader, pleading with the public to renew the faith.

• Kevin Rudd sworn in as Australian prime minister after overthrowing Julia Gillard

  Kevin Rudd was sworn in as Australian prime minister for the second time today, a day after toppling Julia Gillard and three months out from scheduled elections with polls suggesting the ruling Labor Party is staring at a devastating defeat.

• Swiss bank closes account of WikiLeaks founder

  Switzerland on Monday closed a bank account set up by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as his website unveiled a secret list of key infrastructure sites around the world that could be targeted by terrorists.The Swiss Post Office's banking arm said it had closed an account set up by the embattled Australian after he gave false information. "PostFina...

• WikiLeaks: 'Be ready to use force against China'

  Australia's former premier Kevin Rudd had told the US that it should be ready to "deploy force" if attempts to integrate China with the international community do not yield results, secret cables released by WikiLeaks have disclosed, prompting an embarrassed Australia to insist that it continues to have strong ties with Beijing.According to a secre...

• Chinese spies targeted Aussie PM: Report

  Chinese spies tried to infiltrate Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's email and mobile phone communications on his visit to Beijing last year, 'The Australian' newspaper reported on Friday.

• Australian PM defends closer ties with China

  Amid opposition criticism of his government's perceived proximity with China, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has said he intends to pursue closer ties with Beijing as it is in the country's interest.