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Leading article Australia

In praise of Kevin Rudd

13 July 2013

9:00 AM

13 July 2013

9:00 AM

No, we’re not talking about Labor’s improvement in the opinion polls. We’re referring to Kevin Rudd’s proposals to wind down factional power in the Labor party. If only we could read the facial expressions on the faceless men.

Not content with exacting his revenge upon Julia Gillard, Mr Rudd is also determined to do away with the very system that brought about his downfall back in 2010.

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