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Poll shows strong shift to Australian PM Rudd, new ministry named

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CANBERRA - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd rewarded backers who helped him reclaim power from Julia Gillard with places in the new ministry he announced on Monday, while a new poll showed a strong bounce for his Labor Party before national elections.

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Poll shows strong shift to Australian PM Rudd, new ministry named

CANBERRA, July 1 - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd rewarded backers who helped him reclaim power from Julia Gillard with places in the new ministry he announced on Monday, while a new poll showed a strong bounce for his Labor Party before national elections.

Energy, 30 Jun 2013

New Australian PM Rudd gives struggling government big poll boost

SYDNEY - Support for Australia's embattled Labor government has surged since new Prime Minister Kevin Rudd took charge late last week but it will still struggle to win an election later this year, a major poll published on Sunday showed.

World, Australia, 29 Jun 2013

Rudd sworn in as Australian PM after overthrowing Gillard

CANBERRA - Kevin Rudd was sworn in as Australian prime minister for the second time on Thursday, a day after toppling Julia Gillard and three months ahead of elections in which opinion polls show the ruling Labor Party faces a devastating defeat. | Video

World, Australia, Julia Gillard, 27 Jun 2013

UPDATE 3-Rudd sworn in as Australian PM after overthrowing Gillard

* Opposition pushing for Sept 14 poll to be moved forward

Energy, 27 Jun 2013

Like Japan's Abe, Australia's Rudd says he's a changed leader

CANBERRA - Like Japan's Shinzo Abe, Australia's resurrected Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd believes he has learned the hard lessons of a failed first government and can be a more effective leader in the runup to national elections.

World, Australia, Japan, 27 Jun 2013

UPDATE 5-Rudd returns as Australia PM after toppling Gillard

* Rudd makes no comment on election timing (Adds Rudd comments, financial market reaction)

Energy, 26 Jun 2013

Australia PM hits out at critics amid leadership turmoil

CANBERRA - Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard hit out at critics of her record on Monday as speculation intensified of a fresh challenge to her leadership and opinion polls showed her divided Labor Party headed for a catastrophic September election defeat.

World, Australia, Julia Gillard, 24 Jun 2013

Australia PM hits out at critics amid leadership turmoil

* Supporter of PM says her rivals should launch any challenge quickly

Basic Materials 23 Jun 2013

Chill breeze of politics stills Australian renewables

BUNGENDORE, Australia - On a line of low hills standing sentinel beside a dry lake bed near Australia's capital, giant turbines turning slowly in a chill winter breeze give no hint of a multi-billion-dollar storm building around renewable energy.

Environment, World, Australia, 26 May 2013

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Australian PM Rudd urges China action on trade deal

CANBERRA - Australia's Sinophile Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Friday urged China - the country's largest trading partner - to conclude a stalled free trade deal, using his first news conference since regaining power to praise the current bilateral relationship.

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