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The Australian Electoral Commission petitions the High Court of Australia for a new Senate election in the state of Western Australia due to the loss of 1,370 ballot papers and the closeness of the result.
2013-11-15

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Leader of the Opposition Tony Abbott participate in the first of three televised leaders debates ahead of September's federal election.
2013-08-11

Mining billionaire Clive Palmer announces that he is reviving the United Australia Party and standing candidates at the 2013 Australian election.
2013-04-26

The Prime Minister of Australia Julia Gillard announces a Cabinet reshuffle with Bob Carr, a former Premier of New South Wales, appointed as Minister for Foreign Affairs to replace Kevin Rudd.
2012-03-2

Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announces that he will contest the leadership of the Australian Labor Party with current PM Julia Gillard on Monday.
2012-02-24

Kevin Rudd, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and former Prime Minister of Australia, goes into hospital to have the aortic valve in his heart replaced.
2011-08-1

Arbib warned the United States about a possible challenge to Kevin Rudd's prime ministership as early as last year.
2010-12-9

Former Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd joins Julia Gillard's election campaign while recovering from gallbladder surgery by attacking the opposition leader Tony Abbott.
2010-08-5

Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping meets with Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on an official trip to Canberra. The two countries sign agreements valued at over A$10 billion.
2010-06-21

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd shows a two-hour presentation on his health reform plan at a Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting in Canberra.
2010-04-19