Kevin Michael Rudd AC (born 21 September 1957) is an Australian former politician and diplomat who served as the 26th prime minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010 and again from June 2013 to September 2013. He held office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party.. Born in Nambour, Queensland, Rudd graduated from the Australian National University with honours in Chinese …

The Rudd Concession, a written concession for exclusive mining rights in Matabeleland, Mashonaland and other adjoining territories in what is today Zimbabwe, was granted by King Lobengula of Matabeleland to Charles Rudd, James Rochfort Maguire and Francis Thompson, three agents acting on behalf of the South African-based politician and businessman Cecil …

The 2007 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 24 November 2007. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 of the seats in the 76-member Senate were up for election. The election featured a 39-day campaign, with 13.6 million Australians enrolled to vote. The centre-left Australian Labor Party opposition, led by Kevin Rudd and deputy leader Julia …

Richard Lee Rudd (born September 12, 1956), nicknamed "The Rooster", is an American former racing driver.He is the uncle of actor Skeet Ulrich and former NASCAR Busch Series driver Jason Rudd.He retired in 2007 with 23 career wins. He was named the 2006 Virginian of the Year and was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. In October 2010, he was selected …

Pacific Solution is the name given to the Government of Australia policy of transporting asylum seekers to detention centres on island nations in the Pacific Ocean, rather than allowing them to land on the Australian mainland.Initially implemented from 2001 to 2007, it had bipartisan support from the Coalition and Labor opposition at the time. The Pacific Solution consisted of three …

Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor. He studied theater at the University of Kansas and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, before making his acting debut in 1991.He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in July 2015. He was named one of Forbes Celebrity 100 in 2019. In 2021, he was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive".

Joseph Robert Kondro (May 19, 1959 – May 3, 2012), known as The Longview Serial Killer, was an American serial killer implicated in the kidnapping, sexual assault and murder of three children in or near Longview, Washington – 8-year-old Rima Traxler, 12-year-old Kara Rudd and 8-year-old Chila Silvernails – in the 1980s and 1990s. Kondro confessed to the first two murders and …

This election marked the end of the Rudd-Gillard-Rudd Labor government and the start of the 9 year long Abbott-Turnbull-Morrison Liberal-National Coalition government. Abbott was sworn in by the Governor-General, Quentin Bryce, as Australia's new Prime Minister on 18 September 2013, along with the Abbott Ministry.

Paul Rudd is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer whose career began in 1992 when he was cast in the role of Kirby Philby in the TV series Sisters, a role he played until 1995.In 1995, he co-starred in his film debut alongside Alicia Silverstone in the cult classic Clueless, as well as in the role of Tommy Doyle in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers.

Frühes Leben. Kevin Rudd ist der jüngste Sohn von Albert (Bert) und Margaret Rudd, geborene DeVere. Er wuchs auf einer Farm bei Eumundi in Queensland auf. Im Alter von 11 Jahren starb sein Vater, der ein Mitglied der Country Party war. Seine Mutter arbeitete nach dem Tod ihres Mannes als Krankenschwester im Brisbane Mater Hospital.Rudd ging zwei Jahre lang in …