Mark Rudd talked about his memoir [Underground: My Life with SDS and the Weathermen] (William Morrow; March 24, 2009). Mr. Rudd recounts his role as the chairman of the Columbia chapter of ...

Even Germans don't grasp Rudd's English. July 9, 2009 — 3.56pm. Save. Log in, register or subscribe to save articles for later. ... Mr Rudd challenged German translators with his "Rudd-speak".

But when Mr Rudd started addressing the leader of one-quarter of the world's population - fluently in his own tongue - the effect was stunning. ... He spoke at length in English first, ...

After three failed attempts to run as a Labor Party candidate, Ms. Gillard was finally elected to represent the Melbourne seat of Lalor in 1998, the same year that Mr. Rudd entered national politics.

Mr Rudd praised the governor’s efforts to “maximise collaboration with the Chinese”, but also his ability to separate his party’s hardline rhetoric from realpolitik.

In June 2021, Mr Rudd mocked Mr Trump’s distinctive style with a Mar-a-Lago joke during a speech at the Harvard Asia Centre and quipping he could add it as a subtitle to a 2015 paper he authored ...

While Mr Rudd is being haunted by past comments he made about Mr Trump, he isn't alone among Labor figures in making unflattering remarks about the brash real estate mogul turned politician.

Kevin Rudd is working overtime to build bridges with Trump Republicans who would be involved in a second Donald Trump presidency, despite his previous strident criticism of the former US president.