Task

Task
We will be endeavouring to find out about the current Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. What would someone who has never herad of him want to know? What makes him unique in comparison to previous prime ministers of Australia? Your task is as part of the class team to find information from a range of sources (to reference them accordingly) and to edit each others information, deciding on correct headings to classify and sort the information as we go.

=Kevin Rudd= Kevin Thomas Rudd was sworn in as the 26th Prime Minister of Australia on December 3, 2007, after he led the Australian Labor Party to an election win on November 24. (1)

Background Nambour, QLD 1958 Born to share-farmer parents Youngest of four children
 * Born: **

Eumundi Primary School Marist College Ashgrove Nambour State High School Bachelor of Arts (Asian Studies) with First Class Honours from ANU
 * Education: **

Joined Australia’s foreign office after graduation, serving postings in Stockholm and Beijing Diplomat (Australian Dept of Foreign Affairs) Senior officer in QLD govt Consultant for Australian companies building business links in China
 * Career **

Official Website of the Australian Labor Party: http://www.alp.org.au/people/rudd_kevin.php tvnz.co.nz: http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/1461882 Political History

Source: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20876,20870748-28737,00.html
 * THE set text for Year12 students in Kevin Rudd's year at Nambour High, which is nestled behind Queensland's Sunshine Coast, was A Man for All Seasons, the story of Thomas More, the man of principle who defied the king because of his strong ethical and moral principles, and was beheaded for his troubles. "It made a big impression on Kevin and the story of the heroic public servant who remained true to his principles always stuck with him,"**
 * LONG ROAD TO LEADERSHIP ||
 * * 1957: Born in Nambour, Queensland.
 * 1968: Father Bert dies in a carcrash.
 * 1972: Joins the ALP.
 * 1974: Graduates as dux of Nambour State High School.
 * 1981: Graduates from Australian National University with first-class honours in Chinese language and history. Marries Therese.
 * 1981-88: Diplomat in the Department of Foreign Affairs; serves in the Australian embassies in Stockholm and Beijing.
 * 1988: Takes leave from DFAT to become chief of staff for Queensland Opposition leader Wayne Goss.
 * 1989: Under Goss, the ALP comes to power in Queensland after 32 years in Opposition. Rudd remains as the premier's chief of staff.
 * 1992: Appointed as director-general of the Office of Cabinet.
 * 1996: Contests the Brisbane seat of Griffith, losing to Liberal Graeme McDougall.
 * 1996-98: Senior China consultant for KPMG.
 * 1997: Appointed adjunct professor at the University of Queensland's Asian studies and languagesdepartment.
 * 1998: Wins the federal seat of Griffith.
 * 1998-2001: Chairs the ALP's foreign affairs, defence and trade policy committee; member of the economics policy committee.
 * 2001: Appointed Opposition spokesman on foreign affairs.
 * 2003: Joins ALP leadership battle but bows out, throwing his support behind Kim Beazley.
 * 2004: Re-elected as member for Griffith with increased majority.
 * Yesterday: Elected Leader of the Opposition. ||
 * Yesterday: Elected Leader of the Opposition. ||

Recent Achievements

The Summit was an exciting initiative aimed at harnessing the best ideas for building a modern Australia ready for the challenges of the 21 st century.

**// The Final 11 Youth Delegates //** There are now 11 delegates, instead of the expected 10, progressing to the Australia 2020 Summit on 19 and 20 April. There was a tied vote for the 10th position and a decision was made to increase Youth Summit representation at the 2020 Summit. The delegates, aged 15 to 24 years, will represent the vision and ideas emerging from the Youth Summit on the ten critical areas being discussed at the Australia 2020 Summit. The aim of the // Australia 2020 // summit is to look at Australia’s future challenges and find innovative solutions by harnessing the best ideas across the nation from Australians with experience, accepted standing, credibility and authority. http://www.australia2020.gov.au/schools/index.cfm But the Government is also taking out a little bit of insurance.
 * THE Rudd Government is holding the line against Brendan Nelson's attack over petrol prices, and his populist policy to reduce excise by 5c a litre.**

Media
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**References**
(1) [|Kevin Rudd Biography] accessed 25/5/2008

Kevin Rudd on YouTube click here to go to the australian government wiki

[|Flip video of Wonderful Wikis] Short video of the Wiki class in action using a Flip video camera.