Meet Kevin Rudd, Australia's New Prime Minister

For conservatives Down Under, it's over. The 11-year-old Australian Liberal-National Party government led by Prime Minister John Howard - George Bush's 'man of steel' - was on Saturday, 24 November (Australian time) comprehensively voted out of office.

The national swing of over 5% in yesterday's vote has brought a young, bright and energetic Queenslander named Kevin Rudd to the job of Prime Minister of Australia, with a comfortable majority for ... Full Story »