Kevin Rudd

Bali trio on execution list

THREE members of the Bali Nine have been placed on an Indonesian execution list, with authorities insisting no mercy will be shown. Convicted drug traffickers Andrew Chan, 24, Myuran Sukumaran, 27 and Scott Rush, 22, are on a...

Nelson happy to throw fuel on the fire

Brendan Nelson may not enjoy politics, but he is happy to break his silence to send a message to his new boss, writes Phillip Hudson. Two months ago Dr Nelson's fledgling command of the post-Howard Liberals was terminated when...

Australian market trades lower, led by financial stocks

The Australian stock market was trading lower Monday, at four-year lows, tracking Wall Street's steep triple-digit losses on Friday. The G20 meeting in Washington during the weekend, attended by Australian Prime Minister Kevin...

Australian Dollar Recovers From 4-day Low Against Majors

The Australian dollar that opened lower against its major counterparts in early Monday Asian trading reversed direction shortly. The aussie thus recovered from a 4-day low against the greenback, the euro, the yen and the loonie.

The G20: Who is there and how desperate are they?

The G20: Who is there and how desperate are they?Ed Pilkington The Guardian, Saturday November 15 2008 Argentina - $150bn public debtAttending: Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, presidentArgentina last month decided to...

Dollar weaker as US sales tank

THE dollar opened weaker as a record fall in US retail sales and data showing Europe in recession reminded traders a prolonged world economic slowdown was on the way, hitting growth-sensitive currencies.

ACNielsen and Galaxy: 55-45

The latest federal ACNielsen poll, published in today’s Fairfax broadsheets, has Labor’s two-party lead down to 55-45 from 56-44 last month. Malcolm Turnbull’s approval rating is down four points to 51 per cent and his...

World leaders pledge to restore growth

World leaders at the G20 summit have agreed to work together to restore global growth and reform international financial systems. "The president-elect believes that the G20 summit... is an important opportunity to seek a...

Washington Financial Summit Promises to Renew Efforts to Expand Trade

A one-day summit of leaders from 20 developing and advanced economies, and the European Union agreed Saturday in Washington to take action to combat economic slowdown and keep markets open. And there was a sense that something...

Leaders pledge fiscal boost to save world economy

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - World leaders on Saturday emphasized the role that fiscal policy must play in repairing their dented growth, paving the way for individual governments to flesh out concrete details in the weeks ahead.