He’s our populist PM – Rudd taps into celebrity power

TV stardom, celebrity gossip and getting friendly with Hollywood greats. It sounds like the rock star lifestyle. But while it is not, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has certainly brought a world of pop culture to The Lodge. Our Tweeting PM is taking the populist PM persona...

Taxpayers hit for website

Taxpayers have spent 71 cents for every hit on Kevin Rudd’s stimulus website, new data released by the government shows. The Rudd government spent $164,000 to set up the website, which provides details of the rollout of spending under the government’s $42 billion...

Future Fund boss cagey on economic growth forecasts

The general manager of the federal government’s $58 billion Future Fund has refused to say where he sees economic growth in the longer term, despite persistent questioning from coalition senators. During a Senate estimate hearing in Canberra, Paul Costello wouldn’t...

PM ‘takes Victoria for granted’

Kevin Rudd is under fire for spending more time overseas than in Victoria since becoming Prime Minister. Answers to Opposition questions in Parliament reveal the PM spent almost three times as many nights overseas as he did in Victoria during his first two years. And...