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Based on his Quarterly Essay, David Marr discusses Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s personality and politics including “Rudd’s passion for martyrs”, how he has “been underestimated at every stage of his career” and why “he is the strongest Labor leader for about half a century”. Marr asks how can Rudd use his power in the months leading up to the election?
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This is such an important discussion on the understanding of Rudd - the article was characterised in such a shallow way and this gives an in depth analysis from which to begin to look at Rudd's dissonances. I found Marr to be charitable, yet he was portrayed as saying Rudd was 'angry'. A complex article was reduced to a bumper sticker. Also glad I hear Marr on Phillip Adams:
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/latenightlive/stories/2010/2936384.htm
Thanks for this opportunity to be at this meeting.
Dawn
Dawn Oz
26 June at 06:18PM
Fantastic debate here, The Wheeler Centre is a great initiative for Melbourne.
Well done to all involved.
pamela
29 June at 09:36PM
how ironic this debate is current recent events.....
samantha
29 June at 10:03PM
It certainly is a great discussion of Rudd and gives a more complex sense of Marr's take on him.
Wheeler Centre
30 June at 08:54AM