Prime Minister Kevin Rudd making a statement in the House of Representatives Chamber Parliament House in Canberra today. Source: News Limited
KEVIN Rudd has dodged a barrage of political blows in his first Question Time as PM, turning Tony Abbott's attacks around and lecturing his colleagues to be nicer to each other.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd kisses the deputy leader of the opposition Julie Bishop just before he addresses Parliament for what is likely to be its last day before elections, in Canberra. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft) Source: AP
Showing exactly why he is an effective campaigner, Mr Rudd refused to be drawn on the leadership spill, even when confronted with his own pledge that he would not challenge.
Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister is greeted by Tony Abbott and Julie Bishop in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra. Source: News Limited
One after the other, he batted down what he labelled negative questions with quick, machinegun answers and refused to be drawn on the election date.
While paying tribute to outgoing Defence Minister Stephen Smith, PM Kevin Rudd makes a joke in parliament about Smith's organisational
When asked by Opposition frontbencher Christopher Pyne how Australians could be sure who the Prime Minister would be if they voted for Labor considering the two knifings in three years, Mr Rudd said Australians didn't want this constant negativity any more.
Question Time in the House of Representatives. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra. Source: News Limited
"Once again you see on parade the old politics whereby we scream at each other, we don't work with each other, we try and scare people rather than making them think," Mr Rudd said.
"And then on top of that we engage in politics that divides ordinary Australians rather than unites them."
After a long and bloody night, Labor has woken up to a new dawn with Kevin Rudd as PM.
He also reminded the Opposition Leader he had faced four Coalition leaders during his four years in the job last time.
Even when Mr Abbott went for the jugular, asking Mr Rudd if he would finally admit his responsibility for the stream of asylum seeker boats, he immediately turned the tables.
Criticising Mr Abbott's turn-back-the-boats plan as unworkable and unwelcome by Indonesia, Mr Rudd said he issued a "genuine invitation" for Mr Abbott to take part in high-level Government briefings so that he may create some real policies.
He said serious debate was needed on the issue, and "it should be about policies that work rather than sound bytes that sound good".
Promising to unite the ALP, Mr Rudd earlier addressed the house on the ugly nature of politics, saying it was "a very hard life indeed".
Former speaker Peter Slipper gives a 'precautionary' valedictory speech in parliament today.
"But let us all remember, particularly on days like this, that in this parliament, in this place, we are all human beings.
"We all have families and we all have emotions.
"So let us try, just try, to be a little kinder and gentler with each other in the further deliberations of this parliament."
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That was then: Julia Gillard with supporters arriving for the Labor leadership spill vote in February 2012. Source: News Limited
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