Wednesday, November 28, 2007
NELSON WINS
Brendan Nelson is the new leader of the federal Liberal Party. Julie Bishop deputy.
UPDATE. Rudd names his cabinet; Peter Garrett demoted.
UPDATE II. The man just won’t quit:
Prime minister-elect Kevin Rudd spoke uninterrupted today for a staggering 30 minutes in a frightening sign of what may be to come in a Labor-ruled Australia.
Announcing his front bench, Mr Rudd almost finished after 25 minutes but remembered he had forgotten to speak about a minister - and started talking again …
The performance from Mr Rudd, who became a household name through chatty appearances on breakfast television while in opposition, follows his lengthy and unremarkable acceptance speech on Saturday when he was elected.
UPDATE III:
It took Mr Rudd 20 minutes to run through the list - and he forgot to mention Communications Minister Stephen Conroy and Assistant Treasurer Chris Bowen.