Kevin Rudd | Full Address and Q&A at The Oxford Union

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Kevin Michael Rudd is an Australian former Labor politician who was twice Prime Minister of Australia, from 2007 to 2010 and again in 2013.
Having previously served as a diplomat, and then as an official for the Queensland Government, Rudd was initially elected to the House of Representatives for Griffith in 1998. He was promoted to the Shadow Cabinet in 2001 as Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs. In December 2006, he successfully challenged Kim Beazley to become the Leader of the Labor Party, subsequently becoming the Leader of the Opposition.
Under Rudd, Labor overtook the incumbent Liberal/National Coalition led by John Howard in the polls, making a number of policy announcements on areas such as industrial relations, health, climate change, education (e.g. "Digital Education Revolution"), and the National Broadband Network.
In this talk at the Oxford Union, Rudd talks about the shift in global power from the west to the east, diplomacy with North Korea, and why Donald Trump is so dangerous for not just the United States, but for political stability worldwide.
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[@BALBIRSINGH-qf5ft]

One of the most well informed statesmen in the world

[@phillipking792]

Come back and fix Australia

[@ramamurthykumararaja3264]

I truly love and respect Kevin Rudd amazing politician great visionary.. I was greatful and thankful that I was in Australia during his term..Kevin Rudd loves Australia...Australia lives Kevin rudd

[@georgeanakotta2242]

refreshing and very knowledgeable intellectual of our times.

[@TheDebbieDaily]

I enjoyed this very much, thank you...

[@timmcneill5299]

I'm and English / kiwi living in Sydney, and Rud is the only politician I've heard that's made any sense across the board.

[@abubardewa939]

In 30 years, when your kids wants to learn Chinese to get an access to Chinese market, don't blame this guy fir not warning you.

[@jacobhenze979]

Amazingly knowlegable and well-spoken

[@anEyePhil]

He lost his leadership of Labor (and thereby Prime Ministership) because he is not a member of one of the major factions in Labor, unlike Julia.

[@lmvcnn]

Kevin's speech always make whole audience laugh aloud, either by using his English or his Chinese.

[@amhellbent]

is there some reason why none of these videos include the date the speaker actually made their address?

[@vatsaakhil]

Highly knowledgeable guy, and makes the right assessments

[@vilx1308]

the fact that he was given speech in Oxford instead of stay in top office in Australia is just another example of fail of democracy

[@TheCornerstone33]

Always a voice of reason in a time when everyone is peddling identity politics bullshit.

[@georgekoerner6591]

Great presentation

[@zhangandy1816]

will there be any consequences for Rudd's scolding Trump?

[@dorawang5451]

Why US cannot have someone like him as president?

[@pierre822]

I miss a PM who understands the problem and anticipate with a fix. Not those who disguise or devise the problem.

[@howto7755]

I know this can be said about a lot of political leaders but people seems to either love Rudd or hate him 😂. No middle ground!

[@gregorykarran-ali4529]

How long was he the PM for Australia?