Rudd sworn in as Australian PM
Kevin Rudd has been sworn in as Australian Prime Minister. The leadership ballot was forced by party colleagues hoping to avoid a huge defeat in upcoming elections.
Kevin Rudd wants to 'bring people together' as PM
Kevin Rudd has spoken after he defeated Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard in a Labor Party leadership vote 57-45.
Mr Rudd said: “I intend to lead a government that brings people together and gets the best out of them."
Explaining why he is taking on the challenge to be Prime Minister once more, he said:
"I simply do not have it in my nature to stand idly by and to allow an [Tony] Abbott government to come to power in this country by default.
"In 2007, the Australian people elected me to be their PM. That is a task that I resume today with humility, with honour, and with an important sense of energy and purpose."
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