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St Kevin

 

The elevation of Kevin Rudd to the Labor leadership in 2006 saw cartoonists portraying him as both sinner and saint. His initial dream run in the polls favoured the saintly metaphor. However his visit to a New York strip club revealed a different side of his personality to the Australian public.

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The dawn sermon

Bill Leak — The Australian, April 2007

Cartoon of John Howard and Brendan Nelson standing together in army uniforms draped in the Australian flag. They tell Kevin Rudd as Tin Tin, who stands with his cancelled 'Sunrise' contract: 'Let that be a lesson to you, son - only a hypocrite plays politics with Anzac Day'.




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