Rudd champing at US bit
Sep 3rd, 2008 | By David Harper | Category: OpinionPaul Kelly: Every US election is important for Australia but Kevin Rudd sees the election of a new president - Barack Obama or John McCain - as a historic chance to restore America’s global standing and create new opportunities for Australia-US ties.
This election means a golden opening for Rudd. Facing a new White House incumbent with a fresh mandate, Rudd will seek to put his own stamp on the US relationship in a manner that was impossible with George W. Bush.