SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 23: (L-R) Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd with wife Therese Rein (foreground) and former Prime Minister Bob Hawke with wife Blanche d'Alpuget leave the memorial service for Margaret Whitlam at St James Anglican Church on March 23, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. Mrs Whitlam, wife of former Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam died alst week at the age of 92.
This photo taken on February 27, 2012 shows Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard gesturing during a press conference following her victory in the Labor leadership challenge at Parliament House in Canberra. Gillard on February 27, 2012 refused to rule out punishing ministers who failed to back her in a bitter leadership ballot with Kevin Rudd as she mulls a cabinet reshuffle.
Former Australian prime minister and foreign minister, Kevin Rudd (R), watched by (L to R) his son Marcus and his fiancee, son-in-law Albert Tse, daughter Jessica and wife Terese Rein, faces the media following the Labor leadership challenge at Parliament House in Canberra on February 27, 2012. Julia Gillard, Australia's first female prime minister, retained office after crushing the former leader 71-31 in a secret ballot of the 103-member Labor caucus, although only 102 votes were ultimately cast with one member absent.
Former Australian prime minister and then foreign minister Kevin Rudd (R) gestures during a press conference following the Labor leadership challenge at Parliament House in Canberra on February 27, 2012. Julia Gillard, Australia's first female prime minister, retained office after crushing the former leader 71-31 in a secret ballot of the 103-member Labor caucus, although only 102 votes were ultimately cast with one member absent.
Australia's former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd leaves with supporters after a caucus meeting in Canberra, Australia, Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard easily won an internal party vote Monday against Rudd, the colleague she deposed two years ago, and declared that she had put down the internal strife that has undermined her unpopular government for months.
Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is seen with his wife Theresa Rein after he lost a leadership challenge against the current Prime Minister Julia Gillard in Canberra, Australia, Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. Gillard easily won an internal party vote Monday against the colleague she deposed two years ago, Rudd, and declared that she had put down the internal strife that has undermined her unpopular government for months.
