BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 24: Labor leader and now the new Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd stands next to his wife Therese Rein as he gives a speech to the crowd during the Australian Labor Party 2007 Election Night event at Suncorp Stadium on November 24, 2007 in Brisbane, Australia. Kevin Rudd's opposition Labor Party clinched victory in today's Australian federal election bringing both John Howard's 11-year tenure as Prime Minister and the conservative coalition's government to an end. Getty Images logo Getty Images 24 months ago

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 24: Labor leader and now the new Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd stands next to his wife Therese Rein as he gives a speech to the crowd during the Australian Labor Party 2007 Election Night event at Suncorp Stadium on November 24, 2007 in Brisbane, Australia. Kevin Rudd's opposition Labor Party clinched victory in today's Australian federal election bringing both John Howard's 11-year tenure as Prime Minister and the conservative coalition's government to an end.

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