The more you see of Kevin, the more you realise what an absolute dud our present Prime Minister is. Morrison is short on intelligence and integrity and huge on vindictiveness. Easily the worst Prime Minister we have ever had!
Rudd was a disaster, stop rewriting history. Morrison is average but he at least can run a (mediocre) government. Rudd was rolled by own colleagues for a reason ....
@Theta In Kevin Rudd, we have hope for sanity. SkyNews might be prosecuted with those demonic presenters of political opinion and right-wing propaganda and their lies disguised as news if he succeeds. It seems to start happening to Murdochs Fox News in the USA. Please don't get depressed and do all you can and support him!
@Theta The world is full of deluded Trump supporters according to Utube videos and comments. All we can do is hope for the best, support sanity and stick to the middle way! Cheers.
That headline on that paper says it all. Labor will trash any economy. "Short memories", lol, a midnight oil song, Peter Garrett the lead singer, hated Rudd....hahaha.
Don't underestimate Morrison's intelligence. My personal take - Morrison's intelligence is evident in how he smokescreens real issues and plays dumb - speaking to the lowest common denominator. He has dumb/arrogant Aussies (there's a lot of em) eating from the palm of his hand by playing populist, reflected in the polls.
It because of how people don't understand the voting system! We the people didn't get rid of him the Labor party did a self destruct on that one :/ it was political suicide from the inside too many wanting to run in the front :? but we are screwed if we don't get labor back into power. That can only happen when people stop using the DONKEY VOTE the current government prefers you to use you know the 1,2,3 above the line :/ that counts for 3 votes our of 76 so thank you for supporting liberal and giving them the 73 votes left over - political circles call the 1,2,3 vote the Donkey vote because only uneducated jackasses us it! It pays also to have a country full of immigrants who do not know or understand how their votes work either, their not alone not many Aussies go out of their way to understand it either - and F-ck don't think for a minute the government will tell you how it works, but it is all there for you to read and research for yourself!
I watched this yesterday, Kevin. Fantastic speech, and I honestly think that you will achieve far more for this country from outside of Parliament. Moral leadership is needed at the moment, and that can come from anywhere.
Has anyone ever stated "The fish always rots from the head" with so much conviction? I think not. Every Australian should be somewhat angry at what has become of our political system, I would label it as a joke however it really isn't very funny.
It is because of how people don't understand the voting system! We the people didn't get rid of him the Labor party did a self destruct on that one :/ it was political suicide from the inside too many wanting to run in the front :? but we are screwed if we don't get labor back into power. That can only happen when people stop using the DONKEY VOTE the current government prefers you to use you know the 1,2,3 above the line :/ that counts for 3 votes our of 76 so thank you for supporting liberal and giving them the 73 votes left over - political circles call the 1,2,3 vote the Donkey vote because only uneducated jackasses us it! It pays also to have a country full of immigrants who do not know or understand how their votes work either, their not alone not many Aussies go out of their way to understand it either - and F-ck don't think for a minute the government will tell you how it works, but it is all there for you to read and research for yourself!
It's hard to blame anyone for people's death, except for the greedy people that sent untrained people into the roofs of houses. They are the only ones you can blame. Governments don't run private contractors.
@@davidhouston4810 i wish we got a full rudd term...but its a wish. I doubt rudd would ever go back now and i dont blame him either Part of me would love to see murdoch media talking heads all explode as they carry on with all the blant baffoonary to avoid a royal commission/media policies if rudd became pm again.
@@rosehill9537 He is already making their heads explode, Have you seen his "Murdoch watch" videos? he really goes after them, He could not do that if he was PM.
Getting rid of Kevin was the biggest political mistake the Labor party has ever made. He easily could have been a three term PM if he wasn't deposed. God I miss having a leader who could actually make a well though out, intelligent argument and also speak incredibly eloquently also. Instead we're stuck with Scott fucking Morrison...
@Peter Brandtman So those around him underachieved their roles and couldn't handle the pressure of a leader actually trying to make a change to the cancerous mess in Canberra. Dont worry I know what you are actually saying, you are speaking from the Fabian Society perspective.
When i saw Kev knee deep in flood water in QLD helping everyday Aussies, i knew then he was true blue. He seems to have picked up a strength to do even more for Aussies, a future worth support in my opinion. Thanks mate !
I think he's had two valve replacement operations in his heart? What a fucking boss man, god I wish more people knew the reality behind his life and intentions
Keep up the good fight Sir Kevin Rudd....especially against the dark force of the almighty Murdoch news media Empire. You are a true Australian patriot. You are making a big and dangerous sacrifice for Australia because of your love for this great country and its future generation.
Great work Kevin, huge fan of your work from the UK, delighted to see you at the centre of things in Australia, as you should still be as Prime Minister! Keep it up, you have friends around the world cheering you on.
Uncle Kev you don't need to be PM to make big changes in this country, It's just a title. The power is with the people and there are so many willing to follow you. If the choke hold on this country by Murdoch can be loosened and by utilising the enemy of you enemy (FB and Google), then you can get to the forefront of more peoples minds and be even more effective in your campaigns.
That power is up to the people to change and make noise about NOT Rudd he has brought it to the table due to the noise of the people! People need to come at them in the same way they move forward using the power of the pen and knowledge to understanding how things all work. Fighting in the streets solves little but a solid attack on the level they understand gets to be heard. Thank god we still have a few people left like Rudd to air the Truth!
I feel like Rudd has more and more come into his own since leaving office, and is much more of a keating type than i realised. Why can't we have LEADERS anymore.
I watched it in full and was grateful to KevinRudd for the outstanding messages in his presentation. How sad it is that he is almost a lonely wolf, person who cares about country & standing up to Murdoch’s tyranny & cynicism on both side of politics. I feel anguished and astounded by ignorance & complicity around. So much damage and so much unnecessary hurt because we (majority of us) don’t bother about anything much apart for a resigned shrug when things start to effect people personally.
Watched this one yesterday, but had to watch it again for the beautiful, eloquent way in which these big issues are broken down to make them understandable. But, more importantly it is pretty awesome watching hack journalists get publicly eviscerated. I miss the Rudd era.
@ben swanwick I didn't mention how I feel about Rudd, because it's not relevant to the topic, which is whether the Murdochs have a media monopoly, and whether that monopoly is harmful to Australian democracy. That's the thing about facts: they're still facts no matter how we feel about the person presenting them. Tippy Magoo made a clever comment about the strategy of the Murdoch-affiliated Journalists, who didn't address the topic of Rudd's presentation, but confronted him on controversies from his time as PM. Perhaps you were trying to refute that comment, but you actually supported it, by making a point completely irrelevant to the topic, just as those journalists did. Also, you didn't supply facts; you said "many young Australians died installing" the batts, but that's an exaggeration. Four men died: Matthew Fuller, Rueben Barnes, Marcus Wilson, and Mitchell Sweeney. That's a tragedy, certainly, and there was a Royal Commision about it which found the Rudd Government responsible, but why exaggerate it? Why mention it at all in relation to the topic of media ownership, unless you want to demonstrate the only rebuttal Murdoch rags and coalition politicians like Morrison have to the commonly-held belief that the the Rudd government's strategy to combat the GFC was effective: "Pink batts, pink batts, pink batts". And on your other point, the ABC has a Charter and can be held to account for failing adhere to it, unlike the Murdoch media. Another argument one could make, if the ABC does in fact lean to the left, is that it slightly balances the avalanche of misinformation, disinformation, and blatant propaganda produced by Murdoch media.
@ben swanwick Many is defined as a large number, and I don't consider 4 a large number, but that's semantics, and doesn't change the fact that the 4 deaths were tragic, unnecessary, and the responsibility of the Rudd government, which was the conclusion of the Royal Commission. And the Home Insulation Program was part of the Rudd Government's strategy to counter the GFC, and was rolled out, too quickly, to stimulate the economy and create jobs, to combat the GFC. These are facts, easily checked, but still not relevant to the topic. If you're not interested in Murdoch why are you commenting on this video, which is primarily focused on the Murdoch media monopoly? Do you just look for any opportunity to criticise Rudd about what he did as PM? That's your choice, of course, but it's certainly not hurting Rudd. "Failed PM" he might be, but he seems to be doing pretty well for himself. Rudd made mistakes, and there are many people that hate him on both sides of politics, but that doesn't mean the points he's making are wrong. As I understand it, based partly on my limited understanding of Matt Taibbi's journalism on the topic, the reason that media organisations in the States are so polarised is that they figured out it makes them more money, . The more they push extremes, the more people tune in, and the more money they make, which is the main reason Murdoch media has pushed further and further to the right. It also helps that the politicians to the right of politics tend to support tax cuts for corporations more than those on the left, among other things. That said, at least in the States there are two sides to the news presented; somewhere in the middle there might actually be a few facts. And surely Australia can do better than the US, can't we, particularly in view of the recent history of that country? Surely there should be strong authorities that hold media accountable when they lie or attempt to pervert the democratic process, shouldn't there? If such authority was applied equally to the ABC, NewsCorp, Fairfax, and all media providers, enforcing quality journalism, wouldn't we all be better off? That is really the gist of Rudd's argument.
Of course not. In the same position, he would dodge the question and take a holiday overseas, as previously evidenced Morrison is the most useless, self serving prime minister ive ever had the misfortune of living under.
I'm so damn inspired to hear the accountability in Mr Rudds words about the issue with us Aussie men, regardless of the generation, about how the issues of sexual harrassment are in fact fault lines explicity within our gender and not within women. I'm not as elegant with words - Im not sure if anyone else in this country matches Rudds clarity of public speech - but thank for these words of wisdom. Sincerely.
Galvanising speech. There's nothing more enlivening than hearing the truth and watching the BS get swept away. More power to you Kevin Rudd. I hope others join you.
Tried to listen to this on the ABC the other day and couldn't get to hear all of it. Mr Rudd just keeps making sense on these issues, the damage done to the US I believe hasn't been fully revealed yet, with a widening abyss between the Democrats and Republicans causing bitter behaviour, on both sides. How one organisation has been allowed to grow to influence so much of our world politics and lives is disgraceful. We can only hope a Royal Commission begins.
Second time I've watched this. I feel like Labor is fighting back against the Murdoch Media Monopoly, and it is amazing to see. I really do feel quite sad you were not given the chance by some of your party members to govern this country. You have such good insight, this whole situation needs to change. Thank you for fighting on behalf of us Kevin.
Keep on keeping on Kevin! I love watching all your uploads and love the awareness you are spreading about these concerning issues. It's time that we all start talking about these issues and make positive changes for our future!
Whatever your view on politics, the most important ingredient of a democracy is where the voters can make informed decisions based on real facts. We know the Murdoch press across the world pedals a warped view of reality, so Rudd's attempts to hold them accountable should be applauded.
Between the journalists who asked questions, the one from The Australian really stood out for the wrong reasons. He just asked political questions which bear no relevance to argument, and just spins an image. If they wanted to truly question Mr Rudd's position then they would actually ask about specific points. But that's not how News Corp rolls.
Did you see rudd speak about the murdoch royal commission in the senate. One liberal MP who wasnt even listening asked a stupid question that rudd already answered and once he saw rudd didnt get stumped he just gets up and leaves. And other guy who I think was also a liberal MP, after all the disscussion about media monopoly starts asking unrelated gotcha questions. It's as if these people are paid to go to these things for the sole purpose of asking a list of questions
This was a good watch. Articulating issues everyone should know about really. The section on lack of economic diversity and technology investment is huge for me.
Australia is part of Asia, it is obvious that the Asian countries should be our natural trading partners. Who cares about race, at the end of the day what's important is that we have a job and enough monies to support our families.
@@julianchung9215 its a no brainer... geographically Australia is so close to China which is the top 3 economies of the world, Australia can benefit and advantage so much if they played their cards right. But the liberals seem to sabotage the efforts of Rudd's public relations with China and like what Rudd said , the media that is controlled by the Murdoch empire and his cohorts in the liberal party just keeps adding fuel to the fire by reporting the news with an agenda that brainwash the public and creating hate against China and the Chinese community. The general public should have the capacity for critical thinking to make their own judgement on our current situation and address the underlying issues that the liberal keep on sweeping under the carpet. BTW this is not a biased comment, Turnbull was in touch with the people aswell but just the rich people that live in the eastern suburbs of Sydney thats all.
Caught the last 40 minutes of this at the gym yesterday, I couldn't stop laughing when you put that Murdoch shill in his place. When you return to the office of PM Kev... Silenced Australia will be waiting...
Wow he started flamethrowing, talk about burn. Lots of work to do 🇦🇺 Kevin Rudd is a shining example of what Australia can produce in a leader but he does seem to be better as a lone wolf especially seeing his career trajectory post the PM role. I was too young and unconcerned about Aussie politics back then but I always thought gee, he was ahead of his time, that Australia as a nation wasn't ready for his kind- now I can definitely see why I thought that.
Mate wish you could be PM again. you're awareness of the global issues facing our country and the prospects of how great this country could be are on point.
Keep up the hard work, I know that the effort and time that you put into fighting hard for us takes a huge part of your time and effort that you could easily be using to relax. You aren’t relaxing, you are standing up for Australia, showing what we can, and should, be. Keep doing the amazing work that you are doing, mate. Our current government certainly won’t bother to do it.
At various times I have loved/not so loved Kevin07. I understand his Parliamentary colleagues found him difficult to work with/for, I don't know how much truth there was in that and how it could have been resolved, but with him, Julia, Bill, Albo and the absolute plethora of talented people in the ALP, had the electorate not been fed the diet of utter B/S by the Murdoch empire they would have transformed Oz for the better, I doubt whether Abbott, Turnbull or Morrison would have got a look in. I miss you Kev.
Oh how I miss Kevin. And just for the record Julia Gillard is a corporate toady that was all in with the Obeid boys. Kevin has more integrity than Julia will ever understand let alone exhibit.
Julia Gillard had the integrity not to white-ant and leak maliciously against her own government after being deposed as leader and PM. She may have taken Rudd down, but she took advantage of Rudd’s declining popularity and panic in the back benches about the coming election. Rudd spent the next three years engineering the demise of Gillard. I don’t really care. I think they were going to lose in 2013 anyway. But we will never know now. Gillard, once she lost her leadership, left politics. What evidence have you that she was a “corporate toady”? She wasn’t perceived that way. Rudd came to power in 2007 backed by Murdoch in no small part due to his fiscal policies. Rudd was a member of Labor Right. Gillard was Labor Left. Surprise, surprise, by the next election Murdoch had changed his mind. You may not like Julia Gillard for what she did to Kevin Rudd. But it’s clear to most that Rudd gave at least as good as he got between 2010 and 2013. As for her being a sell out, I can’t think what you would be referring to.
Well done Kevin Rudd. As the camera panned the room it was obvious the Murdoch guys were troubled. You still have my support and I often wonder were we'd be if you were given a fair shake of the proverbial.
40:42 This. "If you challenge the Murdoch Beast head on, in Australian public political life, they will come after you, and take your head off! Because there is so much power and so much money at stake"
Yes Uncle Kev....what a brilliant speech. Keep up the pressure mate. BTW is there any chance at all you could start your own party?? you should be running this joint
We didn't let him down, the corporate toadies he was always fighting against within the Labour Party (ie.Obeid boys) DEPOSED him for NO REASON. They only brought him back to try to swindle an election then they would have deposed him again had he won. Gillard sold us all out for her own power. That's the opening she provided for Murdoch to smash through. Murdoch has been in control of the narrative ever since.
@@gregpericleous6687 What we need to do is start teaching linguistics in school. The study of language is incredibly important right now or we have no hope. They USE psychology & linguistics to corrupt everything. Some Northern European countries have figured this out & are teaching their kids now. The are shit scared of going through Fascist rule again.
Thanks for your hard work Kev; you seem to be the only one in Australia willing to stand up to the Murdoch monopoly. Albo needs to get behind this. If he doesn't Labor will never have a shot at winning or if they do win, the policies will represent them not wanting to piss off the vested power interests, therefore they won't be an effective political party with big ideas like yours mate.
Just an observation. Rudd & Craig Murray UK and some of these US former Diplomats who speak up about faulty paths being undertaken are truly admired & have such high intellect, knowledge. Some individuals just see them as adversary against personal intentions of power it seems.
I loved seeing Kevin expertly dismantling all the BS questions thrown his way from the Murdoch Gang. You can see the nervousness on their face knowing that their whole line of logic is about to be torn to shreds. Those parts were particularly entertaining
Kevin im glad your back on the scence in Australia. please run for pm the labour mob only has Shorten making any noise about the huge mismanagement. no government has bungled a trillion dollar debt for Australians so quietly , the media turns a blind eye.
Kevin, you were not the perfect PM. The first PM I remember was Billy McMahon. They were all flawed in some way. I love the contribution you are now making to Australia and the world. Your closing remark will probably become my motto, "Speak Less and Do More".
Resentment is unhealthy, but, such a sad state of the country, I understand that pain. I think we need more Keating and Hawke to express that frustration in a language most of us understand. Abbott and co did get a free pass from Murdoch, but the alternative was an unpopular Bill Shorten. Unfortunately, it's not so much about party, rather the person fronting it.
I wish I could comment as eloquently as Kevin speaks. I think one of my biggest takeaways from your approach to the media situation is that the media can't try to pull skeletons out of your closest if the closest is on full display for all to see. Also I couldn't help but smile at the sneaky "Abbot came first" near the beginning of your talk. 😂
The more you see of Kevin, the more you realise what an absolute dud our present Prime Minister is. Morrison is short on intelligence and integrity and huge on vindictiveness. Easily the worst Prime Minister we have ever had!
No! no I won't have that, Abbott is the worst PM.
Him and Abbott are a dead heat, though at least abbott had core beliefs (as awfulas they were), Morrison stands for exactly nothing.
@@mdiciaccio87 Yeah he does, more selling of our country to corporate toadies.
Rudd was a disaster, stop rewriting history. Morrison is average but he at least can run a (mediocre) government. Rudd was rolled by own colleagues for a reason ....
@@zenvagabond He was rolled by corporate toadies. I assume you fall into this category.
"Did you write the question or did Boris?" - Perfect
Listening to you, Kevin, gives me hope for this country.
Shafted by his own party, then losing to Abbot. Na, we're fucked mate. Too many sheeple who take newspapers as fact.
@Theta In Kevin Rudd, we have hope for sanity. SkyNews might be prosecuted with those demonic presenters of political opinion and right-wing propaganda and their lies disguised as news if he succeeds.
It seems to start happening to Murdochs Fox News in the USA.
Please don't get depressed and do all you can and support him!
@Theta The world is full of deluded Trump supporters according to Utube videos and comments. All we can do is hope for the best, support sanity and stick to the middle way!
Cheers.
@@i7ven Who reads the newspaper?
Yep unlike another
Slime ball .
In a deepening leadership vacuum Kev offers a glimmer of hope.
That headline on that paper says it all. Labor will trash any economy. "Short memories", lol, a midnight oil song, Peter Garrett the lead singer, hated Rudd....hahaha.
Such a shame that we do not have this level of intellect currently Canberra
Morrison would not even have 25% of Rudd's intelligence
Don't underestimate Morrison's intelligence. My personal take - Morrison's intelligence is evident in how he smokescreens real issues and plays dumb - speaking to the lowest common denominator. He has dumb/arrogant Aussies (there's a lot of em) eating from the palm of his hand by playing populist, reflected in the polls.
It because of how people don't understand the voting system! We the people didn't get rid of him the Labor party did a self destruct on that one :/ it was political suicide from the inside too many wanting to run in the front :? but we are screwed if we don't get labor back into power. That can only happen when people stop using the DONKEY VOTE the current government prefers you to use you know the 1,2,3 above the line :/ that counts for 3 votes our of 76 so thank you for supporting liberal and giving them the 73 votes left over - political circles call the 1,2,3 vote the Donkey vote because only uneducated jackasses us it! It pays also to have a country full of immigrants who do not know or understand how their votes work either, their not alone not many Aussies go out of their way to understand it either - and F-ck don't think for a minute the government will tell you how it works, but it is all there for you to read and research for yourself!
@Paul Malacria Who is "they"?
@@dangraf7034 way too true mate
I watched this yesterday, Kevin. Fantastic speech, and I honestly think that you will achieve far more for this country from outside of Parliament. Moral leadership is needed at the moment, and that can come from anywhere.
US, Europe & Australia is infected with the same disease just watch where r slipping into.
@@chineymooi1962 the far right extremists won't win out, people are getting their eyes opened to it now.
I really like your comment, nice
Has anyone ever stated "The fish always rots from the head" with so much conviction? I think not.
Every Australian should be somewhat angry at what has become of our political system, I would label it as a joke however it really isn't very funny.
It is because of how people don't understand the voting system! We the people didn't get rid of him the Labor party did a self destruct on that one :/ it was political suicide from the inside too many wanting to run in the front :? but we are screwed if we don't get labor back into power. That can only happen when people stop using the DONKEY VOTE the current government prefers you to use you know the 1,2,3 above the line :/ that counts for 3 votes our of 76 so thank you for supporting liberal and giving them the 73 votes left over - political circles call the 1,2,3 vote the Donkey vote because only uneducated jackasses us it! It pays also to have a country full of immigrants who do not know or understand how their votes work either, their not alone not many Aussies go out of their way to understand it either - and F-ck don't think for a minute the government will tell you how it works, but it is all there for you to read and research for yourself!
It's hard to blame anyone for people's death, except for the greedy people that sent untrained people into the roofs of houses. They are the only ones you can blame. Governments don't run private contractors.
To Kevin Rudd, please come back to serve your 3rd term as PM.
To all Aussies, you need to vote Kevin back as PM.
Agreed.
Here here
I like him as he now is.
You wish to throw him back into that Bollock's.
Please, NO.
@@davidhouston4810 i wish we got a full rudd term...but its a wish. I doubt rudd would ever go back now and i dont blame him either
Part of me would love to see murdoch media talking heads all explode as they carry on with all the blant baffoonary to avoid a royal commission/media policies if rudd became pm again.
@@rosehill9537 He is already making their heads explode, Have you seen his "Murdoch watch" videos? he really goes after them, He could not do that if he was PM.
Bravo Rudd, sorry my eyes were closed in your tenure
I feel that :( I was too young, and my parents were/are caught up in the Murdoch lie
Every second was worth the watch
Getting rid of Kevin was the biggest political mistake the Labor party has ever made. He easily could have been a three term PM if he wasn't deposed.
God I miss having a leader who could actually make a well though out, intelligent argument and also speak incredibly eloquently also.
Instead we're stuck with Scott fucking Morrison...
@Peter Brandtman what does that mean, it's so vague. They didn't enjoy his company, nothing got done?
@Peter BrandtmanAccording to the Murdoch media
This 100% i can remember watching the debate with Tony Abbott and it was so frustrating, Abbott has a child's brain in comparison
@@michaelwatson624 Abbott was a rat shit debater ;)
@Peter Brandtman So those around him underachieved their roles and couldn't handle the pressure of a leader actually trying to make a change to the cancerous mess in Canberra.
Dont worry I know what you are actually saying, you are speaking from the Fabian Society perspective.
When i saw Kev knee deep in flood water in QLD helping everyday Aussies, i knew then he was true blue. He seems to have picked up a strength to do even more for Aussies, a future worth support in my opinion. Thanks mate !
I think he's had two valve replacement operations in his heart? What a fucking boss man, god I wish more people knew the reality behind his life and intentions
I just have to say that I'm grateful that you moved back here and that you're talking about this stuff.
Keep up the good fight Sir Kevin Rudd....especially against the dark force of the almighty Murdoch news media Empire. You are a true Australian patriot. You are making a big and dangerous sacrifice for Australia because of your love for this great country and its future generation.
Great work Kevin, huge fan of your work from the UK, delighted to see you at the centre of things in Australia, as you should still be as Prime Minister! Keep it up, you have friends around the world cheering you on.
we wish he were at the center instead of the useless federal lot we have now with their Chumocracy
Uncle Kev you don't need to be PM to make big changes in this country, It's just a title. The power is with the people and there are so many willing to follow you. If the choke hold on this country by Murdoch can be loosened and by utilising the enemy of you enemy (FB and Google), then you can get to the forefront of more peoples minds and be even more effective in your campaigns.
I call him Uncle too lol
That power is up to the people to change and make noise about NOT Rudd he has brought it to the table due to the noise of the people! People need to come at them in the same way they move forward using the power of the pen and knowledge to understanding how things all work. Fighting in the streets solves little but a solid attack on the level they understand gets to be heard. Thank god we still have a few people left like Rudd to air the Truth!
I feel like Rudd has more and more come into his own since leaving office, and is much more of a keating type than i realised. Why can't we have LEADERS anymore.
@ben swanwick ok bot (this literally is a bot this reply was copypasted literally in the comment above)
I watched it in full and was grateful to KevinRudd for the outstanding messages in his presentation. How sad it is that he is almost a lonely wolf, person who cares about country & standing up to Murdoch’s tyranny & cynicism on both side of politics. I feel anguished and astounded by ignorance & complicity around. So much damage and so much unnecessary hurt because we (majority of us) don’t bother about anything much apart for a resigned shrug when things start to effect people personally.
Watched this one yesterday, but had to watch it again for the beautiful, eloquent way in which these big issues are broken down to make them understandable. But, more importantly it is pretty awesome watching hack journalists get publicly eviscerated. I miss the Rudd era.
Most "journalists" are just paid for propogandists
As a 28yr old this means a lot to me Kevin.
Please do not give up on fighting for us.
Rudd: "There is a dangerous media monopoly"
Newscorp: "It alleged you where rude to someone once"
FACEPALM.
@ben swanwick You totally failed to get my my point. Try again big brain.
@ben swanwick epic troll bro
@ben swanwick Your "facts" are irrelevant to the topic. You are using the same strategy that the Murdoch press uses constantly: distraction.
@ben swanwick I didn't mention how I feel about Rudd, because it's not relevant to the topic, which is whether the Murdochs have a media monopoly, and whether that monopoly is harmful to Australian democracy. That's the thing about facts: they're still facts no matter how we feel about the person presenting them. Tippy Magoo made a clever comment about the strategy of the Murdoch-affiliated Journalists, who didn't address the topic of Rudd's presentation, but confronted him on controversies from his time as PM. Perhaps you were trying to refute that comment, but you actually supported it, by making a point completely irrelevant to the topic, just as those journalists did. Also, you didn't supply facts; you said "many young Australians died installing" the batts, but that's an exaggeration. Four men died: Matthew Fuller, Rueben Barnes, Marcus Wilson, and Mitchell Sweeney. That's a tragedy, certainly, and there was a Royal Commision about it which found the Rudd Government responsible, but why exaggerate it? Why mention it at all in relation to the topic of media ownership, unless you want to demonstrate the only rebuttal Murdoch rags and coalition politicians like Morrison have to the commonly-held belief that the the Rudd government's strategy to combat the GFC was effective: "Pink batts, pink batts, pink batts". And on your other point, the ABC has a Charter and can be held to account for failing adhere to it, unlike the Murdoch media. Another argument one could make, if the ABC does in fact lean to the left, is that it slightly balances the avalanche of misinformation, disinformation, and blatant propaganda produced by Murdoch media.
@ben swanwick Many is defined as a large number, and I don't consider 4 a large number, but that's semantics, and doesn't change the fact that the 4 deaths were tragic, unnecessary, and the responsibility of the Rudd government, which was the conclusion of the Royal Commission. And the Home Insulation Program was part of the Rudd Government's strategy to counter the GFC, and was rolled out, too quickly, to stimulate the economy and create jobs, to combat the GFC. These are facts, easily checked, but still not relevant to the topic.
If you're not interested in Murdoch why are you commenting on this video, which is primarily focused on the Murdoch media monopoly? Do you just look for any opportunity to criticise Rudd about what he did as PM? That's your choice, of course, but it's certainly not hurting Rudd. "Failed PM" he might be, but he seems to be doing pretty well for himself. Rudd made mistakes, and there are many people that hate him on both sides of politics, but that doesn't mean the points he's making are wrong.
As I understand it, based partly on my limited understanding of Matt Taibbi's journalism on the topic, the reason that media organisations in the States are so polarised is that they figured out it makes them more money, . The more they push extremes, the more people tune in, and the more money they make, which is the main reason Murdoch media has pushed further and further to the right. It also helps that the politicians to the right of politics tend to support tax cuts for corporations more than those on the left, among other things. That said, at least in the States there are two sides to the news presented; somewhere in the middle there might actually be a few facts. And surely Australia can do better than the US, can't we, particularly in view of the recent history of that country? Surely there should be strong authorities that hold media accountable when they lie or attempt to pervert the democratic process, shouldn't there? If such authority was applied equally to the ABC, NewsCorp, Fairfax, and all media providers, enforcing quality journalism, wouldn't we all be better off? That is really the gist of Rudd's argument.
There's a lot of sour looking men in blue suits in the room 😂
I suspect some that didn't dare turn to look at their partners as they know their behaviours
to them have just been called out.
There ARE a lot of ....etc etc....
Monstrous double standards...hahahaha.
Can you imagine Morrison being able to answer any of these questions with half the grace, authority and intelligence?
Of course not. In the same position, he would dodge the question and take a holiday overseas, as previously evidenced
Morrison is the most useless, self serving prime minister ive ever had the misfortune of living under.
@@Loctorak Abbott is the same....
CPR Officers ready
Never.
Not without a marketing gimmick or slogan.
Imagine having a well spoken rational prime minister with strong morals in charge of this country again.
A man can dream.
Keep it up Kevin!
I'm so damn inspired to hear the accountability in Mr Rudds words about the issue with us Aussie men, regardless of the generation, about how the issues of sexual harrassment are in fact fault lines explicity within our gender and not within women. I'm not as elegant with words - Im not sure if anyone else in this country matches Rudds clarity of public speech - but thank for these words of wisdom. Sincerely.
I fear Australia will never be able to produce a policy brain like yours again. Such brilliant ideas for the future of our country.
Is he a professor anywhere? That would be an awesome contribution to the next generation. I'd quit work and sign up for uni again if he did.
Galvanising speech. There's nothing more enlivening than hearing the truth and watching the BS get swept away. More power to you Kevin Rudd. I hope others join you.
Tried to listen to this on the ABC the other day and couldn't get to hear all of it.
Mr Rudd just keeps making sense on these issues, the damage done to the US I believe hasn't been fully revealed yet, with a widening abyss between the Democrats and Republicans causing bitter behaviour, on both sides.
How one organisation has been allowed to grow to influence so much of our world politics and lives is disgraceful.
We can only hope a Royal Commission begins.
Lol the news Corp kid got slaughtered. Best 5 minutes of UA-cam I’ve seen for a while
It was glorious
@@tippyandfriend Begins at 42:58
They serve the master that feeds them. Shove ethics. How can they even keep a straight face. Shameful.
Don't blame the poor kid, blame the coward who sent him to go do his dirty work.
@@tofuchicken2 The weasel kid took the job and is taking the coin - he absolutely can be blamed.
Kevin '21! Who's with me?!
Second time I've watched this. I feel like Labor is fighting back against the Murdoch Media Monopoly, and it is amazing to see. I really do feel quite sad you were not given the chance by some of your party members to govern this country. You have such good insight, this whole situation needs to change. Thank you for fighting on behalf of us Kevin.
Keep on keeping on Kevin!
I love watching all your uploads and love the awareness you are spreading about these concerning issues.
It's time that we all start talking about these issues and make positive changes for our future!
Whatever your view on politics, the most important ingredient of a democracy is where the voters can make informed decisions based on real facts.
We know the Murdoch press across the world pedals a warped view of reality, so Rudd's attempts to hold them accountable should be applauded.
Between the journalists who asked questions, the one from The Australian really stood out for the wrong reasons.
He just asked political questions which bear no relevance to argument, and just spins an image. If they wanted to truly question
Mr Rudd's position then they would actually ask about specific points. But that's not how News Corp rolls.
Did you see rudd speak about the murdoch royal commission in the senate. One liberal MP who wasnt even listening asked a stupid question that rudd already answered and once he saw rudd didnt get stumped he just gets up and leaves. And other guy who I think was also a liberal MP, after all the disscussion about media monopoly starts asking unrelated gotcha questions. It's as if these people are paid to go to these things for the sole purpose of asking a list of questions
46:03 BAM!💥
How good is it! that bloke stood no chance!
Lol road kill....
Pity The ALP doesn't have this talent leading the party now. Very educated well versed ex PM. Good on you Kevin.
Keep up the pressure Kevin!!! God knows this country needs it!
Fair shake of the sauce bottle.
Ironic that someone going for Murdoch like this and it not making front page news on the daily just shows that they have a media monopoly.
stick it to them kev
Could you imagine the current PM being this eloquent?
Amazing speech Lord Rudd!
30,000 views is nowhere near enough for something this important.
This was a good watch. Articulating issues everyone should know about really. The section on lack of economic diversity and technology investment is huge for me.
Absolutely Brendan. We haven’t heard a proper discussion of those important issues for years.
Kevin Rudd's technocracy realised.
Australia is part of Asia, it is obvious that the Asian countries should be our natural trading partners. Who cares about race, at the end of the day what's important is that we have a job and enough monies to support our families.
@@julianchung9215 its a no brainer... geographically Australia is so close to China which is the top 3 economies of the world, Australia can benefit and advantage so much if they played their cards right.
But the liberals seem to sabotage the efforts of Rudd's public relations with China and like what Rudd said , the media that is controlled by the Murdoch empire and his cohorts in the liberal party just keeps adding fuel to the fire by reporting the news with an agenda that brainwash the public and creating hate against China and the Chinese community.
The general public should have the capacity for critical thinking to make their own judgement on our current situation and address the underlying issues that the liberal keep on sweeping under the carpet.
BTW this is not a biased comment, Turnbull was in touch with the people aswell but just the rich people that live in the eastern suburbs of Sydney thats all.
@@michaelchau7817 true, unfortunate for me I'm just a small voice ergo Westie lol
That bloke at 43mins in is quivering in his boots 😂
The sad Murdoch hack.
The intern
I genuinely enjoyed watching the WHOLE video. Thank you Mr Kevin Rudd.
Caught the last 40 minutes of this at the gym yesterday, I couldn't stop laughing when you put that Murdoch shill in his place.
When you return to the office of PM Kev...
Silenced Australia will be waiting...
Just a great representation of Leadership and the relevance to analysis and thought behind thinking.
LETSGGOOOOOOOOOO KEVIN!!!
Well done Kev, we miss you
I love your mind Kevin.
Behind you all the way Kevin!
I have read the Case for Courage last week and you couldn't have written it any better.
Wow he started flamethrowing, talk about burn. Lots of work to do 🇦🇺
Kevin Rudd is a shining example of what Australia can produce in a leader but he does seem to be better as a lone wolf especially seeing his career trajectory post the PM role. I was too young and unconcerned about Aussie politics back then but I always thought gee, he was ahead of his time, that Australia as a nation wasn't ready for his kind- now I can definitely see why I thought that.
You're a national treasure, Kevin. We're here to support you.
A glimpse of hope for the future of the country, thank you Kevin Rudd! Enjoyed how you handled that slimey Murdoch reporter!
Mate wish you could be PM again. you're awareness of the global issues facing our country and the prospects of how great this country could be are on point.
news limited sent the work experience kid in alone with a question the millennials had brainstormed.
how pathetic.
Not quite sure why this comment needs the generational bias?
Very bizarre stab at millennials.
- from a millennial
I'd argue that Millennials are the highest watching demographic of what Kevin Rudd has been doing tbh.
That question had Boomer written all over it. Nearly all Millenials see through the Murdoch media bullshit.
I would argue Millennials are Kevin's largest supporters.
Good on ya Kevin 👍
Watched live but missed the start. Brilliant stuff. I actually cheered at a couple of points! Let's go Kevin27!!
Murdoch media monopoly is so dangerous for the future of our country, thank you so much Kevin for your fight to expose this disaster.
Good on ya Kevin! I wish I could have done organising for you during your prime ministershp
Excellent question from the young man! Thank you & thanks Mr Rudd for leading this important cause.
A stunning lesson in what true Leadership looks like! With the added bonus of being able to deal with complexity. Thank you Kevin.
Run for preselection again Kev.
Love. Love. Love. 👏👏👏
Apathy is rife in Straya' this should have 12mil likes.
Keep up the hard work, I know that the effort and time that you put into fighting hard for us takes a huge part of your time and effort that you could easily be using to relax.
You aren’t relaxing, you are standing up for Australia, showing what we can, and should, be.
Keep doing the amazing work that you are doing, mate.
Our current government certainly won’t bother to do it.
At various times I have loved/not so loved Kevin07. I understand his Parliamentary colleagues found him difficult to work with/for, I don't know how much truth there was in that and how it could have been resolved, but with him, Julia, Bill, Albo and the absolute plethora of talented people in the ALP, had the electorate not been fed the diet of utter B/S by the Murdoch empire they would have transformed Oz for the better, I doubt whether Abbott, Turnbull or Morrison would have got a look in. I miss you Kev.
Oh how I miss Kevin. And just for the record Julia Gillard is a corporate toady that was all in with the Obeid boys. Kevin has more integrity than Julia will ever understand let alone exhibit.
Julia Gillard had the integrity not to white-ant and leak maliciously against her own government after being deposed as leader and PM. She may have taken Rudd down, but she took advantage of Rudd’s declining popularity and panic in the back benches about the coming election. Rudd spent the next three years engineering the demise of Gillard.
I don’t really care. I think they were going to lose in 2013 anyway. But we will never know now.
Gillard, once she lost her leadership, left politics. What evidence have you that she was a “corporate toady”? She wasn’t perceived that way. Rudd came to power in 2007 backed by Murdoch in no small part due to his fiscal policies. Rudd was a member of Labor Right. Gillard was Labor Left. Surprise, surprise, by the next election Murdoch had changed his mind.
You may not like Julia Gillard for what she did to Kevin Rudd. But it’s clear to most that Rudd gave at least as good as he got between 2010 and 2013. As for her being a sell out, I can’t think what you would be referring to.
Well done Kevin Rudd. As the camera panned the room it was obvious the Murdoch guys were troubled. You still have my support and I often wonder were we'd be if you were given a fair shake of the proverbial.
40:42 This. "If you challenge the Murdoch Beast head on, in Australian public political life, they will come after you, and take your head off! Because there is so much power and so much money at stake"
Yes Uncle Kev....what a brilliant speech. Keep up the pressure mate. BTW is there any chance at all you could start your own party?? you should be running this joint
He and Turnbull would make a brilliant team.
Go Kevin! We are all rooting for ya mate
Thank you Mr Rudd
KEVIN FOR PM - a man who actually hears and understands Australian people.
He was the chosen one and we let him down.....
We didn't let him down, the corporate toadies he was always fighting against within the Labour Party (ie.Obeid boys) DEPOSED him for NO REASON. They only brought him back to try to swindle an election then they would have deposed him again had he won. Gillard sold us all out for her own power. That's the opening she provided for Murdoch to smash through. Murdoch has been in control of the narrative ever since.
@@sheeplefree816 i know you're right i just wish we could have done something about it
@@gregpericleous6687 What we need to do is start teaching linguistics in school. The study of language is incredibly important right now or we have no hope. They USE psychology & linguistics to corrupt everything. Some Northern European countries have figured this out & are teaching their kids now. The are shit scared of going through Fascist rule again.
Thanks Kevin. Good on ya mate.
Some of Kevin's best work right there!
Please stand for PM again. We need you Kevin.
Hey Kev, can we please have you back as PM? Maybe tomorrow or something?
Thanks for your hard work Kev; you seem to be the only one in Australia willing to stand up to the Murdoch monopoly. Albo needs to get behind this. If he doesn't Labor will never have a shot at winning or if they do win, the policies will represent them not wanting to piss off the vested power interests, therefore they won't be an effective political party with big ideas like yours mate.
Kevin is a brilliant strategist. Sad he is no longer the PM of Australia. He would have done much better for Australians
Ladies and Gentleman
Kevin Like A BOSS Rudd
The conclusion and final statement was gold 👏🏽
Essay from best & most important, relevant speech I have heard in a long time, as an interested observer. Wahoo, Cannon fire of what needs expelled.
Just an observation. Rudd & Craig Murray UK and some of these US former Diplomats who speak up about faulty paths being undertaken are truly admired & have such high intellect, knowledge. Some individuals just see them as adversary against personal intentions of power it seems.
I loved seeing Kevin expertly dismantling all the BS questions thrown his way from the Murdoch Gang. You can see the nervousness on their face knowing that their whole line of logic is about to be torn to shreds. Those parts were particularly entertaining
Nice one mate
Good onya Kev.
Kevin im glad your back on the scence in Australia. please run for pm the labour mob only has Shorten making any noise about the huge mismanagement. no government has bungled a trillion dollar debt for Australians so quietly , the media turns a blind eye.
Kevin, you were not the perfect PM. The first PM I remember was Billy McMahon. They were all flawed in some way. I love the contribution you are now making to Australia and the world. Your closing remark will probably become my motto, "Speak Less and Do More".
44:13 That was such a savage burn.
Well done!
11:11 - 11:44 My man, roasting at it's finest.
Kevin You got my full supports 👍👍👍
'Onya Kev., go get 'em.
excellent
Resentment is unhealthy, but, such a sad state of the country, I understand that pain. I think we need more Keating and Hawke to express that frustration in a language most of us understand. Abbott and co did get a free pass from Murdoch, but the alternative was an unpopular Bill Shorten. Unfortunately, it's not so much about party, rather the person fronting it.
Go get em Kev!
It's cool to hear truth from a former world leader.
I wish I could comment as eloquently as Kevin speaks. I think one of my biggest takeaways from your approach to the media situation is that the media can't try to pull skeletons out of your closest if the closest is on full display for all to see.
Also I couldn't help but smile at the sneaky "Abbot came first" near the beginning of your talk. 😂