Jeffry Babb examines the major influences on Kevin Rudd.Kevin Rudd has a life-long fascination with China. China helped lift him from the obscurity of a Queensland farm to the Lodge. Four factors shaped Kevin Rudd’s life – the Labor Party, China, his religion, and the death of his father when he was 11.Because of his rural Queensland background and his lack of union links, it is sometimes assumed that Rudd is a technocrat and diplomat rather than a person driven by ideals – a manager rather than…
