COVER STORY: CANBERRA OBSERVED: Kevin Rudd’s desperate gamble*

Prime Minister Rudd has told the nation to continue to spend, spend, spend, as if there were no tomorrow.Kevin Rudd has decided to stake his Government’s credibility by directly challenging the economic crisis which has engulfed the world.After months of languishing amidst reviews and reports and bureaucratic malaise, Mr Rudd appears to have grasped the moment which will define his prime ministership.Realising that the seminal moment in his term of office has arrived, Mr Rudd has opted to spend …

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