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Kevin Rudd and trouble in paradise
Michael Gordon A pall has fallen over the Sunshine State. Voters look set to punish Labor for Kevin Rudd's demise - and the former PM is not really helping. Michael Gordon reports.
Voters lament Rudd's raw deal
Phillip Coorey More than two-thirds of voters disapprove of the way Kevin Rudd was dumped and believe he should be given the Foreign Affairs portfolio if Julia Gillard wins the August 21 election.
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