Kevin Rudd

I’ve started a Substack as a place to share my thoughts on the world and where it may be headed next. mrkrudd.substack.com

If I’ve learnt one thing in life it’s the importance of human resilience.

Many of the biggest questions about what the future looks like for our kids, and our grandkids remain unanswered. I hope to make a modest contribution to the conversation: mrkrudd.substack.com

Today I’m launching a Substack. I’ll use this space to share some reflections on the world and the future now unfolding before us. Read on: mrkrudd.substack.com

Never die wondering. Work out what you believe in, and do it. My commencement address to the University of Southern California's Sol Price School of Public Policy graduating class of 2026.

China’s President Xi appears to have has laid out a new strategic framework for the bilateral relationship. He calls it “constructive strategic stability”. Which sounds like a form of leader-led detente but still with deep red lines on Taiwan. On US @ABCNewsLive just now discussing this and other new directions discussed so far during the US-China summit in Beijing.

Today is a big day for the world's two largest economies as Trump and Xi meet in Beijing. My comments on Fox News with @SandraSmithFox this morning.

President Trump and President Xi have very different negotiating styles. But both Washington and Beijing now want stability.

What happens in Beijing this week will shape the future of US-China business. And US-China business will shape the future of the global economy. My view: both Washington and Beijing now have a shared interest in stabilising the relationship for the period ahead. Great to join the U.S. Chamber and AmCham China for the China Business Conference

Good to be back on stage at Asia Society in New York with @ianbremmer from Eurasia Group. Great discussion on the Trump-Xi Summit; China's posture towards resolving Iran/Strait of Hormuz; as well as what's happening in what has become the forgotten war in Ukraine. And beyond geopolitics, what all this means for the global economy @AsiaSociety @AsiaPolicy

This week’s US-China meeting will have far-reaching consequences for the global economy, security and technology. My conversation with Bret Baier on Fox News.

There are challenges that all countries face that cross borders. The US and China have an opportunity to collaborate on these shared challenges that also affect us all. Like accelerated clinical trials for drugs to treat a wide spectrum of cancers.

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The next chapter of U.S.-China relations matters for our region, and the world. Back at Asia Society for a conversation with my friend Ian Bremmer, with opening remarks from Jing Qian, Co-Founder of the Center for China Analysis. asiasociety.org/policy-institu…

Australia has a huge opportunity with green iron, green steel & green energy trade more generally. We need to seize that opportunity on behalf of every Australian household so that energy and climate policy works for them. Pleased to join @TurnbullMalcolm and @CFigueres to launch ‘Power, Prosperity & Planet: Climate & Energy Policy for All’ by my former adviser @thomwoodroofe.

Now that I’m back living in New York, I’ll have to pick a team, and Joe Tsai has made a good case for the Nets. Great to have the Co-founder and Chairman of Alibaba in conversation with the Asia Society Board of Trustees in Hong Kong. Valuable insights on what AI means for the future of strategic competition.

A great discussion with the Australian Chamber of Commerce here in Hong Kong. AustCham’s work to support Aussie business ties is important for trade, investment, financial markets and the Australian economy, growth and jobs.

We will remember them. I joined Australians and New Zealanders gathered at dawn on the USS Intrepid to honour the sacrifice of those who have served. At that same hour, more than a century ago, the ANZACs prepared to land at Gallipoli - the beginning of a story that still endures today.