Rudd is a terrible piece of work; addicted to the media and leaking. A junior minister in Government, at best,

Because the politics of smear and this public and media and political obsession with sex has got some parallels in my circumstances,

A terrible piece of work. Addicted to the media and leaking. A junior minister in Government at best.

When it's off the screen of the media, it's off the screen of the federal government.

I had a suspicion for some time now that Rudd has been feeding material to Oakes,

What do you want, a leader or a switchboard operator?