Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd resigns - Video
Australia's Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has resigned amid widespread reports of a leadership tussle between him and Prime Minister Julia Gillard. - He made the announcement at a press conference in Washington DC, where he had earlier met US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton. There has been ongoing tension in the Labor Party in recent weeks over the leadership. Ms Gillard ousted Mr Rudd as prime minister in June 2010. Amid the leadership wrangling she had faced calls from backbenchers to sack Mr Rudd - who said her failure to defend him from these attacks had helped him come to a decision. He did not say if he would be challenging Ms Gillard for the leadership, but confirmed that he would leave the US the next day, arriving home in Brisbane on Friday morning. He said he would not be involved in a "stealth attack on a sitting prime minister". "We all know that what happened then was wrong and it must never happen again," he said, referring to how he was ousted. Mr Rudd said he would consult his family and community before making an announcement about his future. He would do so before parliament returned next week, he said.