AS much as he may want to start afresh as the new Labor saviour, Kevin Rudd cannot escape his past term as prime minister or the legacy of the Gillard government. On his arrival in Indonesia, where he is hoping to settle the long-running problems of asylum boat arrivals and the live cattle trade, Rudd was confronted with having to deal with the aftermath of one of his own schemes - the home insulation economic stimulus. Rudd's government has ultimately been blamed in his home state Queensland for the deaths of three young tradesmen because the scheme was...
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