The Australian foreign minister has resigned amid an ongoing leadership row, saying he could not continue in his role without the support of the country's prime minister, Julia Gillard.
Kevin Rudd announced his resignation during an early morning news conference in Washington, where he is on official business. The announcement came amid continuing speculation that he planned to seize power from Gillard.
Gillard came to power in an internal Labor party coup in which Rudd was ousted in June 2010. She became only the third Australian prime minister since the second world war [sic] to gain power in this way, and secured a minority government in a subsequent election. » | Associated Press | Wednesday, February 22, 2012
