{"id":44430,"date":"2022-05-12T08:54:42","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T23:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/may\/12\/kevin-rudd-attacks-idiot-peter-dutton-over-hairy-chested-comments-on-china"},"modified":"2022-05-12T08:54:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T23:54:42","slug":"kevin-rudd-attacks-idiot-peter-dutton-over-hairy-chested-comments-on-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastasianews.net\/wp\/?p=44430","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Rudd attacks \u2018idiot\u2019 Peter Dutton over \u2018hairy-chested\u2019 comments on China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Labor PM says if China wanted a reset with Australia he \u2018could not think of a dumber thing to do\u2019 than the Solomon Islands deal<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/campaign-2022\/latest?CMP=cvau_sfl\">latest election briefing<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/campaign-catchup\/latest?CMP=cvau_sfl\">listen to today\u2019s campaign catchup podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/ng-interactive\/2022\/apr\/10\/australian-election-2022-seat-explorer?CMP=cvau_sfl\">Election 2022 seat explorer<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/ng-interactive\/2022\/apr\/10\/pork-o-meter-tracking-australian-election-spending-announcements?CMP=cvau_sfl\">Pork-o-meter election promises tracker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/australian-election-2022?CMP=cvau_sfl\">Guardian Australia\u2019s full federal election coverage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/ng-interactive\/2018\/may\/15\/the-guardian-app?CMP=cvau_sfl\">Get our free news app<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/guardian-australia-morning-mail\/2014\/jun\/24\/-sp-guardian-australias-morning-mail-subscribe-by-email?CMP=cvau_sfl\">get our morning email briefing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kevin Rudd has launched a personal attack on Peter Dutton, labelling the defence minister an \u201cidiot\u201d for believing hairy-chested commentary about China would improve Australia\u2019s strategic circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>The former Australian prime minister also took aim at Beijing, saying that if Chinese officials really wanted a reset in the relationship with Australia he \u201ccould not think of a dumber thing to do than what they just did in the Solomons\u201d.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/may\/12\/kevin-rudd-attacks-idiot-peter-dutton-over-hairy-chested-comments-on-china\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Labor PM says if China wanted a reset with Australia he \u2018could not think of a dumber thing to do\u2019 than the Solomon Islands dealRead our latest election briefing and listen to today\u2019s campaign catchup podcastElection 2022 seat explorer; 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