Serious, today's non-event over a leadership, on a day of a national apology by both major parties, proves that Labor has lost the plot.

Agree or disagree?

I agree Chris Lewis.

It is disgusting this should happen on such a sad day for many involved in adoptions.

I believe that Rudd would have been running if he had the numbers though.
Just like the last leadership spill when Rudd tried to take back the top job, he wasn't supported by enough of his party members.

The fact that the majority of Labor party members still don't want Rudd back, despite how bad they are doing in the polls, tells me we are lucky he was ousted in the first place!
I admire Julia Gillard for sticking up for herself in a very messy party.

I think the only person laughing all the way to the bank is Abbott.

Chris Lewis, yesterdays antics were not a complete waste of time and effort. Crean surprised us by demonstrating how completely disorganised the ALP really is. And finally Rudd has been shown up as the yellow dog he really is. At last KRudd is finished. He is now yesterdays man. He is a political dodo who will ride off slowly into the setting sun and return to work for his wife; a happy little vegemite comfortably rolling around in his millions.

We now need to sink the final nails in the coffin of this mad bad gov't and demand an immediate election. The Australian people should not be forced to endure another six months of this appalling mob not running the country.

Geoffrey Kelley

I'm not too sure what prompted Simon Crean to ask
for a leadership spill. However it may turn out
to be the best thing for Labor.
The Party will now stand behind their Leader and
get on with doing the job they were elected to do.

Afterall, PM has done a good job
in holding together a diverse and quite different group
of votes in the Senate and House of Reps and has pursued
the business of government with some efficiency, with
many bills going through unopposed and many other passed
with narrow margins. There's still much to be done.
The coal seam gas bill passed yesterday. There's the
NDIS and Gonski to be implemented. And much more.

In that sense, her role, as head of the executive process of government has been impeccable. It's no wonder therefore that
Mr Rudd simply did not have the support that was required for
him to challenge the PM. Let us hope that a lesson has been
learned from this experience.

The PM has many characteristics to be admired. She has a
strong sense of who she is, what she stands for, many
negotiator skills, the ability to stay cool and collected
under considerable pressure, a good parliamentary performer,
and as many will testify, a warm personality up close.

Dear Chris Lewis,

What leadership spill?

Rudd walked into a room full of people and said "What's happenin' folks?"

Someone said "We're writing 'Gillard' on a piece of paper and throwing it into a hat."

Rudd said: "Sounds good to me. Can I play too?"