2010 Election
Rudd announced following his resignation as Prime Minister that he would re-contested his seat of Griffith for the 2010 federal election, scheduled to be held on 21 August. Early in the campaign, he suffered abdominal pain and underwent surgery to remove his gall bladder. His first public statements after the operation were in an interview with ABC Radio National's Phillip Adams for Late Night Live, which received wide national coverage; in it, he denied being the source of political leaks concerning Julia Gillard. Prime Minister Gillard later requested that Rudd join the national campaign in order to boost Labor's chances of re-election, which he did. Rudd and Gillard were subsequently photographed together during a private meeting in Brisbane, both appearing uncomfortable, unsmiling and unspeaking. Labor went on to form a minority government after the election resulted in a hung parliament, and Rudd was comfortably re-elected as the Member for Griffith.
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