Letter from the Prime Minister

On Sunday 8 September 2013, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General the Honourable Quentin Bryce AC CVO received a letter from the Honourable Kevin Rudd MP tendering his resignation as Prime Minister and recommending that the Governor-General invite the Leader of the Opposition, the Honourable Tony Abbott MP, to form Government. The Governor-General requested Mr Rudd and his Ministers to remain in Government in caretaker capacity until the new Ministry is sworn in.