Australian election pits incumbent Kevin Rudd against Tony Abbott . Abbott leads Liberal-National coalition , Abbot 's mentor is former PM John Howard . Certainly the Sunnylands meeting between Obama and Xi looked to have increased the personal chemistry between the two leaders . Rudd wants China and U.S. to carve out new Asia-Pacific `` strategic road-map '' for Australia.
Australian election pits incumbent Kevin Rudd against Tony Abbott . Abbott leads Liberal-National coalition , Abbot 's mentor is former PM John Howard . Rudd wants China and U.S. to carve out new Asia-Pacific `` strategic road-map '' for Australia.