And while we’re sure there will be mixed feelings about that, there is surely one thing we’ll all miss about K.Rudd: his formidable array of hand gestures.
Australia’s demonstrative PM’s idiosyncratic gesticulations have been much commented on and now, thankfully, someone has named each of them.
What’s more they’ve created something approaching a game of K.Rudd Gesticulation Gif Bingo.
So with just a few high profile speeches to come from the Labor leader before the Aussies go to the polls, with about 53 per cent of them pretty keen to boot him out, why not divvy up the gifs below and have your own game of K.Rudd Bingo.