I have heard a rumour today that Julia Gillard has gone cup in hand to Kevin Rudd to 'discuss' how he can help her faltering election campaign.

Kevin Rudd demanded 4 concessions from the Prime Minister, which she agreed to immediately.


1. He will be made Foreign Minister immediately after the election, and this will be a role that will be his for the life of the Gillard government.


2. Wayne Swan to be dumped as treasurer and dumped as Deputy Prime Minister.


3. Kevin Rudd to solely appoint the Deputy Prime Minister.


4. Kevin Rudd to solely appoint two other Ministers, the Ministries which have not been conveyed to me.


Now I repeat that this is a rumour, and even though it comes from a reliable source, I am not passing this on as a fact, not just yet anyway.


But something in me tells me that there is substance to this rumour, but I urge you to watch their behaviour and decide for yourselves.


So how is this related to Shared Parenting you may ask? Well, all I can say it that it is, in a pretty direct way.