A spokesperson says Mr Rudd looks forward to resuming campaign activities next week

Rudd in hospital to remove gall bladder

Kevin Rudd has been admitted to hospital for an operation to remove his gall bladder.

A spokesperson says Mr Rudd looks forward to resuming campaign activities next week - both in his own electorate, elsewhere in Queensland and the rest of the country.

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