Rudd to miss G20 leaders' summit  Australian Prime Minister
Kevin Rudd. Photo / AP Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
Photo / AP  Australia has been criticised at the G20 leaders'
summit for not sending its head of government even though the
country is due to take over presidency of the group which helps
set the global economic agenda.  Prime Minister Kevin Rudd isn't
attending the St Petersburg forum this week after he called the
federal election for Saturday.  Instead Australia is being
represented by Foreign Minister Bob Carr at the two-day summit
where leaders will debate a possible United States-led strike on
Syria.  Saudi Arabia is the only other country not represented
by its head of government.  World Vision Australia chief
executive Tim Costello will meet with Senator Carr on Thursday
as the summit gets underway.  "I'm sure we'll talk about why our
head of government isn't here," Mr Costello told AAP.  "A lot of
nations are rather surprised our head of government isn't here."
Mr Costello said it