Gillard to miss ALP campaign launch

Former PM Julia Gillard has declined an invitation to attend Labor's election campaign launch. Source: AAP

A FAMILIAR Labor face will be missing from the ALP's campaign launch after former prime minister Julia Gillard indicated she won't be attending.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Ms Gillard had made plain her position.

"It's entirely appropriate that she make her own call on it," he told ABC television on Sunday.

"I respect her decision entirely."

Mr Rudd reflected on his own decision to attend the Labor election campaign launch in 2010 despite being deposed by Ms Gillard.

"The difference is in 2010 I was of course recontesting (the election)," he said.

Ms Gillard has been absent from Labor's election campaign in 2013.

Mr Rudd said he "honoured" Ms Gillard's record and would not engage in character assassination of her.

Asked if he was thankful Gillard supporters had not sabotaged his campaign in the same way his backers had in 2010, Mr Rudd said: "I'm not going to go into internal debates within the Labor Party."

He distanced himself from comments he made on Friday referring to the fact that Ms Gillard had been on track to lead Labor to a catastrophic defeat.

"I said that bluntly at the time (of the leadership spill)," he said.

The prime minister said Australia was a better place as a result of "the extraordinary work which Julia has done", citing her education reforms and the introduction of the disability insurance scheme."

Comment about Ms Gillard's attendance has been sought from ALP campaign headquarters.

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