Australian: AUSTRALIANS were overwhelmingly on side, the government was hungry for leadership and it had a $60 million plus advertising and public relations strategy ready to launch. So why did Kevin Rudd choke when he was in a position to smash home a winner on climate change policy? Yes, the Copenhagen summit had been a failure. True, Tony Abbott had junked Malcolm Turnbull’s deal with the government and was gaining traction with his line about a great big new tax. And Julia Gillard was urging …