The Aussies do us all a favor.

AMERICAblog:

That was pretty fast work. Strangely enough, new PM Rudd actually did what he said he would do during the elections. What a novel idea.

"This is the first official act of the new Australian government, demonstrating my government's commitment to tackling climate change," Rudd said in a statement issued hours after he and his Cabinet were officially sworn in after Nov. 24 elections.Rudd said that he had signed the "instrument of ratification" of the Kyoto Protocol and that it would come into force 90 days after the paperwork was received by the United Nations.