Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said on Thursday night that Prime Minister Julia Gillard's decision to overturn Australia's uranium sale ban to India was the latter's initiative and he was not fully consulted on the matter.

The policy ban originates when Rudd was the Prime Minister, which dumped the agreement forged by the Liberal government of John Howard with India prior to Labor's ascension to government rule.

As a Prime Minister, Rudd had expressed doubts on the wisdom of selling uranium materials to nations which refused to be governed by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, an international agreement that New Delhi has opted to ignore, and he reiterated the same stance during an interview with ABC News.

Now a senior minister on Ms Gillard's government, Rudd clarified though that his boss can count on his support once the Prime Minister has introduced the new government policy to the Labor Party national conference set for December.

This despite Rudd's assertion that he was not consulted "when the Prime Minister communicated with the Indian government."

"I think it is quite plain the Prime Minister did not necessarily speak to all ministers, it is her personal initiative," the Foreign Minister added while explaining at the same time that it was impossible too for Ms Gillard to consult with cabinet members at all time."

"Remember, the Prime Minister has also said very clearly that she is taking this to the national conference as her own personal initiative. Under those circumstances it would be unrealistic to be consulted on every matter," Rudd was reported by The Herald Sun as saying last night.

His comments were made following rising opposition, both internal and external, to the new Labor uranium sale policy, which the government insists was strictly for India's civilian use, with Ms Gillard adding that the proposal also aims to improve both trade and security relations with a country touted by many economists as joining the majors in the immediate years ahead.

Also, Rudd assured that his clarifications were hardly attempts to undermine Ms Gillard's leadership over the Labor Party, which rumours said he is preparing to challenge in light of the Prime Minister's decreasing popularity among Australians.

"What I have said consistently ... I am very happy being the Foreign Minister of Australia. I look forward to continuing to be the Foreign Minister of Australia," Rudd declared.