Sydney Morning Herald logo Sydney Morning Herald 2 weeks ago

Rudd stays afloat in turbulent waters

AUSTRALIANS are split evenly over Kevin Rudd's handling of the asylum-seeker issue which is in contrast to the surge in support for John Howard in 2001 over his handling of the Tampa crisis, the latest Herald/Nielsen poll shows. Full Article at Sydney Morning Herald

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