AFP: Australian ministers stand by besieged PM
Senior figures in Australia's ruling Labor Party Tuesday rallied behind embattled leader Kevin Rudd amid speculation of a challenge from his female deputy.
Rudd won 2007 elections by such a big margin that commentators dubbed it a "Ruddslide", but voters have turned against the centre-left leader in droves ahead of polls this year, according to surveys.
A series of broken election promises, including the shelving of an emissions trading scheme designed to tackle climate change, have contributed to Rudd's slump in the polls.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
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