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'''Kevin Rudd''' is an Australian politician and leader of the federal parliamentary [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]]. At the federal level, the ALP is currently in opposition to a conservative coalition of the Liberal Party and the National Party.
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'''Kevin Rudd''' is is the [[Australia]]n [[Prime Minister]]-in-waiting, and leader of the federal parliamentary [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]]. At the federal level, the ALP won the 24th November 2007 election.
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Kevin Rudd has been leader of the opposition since deposing the previous leader of the [[Australian Labor Party|ALP]], [[Kim Beazley]] in a leadership ballot. Since that time, he has enjoyed unprecedented public popularity having campaigned successfully on issues such as the environment and climate change, education and industrial relations policy.
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Kevin Rudd became leader of the opposition after deposing the previous leader of the ALP, [[Kim Beazley]] in a leadership ballot. Since that time, he has enjoyed unprecedented public popularity having campaigned successfully on issues such as the environment and climate change, education and industrial relations policy.
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He has been accused of copying some of his policies (in particular economic policies) from the more conservative [[Prime Minister]] [[John Howard]] in a bid to win office, believing that the electorate finds these policies appealling.
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He was accused of copying some of his policies (in particular economic policies) from his more conservative predecessor [[John Howard]] in a bid to win office, believing that the electorate finds these policies appealling.
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Rudd will bid to become [[Prime Minister]] at the federal election to be held on 24 November 2007.