Polls back Australian PM Gillard's rival Rudd
- Published: 25/02/2012 at 01:32 PM
- Online news: Asia
Kevin Rudd's bid to lead Australia again was boosted when opinion polls showed he remains more popular than Prime Minister Julia Gillard and likely Labor's best chance of winning an election.
This file photo, taken in 2006, shows Kevin Rudd (L) and Julia Gillard, in Melbourne. Rudd's bid to lead Australia again was boosted on Saturday when opinion polls showed he remains more popular than Prime Minister Gillard and likely Labor's best chance of winning an election.
Rudd will face off against colleague Gillard on Monday in a ballot taken by the 103 members of the Labor Party caucus after a divisive battle that has seen the ruling party engage in unprecedented infighting.
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