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...question of who is better to lead the country, Rudd is ahead of Howard 48% to 36%. Rudd's job description, as he told reporters in Sydney before embarking on a trans-Pacific flight last Wednesday, is Alternative Prime Minister of Australia. As he fronts this week's ALP national conference for the first time as leader, Rudd will be playing to his party's supreme policy-making body. The former diplomat and high-level technocrat is not a creature of Labor's factions or union base, which makes him stronger outside the party than within it. If the polls...
...Part of Rudd's early success is due to his strategic prowess and his party's obedience. Being a Howard critic was the first phase of Doing a Kevin. As ALP leader, Rudd has tried to exude a mainly positive message, and he's been able to control the agenda. Labor has settled on many of the issues that suit it and the times. It has rolled out bite-sized policy chunks on its major themes of education, child care, industrial relations, federalism and business regulation. The impasse between the Commonwealth and states is neatly captured by Rudd...
...pushing through record spending on health and education, moving within sight of a peace deal in Northern Ireland" This Labour government has been an unmitigated disaster. Most of England cannot wait to see the back of Blair. The trouble is, dour Scotsman Gordon Brown will be no better. Rob Alp Arundel, England...
...similar vein, Clarins has been a supporter of Alp Action, a foundation established in 1990 by Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan and devoted to preserving and rehabilitating the delicate ecosystems of the region, where some of the natural oils and ingredients used in Clarins products are grown. The beauty company also awards the ClarinsMen Environment Prize to a man who works for the sustainable preservation of plants...
...ALP MORALE AFTER FOUR ELECTION LOSSES? I was totally demoralized after the 2004 election, and I'm an optimistic person. But we haven't survived for 110 years for nothing. We have to realize that no one will vote for the party if we don't sell the party...