Australia Set to Become a Global Warming Leader With Howard's Expected Election Defeat [2]
Three days ahead of an Australian general election, front-running Labor leader, Kevin Rudd has committed to [7] immediately signing the Kyoto Protocol on global warming, describing it as the "number one" priority.
Australian's have been experiencing first hand the effects of a warmer planet with massive drought [8]. Instead of taking a leadership role on the issue, soon-to-be former Prime Minister John Howard ducked the Kyoto Protocol and only acknowledged the threat of climate change when it appeared to be the politically expedient thing to do. [9]
Looks like the Australian citizenry easily saw through Howard's ruse, the latest polls show Rudd is set to win with 54 per cent of the vote compared to Mr Howard's 46 per cent.
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