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Rudd's rating at post-election low

Support for Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has fallen to its lowest point since his November election victory, while a change of leader in the opposition has seen its hopes surge, a poll showed yesterday.

Rudd's approval rating with voters dropped four points to 50 percent, the closely-watched Newspoll in the Australian newspaper showed, while new Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull lifted conservative approval by 8 points to 24 percent in only a week.