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Navigation Primary Navigation Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular Secondary Navigation Australia China India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Philippines Thailand Vietnam Search Search: Financial crisis helps define Rudd in first year as Australian PM AFP - 2 hours 33 minutes ago SYDNEY (AFP) - - One year into the job, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's popularity is riding higher than ever as he uses the global financial crisis to redefine his leadership, analysts said Sunday. The 51-year-old former diplomat Monday marks the first anniversary of his centre-left Labor Party's landslide win with a personal approval rating of 70 percent, according to a Nielsen poll. This is higher than any level the bespectacled father-of-three who speaks fluent Mandarin reached during his time as opposition leader, when he also developed a keen eye for policy detail. Rudd has maintained a breathless pace since removing John Howard from office in the November 24 election which ended more than 11 years of conservative rule Down Under. Rudd's first official act was to ratify the Kyoto protocol on climate change and he swiftly followed this with a historic apology to Aborigines for past injustices -- in both cases breaking long-standing positions held by Howard. The fair-haired Queenslander, who has been likened to cartoon character Tintin, has also taken more overseas trips than any other Australian prime minister in their first 12 months. He will spend Monday travelling home from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Peru, following the previous week's dash to Washington for G20 talks hosted by US President George W. Bush. But it is the global financial crisis which has allowed Australia's 26th prime minister to redefine his leadership from the fiscal conservative of the 2007 campaign to the "big spender of 2008," said political commentator Paul Kelly. "The crisis was the turning point, it meant that Kevin Rudd had to recast his economic policy and to remake his political strategy," Kelly, editor-at-large at The Australian newspaper, told ABC television. "He seized the crisis. He presented himself as the man for the moment. He got his narrative and the narrative is -- he will save Australia from the global recession or at least minimise the impact of the global downturn." Monash University academic Nick Economou said Rudd had enjoyed a solid, scandal-free first year and that the meltdown on world financial markets had given him an added platform to demonstrate his leadership. "He's clearly relishing what's going on," the senior lecturer in politics told AFP. "There's no doubt that he's appearing to be handling the crisis really well." The credit crunch prompted Rudd to guarantee bank deposits and spend almost half the forecast budget surplus of 21.7 billion dollars (13.6 billion US) on a stimulus package at the height of the panic mid-October. Dr. Michael McKinley, senior lecturer in international relations at the Australian National University in Canberra, said Rudd had used the crisis to demonstrate his leadership credentials at home. "The problem is that the global financial crisis is way beyond Australia's ability to seriously influence," he told AFP. "Who is listening to Kevin Rudd? That is the question that needs to be asked." McKinley said while some of Rudd's actions -- such as signing the Kyoto Protocol so late -- had been merely symbolic, the prime minister had made genuine gestures for which he will be remembered. "I think the apology to the Aboriginal people has to count, I think the decision to sign Kyoto counts," he told AFP. But McKinley said Rudd, who withdrew Australia's combat force from Iraq earlier this year, had not fundamentally changed the country's position in the world. "He is a sensible guy, and he's intelligent. But has it made a difference to Australia's standing in the world? No, it hasn't." Email Story IM Story Printable View Blog This Recommend this article Average (0 votes) Sign in to recommend this article » Most Recommended Stories » Related Articles: Asia Pacific Karzai: Obama promises to fight terror in 'region'AP - 20 minutes ago Thai protesters vow final showdown with governmentAP - 33 minutes ago Dalai Lama warns of 'great danger' facing TibetansAFP - 36 minutes ago Philippine floods leave at least 6 deadAP - 47 minutes ago Tense Thailand prepares for parliament marchAFP - 53 minutes ago Enlarge Photo Financial crisis helps define Rudd in first year as Australian PM Most Popular – Asia Pacific Viewed Merkel warns 2009 will be 'year of bad news' for economy New strain of deadly Ebola virus discovered Over 200 narwhal trapped in Canadian ice Wall Street plunges again as panic spreads Aussie mayor wins sexist 'award' for inviting ugly women to town View Complete List » Search: Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Top Stories Most Popular

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