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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- The opposition leader who is front-runner to win elections in Australia this weekend placed climate change as his top priority, and urged voters to dump the longserving government in favor of younger leadership who can keep pace in a fast-changing world.
In his last major address of the six-week campaign, Labor Party leader Kevin Rudd on Wednesday underscored the themes of his bid for power, accusing Prime Minister John Howard's 11-year-old government of being tired, out of touch and ill-equipped to cope with new generation issues like global warming and fast-speed broadband.
Opinion polls for months have given Rudd a clear lead over Howard nationally, though the race may be tighter than broad polling suggests because the result will likely hang on what happens in a relative handful of closely held districts. E-mail to a friend 
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