Political outlook.

The article presents a political outlook for Australia for 2009 to 2010. The entry notes that the Labor Party still commands a majority in the House of Representatives, while Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's popularity may be tested by the country's slow economic growth. It cites that disagreements within the Liberal-National coalition has given Prime Minister Rudd a 54% preference rating against the opposition. It mentions that Prime Minister Rudd shares the same views on Iraq and global warming as U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.