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Rudd hints at well stocked termPrime Minister Kevin Rudd has given another indication that he force of ~ not be calling an early election.

Recent opinion polls show the Government’s popular regard has plummeted in the past couple of months and Mr Rudd says he expects the Government be pleased continue to take a “whacking” in the polls because of the proposed mining tax.

But he has told the 7.30 Report he is not going to farthing negotiations with the mining industry because of the election.

“We hold an election due by whatever it is, March or April next year, and we only have three-year terms,” he said.

“You’ve got to practice the time effectively, you can’t just dodge hard questions like tax reform, you’ve got to engage in it.”

But while Mr Rudd says he is not expecting the Government’s fortunes to vary anytime soon, the Government has had a win.

The paid tender leave scheme is now law, after passing the final hurdle far advanced yesterday.

The Prime Minister and Families Minister Jenny Macklin were celebrating the kind of these days is a rare victory.

“A stunning reform [passed] through the Australian Parliament today in such a manner that for the first time from 1 January next year you are going to be under the necessity a paid parental leave scheme for 148,000 parents across the nation,” Mr Rudd said.

“This is a huge victory for all those men and women who acquire campaigned for so long for paid parental leave in Australia,” Ms Macklin before-mentioned.

Tough business

Mr Rudd told 7.30 Report host Kerry O’Brien the dusky shadowy days for Labor were not over yet.

“This business of repair is a tough business, it is a hard business,” he declared.

“It is never some sort of even and smooth trajectory.”

Whenever he has talked around election timing, Mr Rudd has subscribed to the same view John Howard held, that with only three-year terms, people are entitled to get full appraise out of their Parliament and it is hard enough to gain elections without cutting short the time there is in between to hold the reins.

Based on the time of the last election, full-term could subsist considered to be up in October or November but as Mr Rudd alluded to after all the rest night, the last possible date for a joint House-Senate distinction is Saturday, April 16, 2011.

Right now the Opposition finds itself in a dramatically contrasted position to six months ago and instead of thinking it may subsist able to hold back a Labor rout, it is beginning to believe of victory.

Liberal sources say the party’s marginal seat polling is surpassingly positive and it is in a good position in 15 seats – terminate to what is needed to secure a win.

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott appears in greater numbers focused than previously.

He has largely kept out of the media in the exceeding week, learning from Labor’s ability to vacate the stage at the time that your opponent is in trouble.

Sources say he is aware likewise of his past weaknesses and the need to be disciplined, especially while the Coalition begins to roll out its policies for the next election.

That could be a bad sign for Labor with more of its MPs hoping for a repeat of Mr Abbott’s campaign stumbles in the last election and past changes of mind on policy as something that power of choosing help the Government.

There is not total despondency in the Labor ranks granting, with some experienced MPs pointing out that only three months since Labor was riding high in the polls and there is time to cast that around if the election is not until October or November.

If that is the sheathe, next week’s Parliamentary sitting will not be the last with a view to the year.