Assuming he wins -- currently his party is behind in the polls. Hopefully Australians will come to their senses when it is time to actually vote.
Plenty of time - the government was this far behind in both 1998 and 2001 this far before the elections. And Labor's new leader is still in his honeymoon period.
Ignore the polls. They are conducted by the lefty MSM and are Always reported in ways that favor the Labor party.
Quick for instance: Howard's plan to have a major river under Fed Govt Control. Reported by MSM as "costing tax payers 10 billion dollars".
Rudd, the new guy in opposition, wants to have more day care, free training for day care staff, and a host of other Free education stuff. This was NOT reported as costing tax payers anything, even though it would, obviously.
My prediction: Howard's party wins. For them to lose will take Two elections. This one to get close and next one to go over - assuming the Labor party could make it to a second election without self destructing again.
FYI: In the last 50 odd years the ONLY time the Lefties have been in power was Gough Whitlam in 1972 - sacked from government in 1975 - and Bob Hawke from 1983 to 1991 when his treasurer Paul Keating took over and was defeated by Howard in 1996. Australian's lean Right on a Federal level and Left on a State level.