Australia: PM's stance on immigration displeases some voters
May 19, 2009
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25509826-5013871,00.html
After 18 months of the Rudd Government, Ken Hill is disappointed by what he has seen.
'I don't think he's done what a Labor person should be doing,' Mr Hill said yesterday. 'If there was an election tomorrow I wouldn't vote for him. And Malcolm Turnbull is starting to grow on me.'
The Australian
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