SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia"s Labor government has lost the lead it has held over the conservative opposition since coming to power in 2007, a poll published Sunday showed.
The Taverner poll, published in Sydney"s Sun-Herald newspaper, showed Labor and the conservative coalition running equal at 50-50, once other parties were eliminated under Australia"s system of transferable voting.
However, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd remained the preferred prime minister, with 53 percent saying he was the better choice for the job, compared to 40 percent for opposition leader Tony Abbott. An election is expected by the end of the year.
The poll of 609 voters was conducted in New South Wales state Wednesday and Thursday nights, as Rudd"s government was struggling with the fallout from a controversial home insulation scheme linked to several deaths.
Friday, Rudd demoted the man in charge of the scheme, Environment Minister Peter Garrett, handing responsibility for it to other ministers.
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