Rudd may call referendum over health care reforms

Rudd has played down early polls, but said he would go ahead with a risky referendum alongside the election if state leaders rejected his health shakeup at a meeting on Monday. Australians have passed only eight out of 44 past referendums.

Rudd remains on course for victory in elections due later this year, but his popularity has been shaken by his inability to deliver key first-term promises, including difficult health, climate change and education reforms.

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