CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's opposition, tipped to sweep looming elections, on Wednesday ruled out power-sharing with minor parties and independents in a promise aimed at closing off three years of minority rule that have shaken voters and business confidence.
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, whose conservatives lead Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's ruling Labour in surveys ahead of the September 7 ballot, said he would not do deals with influential Greens and crossbench independents as the price of taking power.
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