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MELBOURNE - Labor will say sorry to Aborigines if it wins tomorrow's Australian election, its leader Kevin Rudd says.
Mr Rudd said the apology to Aborigines would be drafted in the first term of a Labor government.
"Through a simple statement to the nation, beyond that we have no particular plan," Mr Rudd told Southern Cross Broadcasting.
"I will as prime minister of the country, of course, express an apology," he said.
Mr Rudd said he would use the word "sorry", which had been avoided by Prime Minister John Howard.
"Of course I will," he said.
"The substance of it is sorry. I was absolutely clear about that in the debate with the prime minister at the start of the campaign."
Politicians are this afternoon making their last attempts to secure votes ahead of tomorrow's election.
Two out of three opinion polls out today show Labor clearly winning tomorrow's federal election, while a third puts Mr Howard in with a chance.
"I think it's going to be really, really tight," Mr Rudd said.
Mr Rudd said the election will be tight and whoever wins will do so by a nose.
"I've always believed this will be tight, and whoever wins it will be by a nose.
Mr Howard yesterday predicted victory for the Government, and firmly expressed his belief that he had been the best choice to lead the Government into the election.
He pointed to his record, slammed Labor for making no convincing case for change, and warned of serious risk to the nation's economy if Rudd was elected.
Australians were today given one last reminder to get out and vote in tomorrow's federal election.
The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is also reminding voters how-to-vote when given the two ballot papers at their electorate's polling place.
The AEC's Ian Campbell said tomorrow 7723 polling places around Australia will open for voting at 8am and close at 6pm sharp, in their region's timezone.
- AAP, NZ HERALD STAFF
