Australian election has big effect here
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On Saturday, Australians will vote in the tightest national election in living memory. Most opinion polls have the major political parties -- the conservative Liberal/National Party Coalition of Prime Minister
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Will the deadly bombing of the Australian Embassy in Jakarta create a &quot;Madrid effect&quot; in elections Down Under? The Oct. 9 vote is being hotly contested.
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Polls have opened in Australia&#39;s general election. The campaign between the ruling conservatives and the left-of center opposition has been fought largely on domestic issues, such as the economy, health care and public education.
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Australia&#39;s ruling coalition led by Prime Minister John Howard has won the fourth term in the general election on Saturday. The Liberal-National coalition won a swing in each
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Australian politicians set off on a marathon campaign Monday for an election that will focus on the way forward for one of the world&#39;s strongest economies
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Campaigning was never going to be easy for opposition Labor Party leader Mark Latham: an Australian economy into its 13th year of expansion, interest rates at their lowest in 30 years, inflation in check an close race likely to be decided in just a
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The leading candidates in Australia&#39;s national elections have very different positions on the country&#39;s role in the war on terror.
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Australians voted on Saturday in an  election which offered the choice between a conservative  government that unreservedly backs the United States and its  Iraq war and a Labor opposition seeking stronger ties in Asia.
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Australia is bracing itself for a renewed round of conservative reform following Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s fourth election victory, handing him power not enjoyed by any Government for more than two decades.
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The environment took centre stage in Australia&#39;s election campaign on Friday with the nation&#39;s leaders, neck-and-neck in opinion polls, at odds over whether Australia
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AUSTRALIAN prime minister John Howard last night scored a stunning victory in the countryâs federal election, winning a historic fourth term in a vote that will ensure the country keeps its troops in Iraq for the foreseeable future.
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Mark Latham has seized much-needed momentum but must remember elections are won at the ballot box, not the lectern. Mark Latham&#39;s campaign has been given a much-needed boost by a confident
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However this election won&#39;t occur in November and it won&#39;t involve an electoral college. I&#39;m talking about next week&#39;s national elections in Australia.
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Prime Minister John Howard's election campaign received a last-minute boost as new unemployment figures showed a larger than expected fall in the number of jobless, two days before an election he has fought on his economic record.
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A new poll showed Australia's government clawing back ground from the opposition as the race for the October 9 election heats up.
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Australians voted Saturday in a knife-edge election after a campaign focusing on the economy and social programs more than Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s unpopular decision to send troops to Iraq.
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Australian leader John Howard is set to call a general election, widely expected to be on 9 October.