Australia outback election can be life threatening
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Satellite telephones, emergency locator  beacons, extra water supplies and tires are just as important  as how-to-vote cards and ballot papers in Australia's outback  seat of Kalgoorlie, the world's largest electorate.
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Like Australia&#39;s recent election, the American election was a study in contrasting campaign styles and issues. In both elections a conservative incumbent, who was loathed by elites, triumphed on the day.
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For some, voting day will be violent and disappointing. For others, just plain confusing. And the Sunnis may have to be drawn in after the fact
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TONY EASTLEY: Two bob each way still appears the safest bet on who will win next Saturday&#39;s federal election. There&#39;s certainly no consensus amongst today&#39;s opinion polls.
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Australians voted in parliamentary elections Saturday with Prime Minister John Howard and his Labor Party challenger in a virtual dead heat, following a campaign that focused
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One of the most controversial issues of the last Australian elections has returned to haunt the prime minister, John Howard, as support for his coalition slumps in the run-up to federal polls.
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Australia&#39;s Prime Minister and the country&#39;s main opposition leader say &quot;trust&quot; will be a key issue when voters go to the polls on October the ninth.
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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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MARK Latham&#39;s campaign to become prime minister has suffered an unexpected setback after the Labor leader was rushed to hospital suffering stomach cramps, forcing him to cancel all public engagements until next ...
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Lebanonâs efforts to select a new president are already facing fresh setbacks. But with a deadline looming, lawmakers risk even deeper chaos if they fail to make a choice.
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NOW was the worst possible time to elect a Labor government given world economic conditions, Prime Minister John Howard said today.
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SYDNEY, Australia - A disgruntled voter hurled a bag of cheese at Australian Prime Minister John Howard during a campaign speech on Friday, telling him he would soon be out of a job.    At an election stop on the Tweed River, 500 kilometers (311 miles) north of Sydney, protester Paul Taylor worked his way to the front of a crowd of waiting media before letting rip with his bag of cheese...
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ELEANOR HALL: To Iraq now, and the insurgency there is increasingly drawing warnings from neighbouring countries, particularly about the viability of the elections due to be held in Iraq in January.
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An election campaign parades the political divide in the community. Yesterday, amid the extraordinary uncertainty about whether Australians had been taken hostage in Iraq, we saw the glue that unites the two sides of politics.
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THE federal election was as &quot;close as it gets&quot;, Prime Minister John Howard said today. Commenting on the latest Newspoll, Mr Howard said he believed the October 9 poll would go down to the wire.
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The election reveals a worrisome divide among the country's voters  -  and a predeliction for show over substance in the winning party
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Delaying the January vote would raise new dangers. So will going ahead