Polls: Howard&#39;s party leads in pre-election polling
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Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s government has a narrow lead over the opposition Labor Party, according to two polls published Saturday, just three weeks ahead of Australia&#39;s federal election.
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Australia&#39;s ruling coalition is ahead of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in the last opinion pollbefore Saturday&#39;s federal election.
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LABOR has failed to make inroads in Coalition marginal seats, casting doubt on its chances of winning Saturday&#39;s election. An exclusive Newspoll shows the Coalition hanging on to its lead in the seats Mark Latham must win.
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CANBERRAâAustralians will vote on Oct. 9 in a cliff-hanger election pitting the conservative government against centre-left Labor, with national security and the economy as major issues, Prime Minister John Howard said today.
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Description: Australians go to the polls Saturday to choose a prime minster. The incumbent, conservative politician John Howard, supported President Bush&#39;s war on Iraq and contributed 2,000 Australian troops to the effort.
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Opinion polls give Australia's opposition Labor Party a big lead over Prime Minister John Howard's conservative government as campaigning begins for October 9 elections, but analysts say the real race is still too close to call.
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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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CANBERRA: The Labor opposition&#39;s lead over Australia&#39;s conservative government weakened in a poll trend released yesterday but Labor leader Mark Latham took heart from his clear win in the only debate set before the October 9 election.
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The latest opinion polls published in the newspapers today show the Coalition in front on the primary vote, but preferences are running in Labor&#39;s favour.
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JOHN Howard&#39;s plea for voters to trust him with the economy is paying early dividends, an exclusive Herald Sun poll shows. The Coalition has moved ahead of Labor by 52 per cent to 48 per cent as the Prime Minister&#39;s interest rates campaign takes hold.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard outlined his vision for a fourth term as a new poll showed voters warming to the &quot;soft focus&quot; leadership of the opposition Labor Party's Mark Latham.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard is widely expected to announce an election date this weekend, setting off a tight race between his conservative coalition and a resurgent Labor Party.
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PRIME Minister John Howard and Opposition Leader Mark Latham today began a last-minute pitch for votes, as polls and newspaper editorials pointed to a coalition win in tomorrow&#39;s federal election.
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SYDNEY : Two new polls showed Australia&#39;s conservative government and Labor opposition neck and neck after the first week of campaigning for the October 9 election.
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SYDNEY : Prime Minister John Howard&#39;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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Just four days before a closely fought election, Australian Prime Minister John Howard says he faces a tough battle despite an opinion poll showing his conservative government ahead of opposition Labour.
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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.