Australian opposition faces spending dilemma at campaign launch
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SYDNEY: Australia&#39;s opposition Labor Party launches its election campaign this week facing a dilemma over whether to match free-spending government promises or to maintain its new-found commitment to fiscal restraint, analysts say.
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Interest groups that can urge the public to vote for or against candidates have spent at least &#36;25 million on the presidential race since Labor Day, with John Kerry's supporters outspending Bush's by more than 4-to-1.
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Australia's opposition Labor Party questions the Navy for paying for breast implants for female sailors.
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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 political leaders hunkered down on Thursday to selling their multi-billion dollar platforms for an October 9 election, pledges which have been described as a bidding war to buy votes.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard officially launched his government's campaign on Sunday for an Oct. 9 election with billion-dollar promises to woo voters and a defiant stand against terror.
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Australian opposition leader Mark Latham won a badly needed boost for his bid to unseat Prime Minister John Howard in elections next month when the two faced off in the campaign's sole debate, commentators and editorialists said.
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Opposition Leader Mark Latham has accused Prime Minister John Howard of running a scare campaign after Mr Howard warned interest rates would rise under Labor.
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Canberra, Australia - The opposition Labour Party on Monday accused Prime Minister John Howard of spending &quot;like a drunken sailor&quot; to woo voters ahead of next month&#39;s election in which he will seek a fourth three-year term.
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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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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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CANBERRA, Australia  - Australian politicians set  off on a marathon campaign Monday for an election that will  focus on the way forward for one of the world's strongest  economies, the credibility of candidates and support for the  Iraq war.
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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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BRISBANE, Australia : Opposition leader Mark Latham has formally launched his election campaign, saying only his Labor Party could end a drift towards inequality and give all Australians a &quot;fair go&quot;.
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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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Australia's Labor opposition begins putting together a new team, after its damaging loss in this month's election.
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SYDNEY : Opinion polls give Australia&#39;s opposition Labor Party a big lead over Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s conservative government as campaigning begins for October 9 elections, but analysts say the real race is still too close to call.