Voters Head to the Polls in Australia Election
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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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THE fiercely-fought national election campaign in Australian has reached a turning point. This week the 13 million voters in the country are being presented with the final appeals by conservative
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The Australian election campaign enters its final week with neither side holding a decisive lead and both major parties hoping big-spending promises to swinging voters will get them over the line, according to analysts.
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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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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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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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Votes are now being counted in Australia, with early results predicting a victory for John Howard.
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Announcing the election date, Mr Howard said it would be a decision for voters about who they trusted most to look after Australia and its economic future.
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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's strongest economies, the credibility of candidates and support for the Iraq war.
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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 more on the economy and social programs than on Howard's decision to send troops to Iraq.
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SYDNEY, Australia  - Australian Prime Minister John Howard and his Labour party challenger were in a virtual dead heat as voting began Saturday in a general election, with voters focusing on the economy and social programs more than Howard's decision to send troops to Iraq.
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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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A looming election has turned Australian Prime Minister John Howard's traditional morning stroll into a walk on the wild side.
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The contenders in Australia&#39;s election are neck and neck three days before the ballot, with the latest opinion polls disagreeing on who will win.
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SYDNEY - Voters face a stark foreign policy choice in tomorrow&#39;s polls - Prime Minister John Howard&#39;s unquestioning support for the United States alliance versus Labour opposition leader Mark Latham&#39;s emphasis on building ties with Asia.
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Iraqis in Australia danced in the streets on Friday, twirling scarfs and singing, and proudly displaying blue ink on their fingers which told the world they had cast the first votes in Iraq's long-awaited election.
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Australians have gone to the polls in national elections that will decide if their country remains in Iraq as staunch allies of the United States or pulls out by Christmas to switch its international focus to engagement with Asia.