Pollsters refuse to write off Australian PM despite lag in polls
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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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Australian voters face a stark choice on Iraq when they choose a new prime minister &#151; to stay or to go.
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Australia's conservative government  has slipped further behind the Labor opposition ahead of a  November parliamentary election after both sides unveiled  multi-billion dollar tax pledges, a new poll showed on Tuesday.
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Australian opposition leader Kevin Rudd is strengthening his lead over PM John Howard, a new poll suggests.
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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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Australia&#39;s prime minister, John Howard, the Pacific region&#39;s only committed member of the &quot;coalition of the willing&quot;, is locked in a tight battle in tomorrow&#39;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.
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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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SYDNEY, Australia - Australian voters face a stark choice on Iraq when they choose a new prime minister - to stay or to go.    Prime Minister John Howard, whose conservative coalition is seeking a fourth three-year term on Oct...
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Australia&#39;s prime minister stepped up a phoney election campaign on Saturday amid speculation he could soon call for October polls and renewed claims he lied to voters before his 2001 re-election.
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Australians will go to the polls on Oct. 9, with Prime Minister John Howard campaigning for a fourth term on his record of economic management, low interest rates and national security.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard insisted Monday that he could win upcoming elections despite a new opinion poll showing him losing further support to his centre-left opponent.
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Australian Prime Minister John Howard on Sunday brushed off fresh speculation he would retire within days to save his party from electoral disaster, insisting he could still win re-election.
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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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Prime Minister John Howard said Australia is unlikely to sign a non-aggression pact with its Asian neighbours despite reports its stance is causing friction ahead of his visit next week to Laos for the ASEAN leaders' summit.
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Australia's conservative government turned to wild pigs and pensions on Tuesday to woo support, as a poll showed it slipping further behind the Labor opposition ahead of a November election.
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The latest poll ahead of Australia's federal election shows John Howard slightly ahead of Mark Latham.