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Australian Election 2010
Australian Election 2010 headlines with summaries.
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Election details
21 Aug 2010First results in the Australian election are expected from 6:30pm (AEST) on Saturday.
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Coalition outspent by Labor on TV
21 Aug 2010The Labor Party marginally outspent the Coalition in a campaign TV advertising blitz predominantly composed of negative messages from both sides, according to an independent analysis.
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Nothing in it on eve of Australian election
20 Aug 2010The contest appears evenly split between the Labor Party and the Coalition on the eve of the Australian general election. Audio
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Many underwhelmed by election campaign
20 Aug 2010The election campaign in Australia has only a few more hours to run before voters go to the polls. But as Radio New Zealand's political editor Brent Edwards reports, many have been left underwhelmed.
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Late surge in support for Coalition
20 Aug 2010The latest opinion poll in Australia shows there's been a late surge in support for the Coalition. Both parties are on 50% after preferences. The election is on Saturday. Audio
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Abbott facing sleepless night on campaign trail
19 Aug 2010Australia's Opposition leader Tony Abbott is taking his election campaign to Sydney ahead of a sleepless night during which he plans to talk to as many voters as possible.
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Gillard denounces Abbott's economic credentials
19 Aug 2010Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard has denounced the economic credentials of opposition the Liberal Party leader Tony Abbott after he described the global economic crisis as "an eight week… Audio
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Croc's snap poll picks Gillard as winner
19 Aug 2010The crocodile has spoken, and its snap poll has chosen Julia Gillard as the winner of Australia's federal election this weekend. Audio
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Parties push hard in marginal Australian electorates
18 Aug 2010Australia's major parties have stepped up their efforts in some marginal electorates in the last week of campaigning.
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Economists praise Labor's stimulus package
18 Aug 2010Fifty of Australia's leading economists have come out in support of the Government's stimulus package as the Coalition continues to argue Labor did nothing to get the country through the global… Audio
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Gillard backs republic after Queen's death
18 Aug 2010Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard says her country should become a republic after the Queen dies.
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Leaders to take part in forum, as debate stand-off continues
17 Aug 2010Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard says she will take part in a town hall-style forum with Tony Abbott on Wednesday night, even if he will not debate her.
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Parties argue over who has best broadband policy
17 Aug 2010New Zealand has featured in Australia's election campaign as the two major parties argue over which one has the best internet broadband policy. Audio
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Yes we will, Gillard tells Labor faithful
16 Aug 2010Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard echoed US president Barack Obama's election rallying cry as she officially launched Labor's bid for re-election in Brisbane.
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Political parties not only ones campaigning
16 Aug 2010Political parties are not the only organisations targeting marginal seats in the Australian election.
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Gillard formally launches campaign in Brisbane
16 Aug 2010Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard formally launches Labor's election campaign in Brisbane on Monday, with opinion polls confirming Saturday's election is likely to be a cliffhanger.
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Australia's election campaign heats up
15 Aug 2010Australia's prime minister Julia Gillard and opposition leader Tony Abbott have traded insults over having another debate or community forum.
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New group seeks Aboriginal seats in parliament
13 Aug 2010A new group representing indigenous people in Australia wants to push for specific Aboriginal seats in the Senate, similar to the Maori seats in the New Zealand Parliament. Audio
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Australian parties trade blows over spending
10 Aug 2010Australia's Labor government and the opposition Coalition have pointed to New Zealand as they disagree during their election campaign over how to respond to the global financial crisis. Audio
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Rudd continues attack on Abbott
Australia's former prime minister Kevin Rudd has again attacked Liberal Party leader Tony Abbott as he campaigns for the re-election of the Labor Government.
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Kiwis' migration rights to Australia caught up in poll battle
26 Jul 2010New Zealanders' migration rights to Australia are may be restricted as the opposition pledges to curb the immigration intake.
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