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Struggle for hearts of Aussie battlers
If there were any doubts about where next month's election will be fought, they were dispelled yesterday.
Aust leaders hit the ground gunning
Today Australia awakes to a race for the nation's conservative heartland as its political leaders try to eclipse each other.
Edwards to get 'West Wing' treatment
Scandal-hit former US senator John Edwards is facing yet another round of very public humiliation.
Aussie election tipped for August 28
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard is believed to have settled on a poll date.
Australia: Gillard gives election hint
There is speculation Australia's PM will ask the Governor-General to dissolve parliament before she heads to France on Saturday.
Fiji expels Australian diplomat
The interim Government in Fiji has expelled Australia's Acting High Commissioner today.
Sarkozy flatly denies taking illegal funds
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose poll ratings have slipped to the lowest point in three years, described the allegations as a campaign against him.
Exit polls: Komorowski takes Polish presidency
Interim president Bronislaw Komorowski appeared to have held off a last-minute surge from the identical twin brother of the late president, who died in an April plane crash that shocked the country and forced Sunday's early election.