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ALP to take HQ to Melbourne for election
Melbourne :: Australia | 5 months ago
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ALP national secretary George Wright told Fairfax his motivation to find the best place to run the federal Labor Party election campaign was based on location, rent and "all that sort of stuff", and denied it had anything to do with the tainted brand
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Premier Newman's support takes a hit: poll
Sydney :: Canada | 5 months ago
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AN aggressive campaign of job and spending cuts has hurt Queensland Premier Campbell Newman, but his government would still easily win an election, a poll shows. A Newspoll, published in The Australian on Thursday, found 48 per cent of voters were
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No surprise minority govts disliked, MP
Sydney :: Australia | 5 months ago
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A Newspoll published in The Australian on Thursday found 47 per cent of voters believed the minority government had led to "worse" government, while 40 per cent were uncommitted and 13 per cent said it had improved the way the nation is governed. A
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Voters favour coalition victory: Newspoll
Sydney :: Australia | 5 months ago
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The survey published in The Australian on Thursday also showed voters do not support minority rule, with almost almost 50 per cent believing that Labor, which rules with the support of the Greens and independents, has delivered worse government since
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Economy and jobs top voters' list of concerns before 2013 election
Sydney :: Australia | 5 months ago
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The environment and industrial relations appear to be declining in importance, with 10 per cent nominating the environment as the most important issue compared with 14 per cent in 2007, and only 5 per cent citing industrial relations compared with 14
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Labor support dips in latest Newpoll
Sydney :: Australia | 6 months ago
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The final Newspoll for the year, published in The Australian newspaper, shows Labor's primary vote has dropped from 36 per cent to 32 per cent, its lowest level in six months. Support for the Coalition increased from 43 per cent to 46 per cent. On a
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Gillard slips as preferred PM, Essential
Brisbane :: Australia | 6 months ago
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Gillard's lead over Tony Abbott as preferred prime minister is slipping as the coalition retains an election-winning lead, the latest Essential polls shows. The poll published on Monday shows Ms Gillard's rating as preferred prime minister slipped
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Labor 'rorting' the electoral roll: Pyne
Melbourne :: Australia | 6 months ago
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As many as a dozen Liberal and Nationals seats may be threatened if Labor and the Australian Greens mobilised the "youth vote", the paper said. Mr Pyne said this was "the latest iteration" of Labor trying to get an advantage over the coalition.
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Support for National steady
California City :: CA :: USA | 6 months ago
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Heartland New Zealand continues to back National, the latest Fairfax Media-Ipsos poll reveals. The poll has National on 46.2 per cent, Labour on 34.4, and the next closest party, the Greens, on 10.5 per cent. None of the other minor parties crossed
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New voting law jeopardises coalition seats
Brisbane :: Australia | 6 months ago
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THE coalition could lose a swag of marginal seats at next year's federal election as new electoral laws automatically enrol up to 1.5 million voters...As many as a dozen Liberal and Nationals seats could come into play if Labor and the Australian
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