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<title>Greens seek to capitalise on voter frustration</title>
<description>Bob Brown has appealed to voters who are frustrated with the major parties to put their trust in the Greens at the upcoming election.</description>
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<title>'Disgraceful attack' on Rudd riles PM</title>
<description>Julia Gillard has accused the Coalition of a "disgraceful political attack" on Kevin Rudd after reports that he leaked against his own party.</description>
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<title>WA Nationals align with Family First</title>
<description>The WA Nationals will direct their preferences to Family First in three seats at next month's Federal election.</description>
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<title>Labor casts doubt on Abbott's housing plan</title>
<description>A federal Labor MP raises doubts about the Opposition's promise to offer up to 100 vacant Defence houses in the Territory for private sale.</description>
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<title>Government says art can remain in self-managed super</title>
<description>The Federal Government says it will continue to allow art to be part of self-managed superannuation funds despite a review that proposed it be excluded.</description>
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<title>Independent MP wants cable internet in remote towns</title>
<description>Gerry Wood is disappointed the Federal Government is not planning to roll out fibre optic cable to Indigenous communities identified as growth towns.</description>
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<title>Downer denies Rudd double agent report</title>
<description>Former Liberal foreign minister Alexander Downer says comments he made about Kevin Rudd have been misinterpreted.</description>
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<title>Rural doctors criticise Coalition health policy</title>
<description>The Rural Doctors Association says the Federal Coalition's rural health policy does not do enough to attract medical staff to the bush.</description>
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<title>Greens target swing voters in record ad campaign</title>
<description>The Greens are set to launch the biggest election advertising campaign in the party's history.</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 31  Jul 2010 18:01:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title>Migrants made to feel like 'election scapegoats'</title>
<description>Migrant communities say they are being made to feel like scapegoats by both the major parties in the election debate on population and asylum seekers.</description>
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<title>Gillard denies she's soft on security</title>
<description>Prime Minister Julia Gillard says it is offensive to suggest she does not take national security matters seriously.</description>
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<title>Abbott pledges funding for Defence health</title>
<description>Tony Abbott offers a $77 million boost for the health and dental care of Defence families as a new poll gives the Coalition an election-winning lead.</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 31  Jul 2010 13:20:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title>Gillard woos Perth voters</title>
<description>Prime Minister Julia Gillard is focusing on marginal seats as she continues election campaigning in Perth.</description>
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<title>Gillard accused of disregarding national security</title>
<description>The Australian newspaper says when Ms Gillard was deputy PM she sometimes did not attend Cabinet's national security committee meetings.</description>
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<title>Parental leave levy won't push up prices: Coles</title>
<description>The head of Coles says he does not believe having to pay a levy to fund the Coalition's proposed paid parental leave scheme would push prices up for consumers.</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 31  Jul 2010 08:35:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title>Rudd 'recovering well' after operation</title>
<description>Former prime minister Kevin Rudd is said to be recovering well after an operation to remove his gall bladder last night.</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 31  Jul 2010 06:06:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title>Abbott heads north for defence announcement</title>
<description>Tony Abbott is campaigning in Darwin today where he will make an announcement about a defence-related policy.</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 31  Jul 2010 05:14:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title>Latest poll shows Coalition beating Labor</title>
<description>Prime Minister Julia Gillard has taken another hit as a Nielsen poll shows the Coalition has an election-winning lead.</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 31  Jul 2010 00:18:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title>Kernot to preference Greens, Democrats</title>
<description>Cheryl Kernot says she will give her election preferences to the Greens and Democrats on a split ticket.</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30  Jul 2010 22:10:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title>High Court challenge targets missing voters</title>
<description>The High Court will decide on the constitutional validity of legislation which gave voters just one day to enrol for the Federal election.</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30  Jul 2010 21:14:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title>Rudd plans wider post-surgery campaign</title>
<description>Prime Minister Julia Gillard has welcomed a statement from Kevin Rudd indicating he is willing to campaign nationally for Labor after he undergoes surgery.</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30  Jul 2010 19:40:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title>Murray seat could be scrapped</title>
<description>The federal seat of Murray in Victoria's north could be abolished under a proposed electoral redistribution.</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30  Jul 2010 18:48:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title>Labor policy make-up melting in political spotlight</title>
<description>There is something disturbing about the cover of the Women's Weekly, adorned by a beaming Prime Minister.</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30  Jul 2010 15:13:00 +1000</pubDate>
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<title>Keneally expects more departures</title>
<description>Premier Kristina Keneally says she expects more New South Wales MPs to follow the lead of John Della Bosca and resign from parliament before the election.</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30  Jul 2010 15:10:00 +1000</pubDate>
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