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Rudd plans wider post-surgery campaign
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has welcomed a statement from Kevin Rudd indicating he is willing to campaign nationally for Labor after he undergoes surgery.[MORE]
Rudd in hospital to remove gall bladder
Kevin Rudd has been admitted to hospital for an operation to remove his gall bladder. [MORE]
Labor policy make-up melting in political spotlight
There is something disturbing about the cover of the Women's Weekly, adorned by a beaming Prime Minister.[MORE]
Campaign booms shake the party room
The damaging Cabinet leak against Julia Gillard brought this lifeless, insipid, cautious evasive election campaign to life.[MORE]
Labor's game of political Cluedo
"You know that there are other ways that I could have handled today," said Julia Gillard this morning, to the journalists who gathered for her front-foot performance.[MORE]
The hangover after Gillard's Labor party
Rarely before in the heat of an election campaign has a leader had to fight off such an invisible yet politically poisonous enemy from within.[MORE]
Abbott won't specify source of immigration cuts
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has refused to specify how he would cut immigration levels down to the Coalition's target of under 170,000.[MORE]
Girl power driving the Libs batty
The verdict is in: women in this campaign are officially not being fair.[MORE]
Wanted: election 2010 boredom buster
I forget the exact moment I lost my passion for Australian politics.[MORE]
TV the winner in 2010
So as with that other powerful brand, MasterChef, and all of its happy passenger brands, TV is the winner in 2010.[MORE]
Stop press: leaders disagree in great debate
The Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader spoke, politely and cogently, for an hour about the areas on which they disagreed, punctuated by sensible questions from the fourth estate.[MORE]
Gillard slumps in latest Newspoll
The latest Newspoll shows a slump in support for Prime Minister Julia Gillard, but Labor still holds an election-winning lead.[MORE]
Worms show campaign's gender gap
Last night's leaders' debate failed to produce a clear winner, but it did reveal the gender divide between those following the contest.[MORE]
Leaders prepare to go head-to-head
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says tonight's leaders' debate will be an interesting contest for viewers.[MORE]
Gillard says Rudd 'deeply concerned about security'
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has defended her predecessor Kevin Rudd's handling of national security.[MORE]
Election 2010: policy strip poker
Get rid of the things that people might not like, as a campaign strategy, makes perfect sense but there's not much left to discuss.[MORE]
Cabinet claims show 'contempt for national security'
There are fresh questions about Labor's commitment to national security after it emerged Kevin Rudd sent his chief of staff in his place to high-level security meetings.[MORE]
Rudd faces cabinet neglect claims
Questions are being asked about the chance of Kevin Rudd being given a ministerial position, after revelations about the way he administered national security. [MORE]
Humour to disarm and charm
Some have suggested, within the Liberals, that it wasn't one of the wisest decisions for Tony Abbott to appear on Hey Hey it's Saturday this week.[MORE]
Silent Kevin gets publicity to Di for
Sometimes, saying nothing can be the most potent message of all.[MORE]
He may be behind but Abbott struggles on
Tony Abbott is still struggling with the images, the look, the feel, the body language and also with the substance.[MORE]
Bligh rejects she's 'toxic' to Labor's election campaign
Premier Anna Bligh says she will campaign with PM Julia Gillard during the federal election campaign, despite state Labor being on the nose with voters in Queensland. [MORE]
'Toxic' Bligh confirmed to take over ALP presidency
Premier Anna Bligh will still take over the federal presidency of the ALP on August 1 despite the federal election.[MORE]
Rudd to begin Griffith campaign
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd will begin campaigning in his Brisbane seat of Griffith today.[MORE]
Campaign tactics in a not-so-knife-edge election
Your ABC, in its determination to be fair at election time, is a wonder to behold.[MORE]
