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Abbott still standing in battle for power Tony Abbott says he has worked as hard as he can to win office as he continues his 36-hour non-stop campaign to become prime minister. Gillard goes negative on election eve Julia Gillard is using the last day of the campaign to mount a strident and negative attack on Tony Abbott, warning voters he is a risk to their future prosperity. Family calls for execution of killer son The courtroom erupted into angry scenes as Christopher Phillips was jailed for stabbing and bashing his father Douglas to death at his Frankston North home last year. Labor pips Coalition in election ad spending The Labor Party has marginally outspent the Coalition in a campaign TV advertising blitz predominantly composed of negative messages from both sides, according to an independent analysis. Reserve hails 20 years of economic growth The Reserve Bank's deputy governor says economic reforms over the past 30 years have made Australia a world-beating economy over the past two decades.
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Campaign 2010: last chance for a final word With election eve finally upon us, Drum regulars give their parting impressions of campaign 2010. Annabel Crabb - To the ballot boxes we go Tim Dunlop - My fantasy election Tom Switzer- What we have learned John Hewson - Uncertainty reigns Chris Berg - Gillard's biggest mistake Mark Bahnisch - Gillardism and Abbottism Navigating stormy electoral seas With every election the country dies, and is born again, a shiny new land to do with as we will. We all participate in the ritual. How to vote in Election 2010 Unsure who to vote for this weekend? Here are a few positive reasons to vote for each of the major parties. Mr Brown, be careful what you wish for The balance of power in the Federal Senate may well prove a curse for Senator Bob Brown and the Greens. Miranda's Gunns melodrama is just a lie Miranda Devine - born with a silver typewriter at her fingertips - has long run the convenient fiction that she stands with the ordinary Australian against the elites. It is perfectly reasonable for Miranda to advise that a vote for the Greens will move us 'back to the Dark Ages'. But she will need better evidence to bolster her opinion than the testimony of embittered old men.
World	More World Stories >
Pakistan facing a 'slow-motion tsunami' An emergency session of the United Nations has been told Pakistan is facing potential political and economic instability in the wake of catastrophic flooding. World is Vietnam's oyster thanks to Aussies The fledgling farmed oyster industry along the north-east coast of Vietnam has taken off under the guidance of a team of Australian shellfish experts. Australian pleads guilty to Thai protest charge An Irish-Australian man has pleaded guilty to breaching state emergency laws during anti-government protests in Bangkok this year.
Science & Technology	More Science & Technology Stories >
Birds seized at airport The Department of Agriculture says birds seized at the Perth airport could have harmed WA wildlife. Cheating reaps big benefits for finches Lying and cheating on your partner pays dividends if you are a Gouldian finch, according to Australian researchers. 'Sickening' attack on historic tree Victorian police are investigating an attack on one of Australia's most significant trees, the Separation Tree, in Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens.
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Seafood bosses discuss marine reserve concerns The heads of Australia's seafood industry councils have met in Darwin today to discuss concerns about what they say is Labor's lack of consultation over its marine reserve plan. Study into uranium impact on water 'desperate' The Greens say Labor's promise to investigate the effects of uranium mining on the Alice Springs water supply is a desperate bid to win back the environmental vote. Marble Bar's constant sunshine boosts solar power The Pilbara town of Marble Bar has become home to the world's first solar, diesel power station.
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