Comments:Australian federal election announced for August 21

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we need a much better picture of Julia Gillard...

do you have another picture in mind? Commons probably has plenty of pictures.

She looks about three there and 100% presently, Let me loo in common...

scratch that...commons has those 2 only...

• 100% better presently
• look

When I reviewed the article, I wanted to change that repetitive picture too, but there isn't...

Since legislation in Australia places a requirement of a minimum 33 day duration of federal election campaigns, the closing statement "one of the longest campaigns" is misleading if not inaccurate. Personally I don't actually remember any federal elections announced with so much rush.