He's a worry

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Gareth Evans, former foreign minister who has become a statesman of the Australian Labor Party, has proved to be the electoral liability his colleagues feared he might become. He has been accused of "deficit deceit" and was criticized for his mistake regarding the size of the budget "black hole" in 1996. Evans admits his transition to opposition has been difficult.

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Big lead in small states

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According to a poll conducted by The Bulletin-Morgan Poll, the Liberal government in South Australia looks set to lose to its conservative opposition in the 2001 state election. The loss will echo similar Liberal losses in Western Australia and Queensland's state elections.

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Burke's back yard

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Denis Burke's political campaign in the run-up to the Northern Territory election is discussed. The key issues raised by Liberal Party, Conservative Party and Labour Party candidates, and their election chances, are explored.

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