Personality key in Australia poll
Parliamentary election run-up sees tight race and focus on personalities over policies.
Published On 20 Aug 2010
Opinion polls in Australia are pointing to a tight race between the two main parties in Saturday’s parliamentary elections.
Much of the campaign has been about the candidates’ personalities rather than their policies.
Julia Gillard – Australia’s first female prime minister and an unmarried atheist – is up against a conservative Christian opponent nicknamed the “Mad Monk”.
Dan Nolan reports from Sydney.
Source: Al Jazeera