text: Pollsters refuse to write off Australian PM despite lag in polls SYDNEY : Opinion polls give Australia #39;s opposition Labor Party a big lead over Prime Minister John Howard #39;s conservative government as campaigning begins for October 9 elections, but analysts say the real race is still too close to call.
inputs: Pollsters refuse to write off Australian PM despite lag in polls SYDNEY : Opinion polls give Australia #39;s opposition Labor Party a big lead over Prime Minister John Howard #39;s conservative government as campaigning begins for October 9 elections, but analysts say the real race is still too close to call.