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Australian opposition leaps ahead in polls

Australia's opposition coalition has increased its lead as support for Prime Minister Julia Gillard and her Labor Party wanes ahead of September elections, according to a poll.

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard pictured upon arrival at Phnom Penh International Airport on November 19, 2012. Australia's opposition coalition has increased its lead as support for Gillard and her Labor Party wanes ahead of September elections, according to a poll.

The Herald-Nielsen poll for Fairfax newspapers found the opposition would win 55 percent of the vote, against 45 percent for the Labor-led government.

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