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Australian PM Gillard announces Aug 21 elections (AP)

July 17th, 2010

Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, Saturday, July 17, 2010. Gillard, who has led the country for three weeks, on Saturday called a general election on Aug. 21 and urged voters to show trust in her by returning her party for a second three-year term. (AP Photo/Mark Graham)AP - Australia’s first female Prime Minister Julia Gillard will attempt to win a second term for her center-left government at Aug. 21 elections, with battle lines drawn on climate change, asylum seekers, and record-high public debt.


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