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Australian election fight 'totally unexpected'

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Polls in Australia are to close at the end of an an ill-tempered election.

Correspondent Nick Bryant reports on the race between prime minister Julia Gillard and her Liberal Party opponent Tony Abbott, which was reportedly neck and neck when polling began.


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