Update 2:35pm:

Missed this earlier, the Federal government has announced that "no more Africans would be allowed into Australia under the humanitarian refugee program until next winter, and added there were no guarantees any Africans would be accepted in the next intake." - article here . More refugee posturing - perhaps trying to wedge Labor? It's a poor wedge and Rudd is smart enough not to take the bait.

Earlier:

Very briefly...

The election is looking increasingly likely to be called this weekend, in favour of a November 24 or December 1 election. According to The Age , ad bookings on behalf of the Federal government in the papers dry up this Sunday. When an election is called, all government advertising must be put on hold. Howard again reiterate d that the election date will be sometime between now and early december.

 A poll has been released showing that Australians have lost faith in the USA's ability to manage international affairs with the level of confidence almost halving over 6 years from 66% in 2001 to 37% today.

Rudd has vowed to bring the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad before the International Court of Justice - article here. Seems a bit silly and impractical to me - perhaps a little grand-standing to appease the Jewish lobby which is currently asking both Rudd & the PM for their viewpoints on certain issues. Either way, it's really quite benign when compared to Howard's supposed support for surgical strikes on Iran.

 Janet Albrechsten writes an editorial for The Australian today , with the headline 'Harden up, girly-boy, it's time to be tested". She essentially calls on the Liberals to bring on more negative campaigning in order to "probing [sic] Labor's claim to being a better alternative government."

Most of it is her usual drivel - again talking about Rudd's gaffe, with no mention of Costello's earlier stuff-up during the day as well as Howard's earlier in the year - not to mention Downer's sorry attempt to cheat on Lateline (he had a sheet in front of him with the tax scales).

 She ends with "let me offer Rudd the same advice I gave Latham three years ago. Dry your eyes, princess."

More later, time is short - sorry!

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