AUSTRALIA: Regional implications of federal election

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Updated November 23, 2007 17:29:50

Australians go to the polls tomorrow. The current prime minister says Australia no longer worries about whether it's part of Asia. The opposition Labor leader says Australia is falling behind Asia. We look at the implications of the election result for regional affairs.

Presenter: Graeme Dobell, Canberra correspondent
Speakers: John Howard, prime minister; Kevin Rudd, opposition leader; Alexander Downer, foreign minister

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