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ELECTION 2010: Gillard wins the debate, but immigration fight continues to divide electorate

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has started week two of the election campaign by focussing on health, announcing her Government would fund an extra 2,000 emergency department nurses, 1,000 more student nurse training places and 270 additional emergency doctors over 10 years. However, Gillard’s announcement has largely been overshadowed by the result of last night’s leaders’ […]
James Thomson
James Thomson

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has started week two of the election campaign by focussing on health, announcing her Government would fund an extra 2,000 emergency department nurses, 1,000 more student nurse training places and 270 additional emergency doctors over 10 years.

However, Gillard’s announcement has largely been overshadowed by the result of last night’s leaders’ debate, which most pundits have scored in the Prime Minister’s favour.

But while the dissecting of the debate continues, one argument that shows no sign of abating any time soon concerns the controversial topic of immigration.

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