Sentences with phrase «national elections looming»

One is set in Australia's capital Canberra as a national election looms, and two are set on water: a boat with adventuring Australians chasing waves in remote east Indonesia, and a sabotaged boat full of asylum - seekers from various war - torn countries heading to Australia.

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Clegg said after the election that he had no choice but to go back on his word: a national economic disaster loomed, national interest trumps party politics, amassing power and all its trappings through brazen dishonesty was actually an act of sacrifice!
And so the Tories will spend the final week of their election campaign on Brexit - trying to talk it up, making it out to be the great national project of the next five years rather than the enormous looming omnishambles it actually is.
This is in stark contrast to the outgoing Liberal / National coalition government, led by John Howard, who refused to sign and who, according to many observers only «discovered» climate change this year when polls showed it was a looming election issue.
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