It's day 19 on the federal election trail and a new Galaxy poll shows Labor could struggle to retain at least five seats in western Sydney, one of the key battlegrounds of the 2013 election.
The poll suggests high profile candidate Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury risks losing his seat of Lindsay, which covers the Blue Mountains area west of Sydney.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is campaigning in Sydney's west this morning, and he'll no doubt be hit with questions over his plans to manage the rising cost of living, a topic voters in the area have repeatedly voiced their concerns over.
Tony Abbott is in Darwin this morning after spending the night in the Top End.
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As we race towards September 7, politicians of all stripes are campaiging in earnest.
Last night, Climate Change Minister Mark Butler and the Coalition's Climate Change spokesperson Greg Hunt met head-to-head on the ABC to hash out their differences.
