MELBOURNE, Aug 5- Australians will go to the polls on September 7, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced Sunday.
“It’s on. A few moments ago I saw the Governor-General and asked that she dissolve this parliament and call the federal election for September 7.
“Australians now face a choice. And the choice couldn’t be starker. I have a positive vision about the country we can be.
“In this election I’ll be talking with Australians across the country about better schools for our kids, investing so we can create good jobs, and about how the National Broadband Network can help keep our economy strong,” he said in an e-mail.
The prime minister had flown into Canberra from his hometown of Brisbane thereafter had the meeting with the Governor-General at her residence.
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