澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-07-19（在线收听）

The first Newspoll of the federal election campaign shows the ALP has a commanding lead over the Coalition. Today's poll puts Labor 10 points ahead on the two-party preferred basis. Labor's primary vote stays steady at 42 per cent while the Coalition has dropped two points to 38 (per cent).

Tony Abbott'll head to Julia Gillard’s hometown of Melbourne this morning for the second full day on the hustings. Ms Gillard is due to leave Brisbane after efforts to shore up votes in the home state of former prime minister Kevin Rudd. With the election a little more than a month away, Australians have until 8 pm tonight to enrol to vote.

The Queensland Government says it will strongly oppose Jayant Patel'sappeal against his convictions and sentence. Lawyers for the Bundaberg surgeon last week lodged the appeal against his seven-year jail term. Patel was found guilty of three counts of manslaughter and one of grievous bodily harm.

Victoria's former police chief Christine Nixon'll undergo surgery today, after being rushed to hospital at the weekend. It's understood she's suffering from gall bladder problems. She was hospitalized a day after resigning from her position as head of Victoria's Bushfire Reconstruction and Recovery Authority. Ms Nixon has been criticized for announcing her resignation just hours after the federal election was called.

And the number of people killed in a suicide bombing in central Iraq has risen to 45. Another four people were killed in a separate Baghdad blast. In the worst attack, police say the bomber targeted members of the government-backed Sunni militia who were lining up to be paid.