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Listen only to Kevin Rudd, Tony Abbott and their teams and you would think the burning issues this election are border protection, the carbon tax, and the internal failings of the Labor Party.
But listen to Australian voters and topics such as stable employment, housing affordability, the cost of childcare, education and health and personal security consistently rate higher than any other.
That's why we've launched Voice of Australia, a new way of covering the issues that matter most to our readers.