budd was -- mr. rudd was dumped from office, despite concerns gillard would leave the country to victory. labor is worried that voters would be unhappy with the way kevin rudd was dumped a couple months ago. also at play are big issues like the economy and asylum-seekers, and in a way they have a difficult choice. labour says its multibillion- dollar stimulus package they say helped save australia from recession proves labor is a sound economic manager. on the other hand, you have opposition claiming such spending was not necessary and is accusing the government of being incompetent, so the big issue is the state of the australian economy and immigration. >> the first of the gypsies expelled from france were flown to bucharest. some 700 were deported in august. >> to they france has over 100 of them -- to they france has put over 100 of them on flights. this group says they are going voluntarily, each with a 300-0 incentives -- 3000 incentives, but the government survives in deplorable conditions. th