PM Kevin Rudd says hasn't decided on an election date and that the government has 'things to attend to yet'.
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DESPITE much conjecture, Kevin Rudd has declared he has not decided on an election date.
Amid reports he could call the national poll on Sunday or Monday for September 7, the Prime Minister said he still had a few things to attend to on the national agenda and had "made no determination whatsoever''.
He added that it was his intention to attend the G20 summit in Russia on September 5 and 6.
"The dates concerning a particular election, which are outlined full well in our constitution as to when they could and couldn't be, such a determination hasn't been reached,'' he said in Brisbane.
"I place enormous priority to the G20 and its agenda.
"At the same time, I will always balance that against other considerations before us as well.''
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott earlier declared his team ready for a September 7 poll.
Speculation that Mr Rudd was planning to visit the Governor-General on Sunday or Monday seeking approval for a September 7 poll had been rife.
"We've been ready for a long time,'' Mr Abbott said when asked about the predicted poll date.
"I think the Australian people are eager to seize the chance to control the government once more.
"The Australian people want their chance to choose, and the sooner they get that the better for us, the better for our country.''
Speaking at the opening of a Melbourne campaign office at Beaconsfield, Mr Abbott talked up stability within Coalition ranks, and the fact it had maintained the same parliamentary team over the past three years.
"I want assure the people of Australia that I will be a builder,'' Mr Abbott said in his pre-campaign pitch.
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"I want to build the infrastructure of the future.
"I want to build a strong economy so that everyone can get ahead.
"Most of all I want to build a better society that every Australian knows he or she is capable of.''
The upcoming election was the "clearest choice in a generation'', Mr Abbott added
Australians were sick of minority government and the hung parliament, he said.
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