'Yes we can': Tony Abbott has told his Coalition colleagues they can win the next election.
Abbott channels Obama in Coalition pep talk
By Online political correspondent Emma Rodgers
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has borrowed Barack Obama's famous line "yes we can" to rally his colleagues ahead of the next election.
Mr Abbott has told Coalition MPs the Opposition can win the next election if it stays disciplined and keeps the focus on the Government.
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A female elephant calf enjoys the water at Melbourne Zoo on February 9, 2010. The un-named calf, which goes on display on February 10, was born at 110kg on January 16 and has been putting away 12 to 14 litres of milk a day. At the time of this photograph she weighed around 138kg.
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