Abbott says coalition ready for poll

Speculation is growing that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is looking to approve a September 7 election. Source: AAP

OPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has described the looming federal election as a choice between the stability of the coalition and "dysfunction" of Labor, and declared his team ready for the likely September 7 poll.

Speculation is increasing that Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is planning to visit the governor-general on Sunday or Monday seeking approval for a September 7 election, shooting the starting gun on the keenly anticipated political contest.

"We've been ready for a long time," Mr Abbott said on Saturday 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 the 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.

"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.

They were also sick of "faceless men deciding who the prime minister of our country should be", in reference to the leadership coups which saw Mr Rudd dumped and then returned as Labor leader.

"That's why this election is a choice between strength and stability under the coalition, or more chaos, division and dysfunction under the Labor party," Mr Abbott said.

The September 7 rumours come a day after Labor's economic update predicted weaker economic growth, growing unemployment and more government debt, as well as a $33.3 billion writedown in revenues.

With release of the economic statement, and after introducing Labor party reforms and new policies on carbon pricing and asylum seekers, Mr Rudd is seen to have cleared the decks for the poll.

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