natasha guinane spoke from khartoum. >> it's the last weekend before the sudanese head to vote. politics doesn't seem to be on anyone's mind. we spoke to more than 30 people and it was hard to find someone planning to vote. >> translator: i want the elections to be fair. and we want our ruler to be somebody new. because frankly we are fed up with basheer. >> reporter: basheer seized power in a military coup in 1989. critics say he has squashed civil liberties. but as we saw at this presidential rally he is a charismatic man backed by many especially women, who are said to be his best supporters. >> we don't want anyone to be hungry. >> there are ten men and one woman running against basheer. but you wouldn't know it by these. many here say the economy is the most pressing issue facing facing sudan. the official unemployment rate is 18% and inflation is 37%. >> translator: if the government is serious about dealing with the miserable economic reality, there are two things the government should do. one, cut government spending and two, combat rampant corruption. >> sudanese expect

natasha guinane has the story. >> independent candidate hasn't spent one day campaigning. he tried to stage a strike with the other presidential candidates at the national election commission. his goal was concerns about the elections not being free or fair. but he was the only candidates who showed up. knowledge. >> translator: i agree with people who say that the elections are be rigged but i ran anyway for two reasons. to promote my plan offering practical solution he to the problems and to draw attention to the potential of election fraud. >> reporter: these three presidential candidates did find spend the final day of campaigning giving speeches. he would ensure the u.s. sanctions of sudan would be lifted within a few months. there are ten men and one woman running against the president. the only campaign signs you see are of basheer. we asked this group of men at a tea stand if they could name a single candidate on the other handother thanbashie rfertion. theybashier. they couldn't. in control of the media elections will be a sham. bashier, appeared, now in his 26th

. >>> natasha guinane is in the capital khartoum. >> there is a sudanese proverb that says, whatever you want to abolish, ignore it. this applies to the elections in sudan. they have called a boycott saying it is a one man race. a significant number of people haven't even bothered registering. >> portraying himself as a clown. >> a block of candidates including liberals, secularists and communists. >> we want a peaceful united sovereign sudan. with equal citizenship and transitional justice. so and the top of the the regime is completely opposite. >> last august liberals and secularists formed an historic alliance. worrying the major opposition block which includes former government officials and islamist groups. they feel sidelines. >> it is so defeating for opposition parties to demand the seclusion of certain political elements. it runs against the grain of democracy itself. and reconciliation. >> having deemed the opposition irrelevant trying to end the conflicts in the south and west of the country and enlisting the support of the international community. what remains unsolved i

natasha guinane, al jazeera khartoum. >>> opposition handing as dacca central jail. backlash from his supporters. parents in australia who refuse to vaccinate their children, could be denied up to $2,000 in payments under a government policy. andrew thomas, from sydney. >> no jab no pain, if they refuse to have therapy children vaccinated. australia actually has a high level of vaccination 97% but there are pockets where the is vaccination is much much lower and things like whooping cough are making a come back. 40,000 conscientious objectors 40,000 children whose parents have said they have either a religious or a medical or a conscientious reason not to allow their child to be vaccinated. they continue to get benefits even though their children haven't been vaccinated. the only way you'll be able to receive these benefits as an australian parent and not have your child vaccinated is if you have a strong religious or medical reason not to. just being a conscientious objector is no longer enough. >> for many greeks, this weekend is the highlight of the year as orthod