Aussie reality chefs outpoll election online

And Google Australia said there were twice as many searches about the culinary ratings-buster on the Internet than there were about the August 21 election.
But interest in the national poll was growing, a Google spokeswoman told AFP, with its popularity highest, unsurprisingly, in the Australian Capital Territory -- home to the nation's politicians and public service.
"Masterchef is obviously a hugely popular search term, but elections have actually had the fastest rise in searches," she said.
Gillard could also take heart from her personal cyber rating, being the subject of more searches than any Masterchef contestant and twice as popular as challenger Abbott in the key battleground state of Queensland.
The prime minister, who is seeking a second term for the ruling Labor party, this week said she understood "the fascination with cooking and eating".
"I know many Australians will watch that show, but I think Australians will still pay some regard to the debate and to the election campaign and what's said in it."
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