First timer hopes her vote make a ‘good impression on Australia’
At Hilltop Highway Public College in Merrylands, Mona Ghazzaoui is voting for the primary time in her life.
The 18-year-old from the federal seat of Blaxland stated she was nervous about casting her vote and had achieved quite a lot of analysis earlier than coming to the voting sales space at present.
“I don’t wanna make the fallacious alternative. There’s plenty of issues occurring on the earth,” she stated.
Mona Ghazzaoui voted for the primary time at present. (ABC Information: Nandini Dhir)
“I hope what I selected does make a great impression on Australia as a rustic,” she added.
Like many in her age group insurance policies affecting liveability, value of residing and housing are deciding elements on this election.
However for Mona the problem of Gaza weighs closely on her thoughts.
“I actually hope the get together I voted for takes actions for Palestine, defending Palestine, stopping the genocide,” she stated.
IN PICS: Pooches rugged up at Melbourne polling cubicles
It seems prefer it’s been a cold morning at some voting centres in Melbourne.
Pet homeowners who’ve been lining as much as have their say at present have additionally made positive their pooches are dressed accordingly.
These photos have are available from the Brunswick East Major College, within the citizens of Wills.
(AAP: Joel Carrett)(AAP: Joel Carrett)(AAP: Joel Carrett)(AAP: Joel Carrett)
Impartial Alex Dyson casts his vote in Wannon
It’s heating up within the seat of Wannon in south-west Victoria, which is certainly one of 5 key regional electorates that might change the course of the election.
Impartial Alex Dyson was up early to solid his vote at his outdated major faculty in Warrnambool in his quest to over-turn 70 years of Liberal rule within the seat.
(ABC Information: Matthew Neal)
His major competitor is incumbent Liberal MP Dan Tehan, who’s casting his vote this morning within the regional centre of Hamilton.
Each candidates have been spending huge in Wannon within the hopes of securing victory within the as soon as protected Liberal seat.
Mr Dyson’s election warfare chest exceeds $1 million (together with about $500,000 from Local weather 200), whereas native media has reported Mr Tehan and the Liberal Social gathering have spent round $750,000, or roughly 5 instances the quantity they’d sometimes spend in Wannon.
Who do I vote for? Discover out the candidates in your citizens
Most individuals received’t have the ability to vote immediately for both Prime Minister Anthony Albanese or Opposition Chief Peter Dutton. You possibly can solely vote for the candidates in your citizens (aka native space).
These candidates are attempting to develop into your citizens’s Member of Parliament (aka your native MP).
Your native MP goes to Parliament Home and represents the voters in their citizens.
You possibly can discover out who the candidates are in your citizens by finishing Vote Compass, a web based software that can even assist you determine which get together you’re most carefully aligned to. When you put your postcode in initially, the outcomes web page will embody your candidates.
Or if you understand what citizens you’re in, you should use ABC chief elections analyst Antony Inexperienced’s information to your citizens. The guides have a great deal of details about every citizens together with all of the candidates.
If you would like assist understanding how every citizens could make a distinction to who will win tonight, have a learn of this story by ABC Information’ StoryLab crew.
(AAP: Richard Wainwright)
Dutton’s ‘pretzel-like twists’ on public service coverage leaving voters bewildered
It has been an extended and eventful marketing campaign for Peter Dutton and the Coalition resulting in election day.
(ABC Information: Matt Roberts)
My ABC colleague Patrick Bell has taken a great look this morning on the “pretzel-like twists” we have seen from the Dutton camp since campaigning started.
He writes:
Election campaigns are sometimes so stage managed, one wonders how a lot actually adjustments over the course of 5 weeks.
However the variety of twists within the Coalition’s public service coverage has, frankly, resembled a large pretzel.
You possibly can learn extra of his full evaluation of the Opposition chief’s run as much as at present, and the impression it is had on voters’ opinions, right here:
When you need to vote earlier than your morning swim
A few younger males have turned as much as vote in Bondi Seaside in iconic Australian swimwear — budgy smugglers.
Wanting good, fellas.
The chilly ocean breeze did not cease these two. (Reuters)
They weren’t the one ones both.
Have a look at all the intense colors. (Reuters)
Not everybody voted in Bondi in seaside apparel although as the remainder of the group was in regular apparel.
Appears to be like like a good spot to queue up and vote.
Albanese makes essentially the most of photograph alternative on the MCG
By Jane Norman, on the path with Albanese
It’s recreation on!
When you had been in search of indicators of confidence throughout the Labor camp then look no additional than the placement for the prime minister’s breakfast TV interviews.
Anthony Albanese spoke to media at Melbourne’s MCG. (ABC Information: Brendan Esposito)
We’re on hallowed turf – the MCG – on grand remaining day for federal politics.
Anthony Albanese has typically used the AFL analogy that he goals to kick with the wind within the fourth quarter or in different phrases, be forward within the polls when it issues.
As polls open on election day, It seems he’s achieved his intention with all main opinion polls pointing to a Labor victory tonight.
Anthony Albanese leaving the MCG. (ABC Information: Brendan Esposito)
Trumpian politics have been on the entrance and centre this election
When Donald Trump introduced his world tariffs coverage in early April, it appeared to crystallise how damaging his erratic America first insurance policies could possibly be to all of us.
My colleague Laura Tingle has damaged down the US president’s impression on this election marketing campaign.
Have a learn right here:
PM shaking arms within the Melbourne seat of Menzies
By Jane Norman, on the path with Albanese
After really exhausting his AFL analogies on breakfast TV (“I will go away nothing on the sphere!”… “It is time-on within the fourth quarter!”) the prime minister has stopped by a polling sales space within the Melbourne suburb of Field Hill in Menzies.
On the bottom for a matter of minutes, Anthony Albanese met a few voters, Labor supporters and had a photograph with Labor candidate Gabriel Ng.
Anthony Albanese with Labor candidate Gabriel Ng in Field Hill. (ABC Information: Brendan Esposito)
Albanese additionally shook arms with a Liberal volunteer and stated: “good on you for taking part”.
At this level, he’s actually simply right here for the photographs!
Anthony Albanese shaking arms with a Liberal volunteer. (ABC Information: Brendan Esposito)
Whereas Labor is anticipating losses in Victoria tonight, Menzies is a seat the get together may seize from the Liberals.
Anthony Albanese shaking arms at a Field Hill voting sales space. (ABC Information: Brendan Esposito)
A redistribution has not solely made the seat ultra-marginal however notionally Labor too.
It’s at present held by Liberal Keith Wolahan by simply 0.4 per cent and Labor reckons it’s in with an actual shot right here tonight.
That’s a wrap on Melbourne, we’re off to Sydney now the place the PM will solid his poll in Grayndler (for himself).
What citizens am I in?
Your citizens determines which candidates you’ll be able to vote for at present so it’s price figuring out which one you reside in.
You should utilize the Australian Electoral Fee’s software to discover your citizens by coming into the title of your suburb.
As soon as you understand your citizens you’ll be able to verify who the candidates are operating for election utilizing ABC chief elections analyst Antony Inexperienced’s election information. Every information is full of details about a person citizens together with the candidates operating for election at present, who the present minister of parliament is and previous outcomes.
Aussies solid their votes from all over the world
Australians as distant because the United Kingdom to neighbouring nations in south Asia and the Pacific are lining as much as solid their vote.
It is no shock the road to vote in London is winding across the block.
It is also no shock the climate is moist and overcast (sorry, I needed to).
Australians in London voting within the federal election. (Equipped: Division of Overseas Affairs and Commerce)
The Division of Overseas Affairs expects the abroad voting turnout to be sturdy this yr.
For the primary time, Australians within the Maldives can solid their vote in particular person on the Australian Excessive Fee in Male.
It is also the primary time in-person voting cubicles can be found in Kolkata in India, and Koror within the western Pacific nation of Palau.
Australians casting their vote in Kolkata, India. (Equipped: Division of Overseas Affairs and Commerce/Kolkata Publish)Australian citizen Kris is voting for the primary time in Koror, Palau. (Equipped: Division of Overseas Affairs and Commerce/Koror Publish)
Not sure which get together your views align with? Vote Compass may also help
The ABC has partnered with Vox Pops Labs to develop the Vote Compass on-line software. It received’t let you know who to vote for, however it could provide help to determine which get together most carefully aligns together with your opinions.
All you need to do is reply a sequence of questions on your views on numerous matters. It takes about 10 minutes to finish. So far over 1.1 million Australians have used Vote Compass.
On the finish of the survey you see two graphs:
One reveals the place you match on the political panorama (progressive or conservative on social points, left or proper on financial points);
The opposite reveals your alignment with the insurance policies of assorted political events.
When you actually need to get molecular, you’ll be able to weight your outcomes primarily based on which points are most necessary to you.
Pups on the polling cubicles
It would not be an election day with out voters’ furry associates becoming a member of them on the polling cubicles as they lodge their ballots.
My ABC colleague Jonathan Healy has despatched us a notice from a polling centre on the Grovely Scout Corridor in Brisbane‘s northern suburbs and the citizens of Ryan, the place a minimum of one pooch has been noticed.
(ABC Information: Lucy Sweeney)
When you see any pet polling companions the place you are voting this morning — tell us.
IN PICS: Albanese arrives in Melbourne’s outer suburbs
There was loads of fanfare within the citizens of Menzies for the arrival of Anthony Albanese, hand-in-hand along with his companion Jodie Haydon.
The prime minister met voters, Labor supporters and was seen talking alongside Labor candidate Gabriel Ng.
The way to vote: Do I’ve to observe the how-to-vote card?
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While you get to your native polling place, it’s extremely probably you’ll must run the gauntlet of volunteers thrusting items of paper at you as you try and enter.
These items of paper are (often) how-to-vote playing cards.
These playing cards are created by political events and different curiosity teams and so they instruct voters on methods to direct their preferences – or methods to order the candidates on the poll.
However you don’t must observe their recommendation, you’ll be able to listing the candidates on the poll in any order you select.
Bear in mind, the one one that controls your desire is you.
IN PICS: Dutton continues his petrol pump push
A key focus of Opposition Chief Peter Dutton‘s election marketing campaign has been the Coalition‘s plan to halve the nation’s petrol value excise and permit Australians to avoid wasting 25 cents per litre of gasoline.
In the present day has been no totally different.
Earlier, Dutton visited a service station within the Melbourne suburb of Sydenham, on the citizens of Gorton — and he bought his arms on one other bowser pump.
For the report, this was the opposition leaders’ seventeenth service station go to of the marketing campaign.
(ABC: Matt Roberts)(ABC: Matt Roberts)(ABC: Matt Roberts)
Democracy sausages scorching in New York Metropolis
They are a great distance from residence, however that is no barrier for tens of 1000’s of Australians in search of a democracy sausage abroad.
This yr, the Division of Overseas Affairs and Commerce and Austrade are managing 111 abroad voting places throughout 83 nations.
The scent of an Aussie BBQ has attracted a whole lot of voters to sausage sizzles hosted by the New York Consulate within the United States.
The New York Consulate is internet hosting a sausage sizzle for Australian voters. (Equipped: DFAT/Chris Munro)Australians consuming snags in New York Metropolis. (Equipped: DFAT/Chris Munro)
Polling now open in all Australian states and territories
Polling locations in NSW, VIC, QLD, TAS, ACT, NT, SA and now WA at the moment are open from 8am till 6pm native time at present.
It has simply ticked over to 8am in Western Australia.
Everybody in Australia can now solid their vote.
If you’re within the queue at 6pm native time this night, it is possible for you to to solid your poll.
Voting within the 2025 federal election is obligatory for the 18.1 million individuals on the electoral roll.
Any eligible voter who doesn’t solid a vote will obtain a non-voter discover and will must pay a fantastic, to not point out lacking out on having their say within the election, the AEC warns.
Teal Zoe Daniel arrives to vote
Zoe Daniel arrived on the Hampton Major College polling sales space, voting together with her 18-year-old son.
Goldstein grew to become a teal seat on the final election after Ms Daniel out-polled Liberal member Tim Wilson.
(ABC Information: Stephanie Ferrier)
She stated it had been a gruelling marketing campaign.
“However we’ve been out on the cubicles, unbelievable vibes, significantly the final couple of days as extra individuals have flooded in to vote.
“These final conversations must be had at present so I’ll be hitting, I believe, 24 cubicles at present.”
Tim Wilson is operating once more at present.
(ABC Information: Stephanie Ferrier)
VIDEO: Treasurer Jim Chalmers says election day is at all times nervy
ABC Reporter Arianna Levy caught up with Jim Chalmers as he went to solid his poll in at present’s federal election in his seat of Rankine.
The seat is held on a margin of 9.1 per cent, and is taken into account pretty protected.
Forward of at present’s vote, the treasurer stated Labor weren’t taking any votes with no consideration.
“At all times nervous on Election Day, however it’s nice to be in our native hood with all these people who find themselves getting their vote achieved good and early,” Treasurer Jim Chalmers stated.
