Election
Leaders make final election pitch
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has campaigned in his conservative opponent Peter Dutton’s constituency on the final day before the election, with polls favouring the incumbent in a campaign overshadowed by Donald Trump’s volatile diplomacy. Australia is among the few democracies with mandatory voting, and close to 7 million out of an eligible 18 million voters had already cast a ballot by Friday at early voting centres or by postal voting, the Australian Electoral Commission said.
