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West Australians line up at polls around state but about half of voters opt to go early

West Australians cast their votes at polling booths across the state spanning the state's 15 electorates, with Labor hoping to win at least two seats from the Coalition.

ABC News

Greens make big inroads in Queensland

The Greens are set to win three seats in Brisbane, with the major parties suffering a backlash in Saturday's election.

AAP

Labor, Liberals lodge complaints over election material in hotly contested Higgins and Kooyong

The Liberal Party has denied authorising green-coloured signs telling voters to "put Labor last".

ABC News

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Australia election: Labor party leader Albanese claims victory

Anthony Albanese claims victory in polls after PM Scott Morrison concedes defeat, ending 9 years of conservative gov’t.

Al Jazeera

Election 2022: 24 key seats to watch tonight ahead of an election result

Polls have closed in the eastern states and the counting has started. Keep an eye on these key seats which could change hands and decide the election result.

ABC News

Sturt in play, along with Boothby, as South Australia heads to the polls in the federal election

Labor is increasingly confident of winning the marginal Liberal-held seat of Boothby in Adelaide's south and has now shifted its attention to Sturt in Adelaide's east, a political expert says.

ABC News

'Most important day': Midnight Oil's Peter Garrett greets voters at Bomaderry

After casting her vote on Election Day, Labor's incumbent Gilmore MP Fiona Phillips expressed she is feeling confident ahead of a tight race.

The Canberra Times

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The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 21 May 2022

As you read this, Australians are at the polls, munching on sausages (a quixotically Australian tradition), and electing a new government. The six-week campaign, offering more noise and irritation than substance, has seen the highest proportion of early votes in Australian history. The battleground issues have been cost-of-living pressures, soaring…

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Australians vote to determine conservative government future

Polling stations have opened across eastern Australia as voters decide whether Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s conservative government will defy odds and rule for a fourth three-year term

The Independent UK

Social media getting spammed by big-spending politicians in Qld despite election ad blackout

Some Queensland politicians are spending thousands this week to advertise on your Facebook, Instagram and other social media feeds, in a last-ditch effort to grab your attention while radio and television adverts are banned in the closing stages of the election campaign.

ABC News

Election 2022: These are the big issues confronting the nation as Australia votes

Weighing our choices on election day

Newcastle Herald

Albanese claims victory over Morrison – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Australia ousts conservatives after nine years, Albanese to be PM

Australia's Labor Party was set to end almost a decade of conservative rule as the government was swept away in Saturday's election by a wave of support for candidates who campaigned for more action on climate change and may hold the balance of power.

Reuters

Election analysis: Nationals have half the Greens vote with 10 times as many MPs

The Nationals get less than half the vote of the Greens but have 10 times as many MPs. Go figure.

Newcastle Herald

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Results in key Queensland seats in the federal election

The Sunshine State is home to several key seats that could prove critical to the outcome of the electoral race. So which electorates should you be watching? Here's a quick guide on the seats to keep an eye on this federal election.

ABC News

What are the major election promises for the Northern Territory? Who are the candidates? Where do I vote?

What are the major election promises for the Northern Territory? Who are the candidates? Where do I vote? We answer your questions.

The Guardian - AU

‘Technically more difficult’: ABC analyst Antony Green on the challenges of calling the 2022 election

As well as the national broadcaster, Seven, Nine, 10 and Sky News Australia are all also offering live panels and analysis

The Guardian - AU

$8m an hour: in the battle for marginal seats, it’s a contest of who can splurge the most

Both the Coalition and Labor have pledged billions to swing electorates with more than 1,000 election promises made during the campaign

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The Guardian - AU

Everything you need to know about the election

From polling places to opinion polls, we’ve compiled all the information you need for the optimal election day experience

The Guardian - AU

‘It’s kind of unreal’: new citizens feel the ‘power’ of voting in Australia for the first time

The Australian Electoral Commission estimates about 440,000 new citizens will cast a vote in 2022

The Guardian - AU

Do you know your Morrison tackle from your Albanese stumble? Take our 2022 federal election quiz

Have you been watching the Australian election campaign like the PM scanning for a photo op? Test your knowledge with our definitive quiz

The Guardian - AU

Seats to watch: the electorates that could decide who will win the federal election

From affluent inner-city seats to regional marginals, here are the seats most likely to change hands in today’s Australian election

The Guardian - AU

More than $1bn of Coalition’s climate funding could go to fossil fuel projects, analysis finds

‘Clean’ hydrogen and carbon capture and storage head list of funding pledges since net zero promise

The Guardian - AU

Morrison and Albanese make final pitch to voters as last-minute polls tip Labor for election victory

Two polls suggest Labor has an election-winning lead, but rise of independent and minor candidates may mean result is too close to call on Saturday night

Newcastle Herald

Election analysis: 'Line-ball' Hunter electorate will prove pivotal to vote outcome

The Hunter is poised to play a significant role in deciding Australia's next government when counting starts at the close of polls on Saturday night.

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