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Australians vote in election swayed by inflation, Trump
Australians will cram voting booths on Saturday (May 2) to pick their next government, deciding a hard-fought election shaped by living costs, climate anxiety and Trump tariffs. From dusty desert towns to sun-splashed harbour cities, millions of Australians will choose between left-leaning incumbent Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and conservative challenger Peter Dutton. The almost universal consensus across a slew of opinion polls leading up to election day was that Albanese's governing Labor Party would win its second term. "No one would deny these are uncertain times. And in times of uncertainty, we usually see ... (full story)
