Australians head to the polls to vote in a national election

21 May, 2022

Australians head to the polls on Saturday to vote in a national election that shows the Opposition ahead in opinion polls.

The Labor Party is narrowly ahead of the ruling conservative coalition although a strong showing by climate-focused independents could lead to a hung parliament.

Centre-left Labor held a decent lead going into the campaign after nine years in opposition, but recent polls showed Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s centre-right Liberal-National government narrowing the gap in the final stretch of a tough, six-week campaign.

Opposition leader Anthony Albanese’s centre-left Labor Party is a favourite to win its first election since 2007.

But Mr Morrison defied the opinion polls in 2019 by leading his coalition to a narrow victory. A win this time would see him secure an historic fourth term.

His coalition holds the narrowest of majorities – 76 seats in the 151-seat House of Representatives, where parties need a majority to form a government. (Sky News)

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