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Australia votes as opposition makes headway

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 21 May 2022 09:22
2 Min Read

After a decade of conservative rule, Australians are voting in a close-fought election.

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  • Morrison (right) is warning that Albanese is a
    Morrison (right) is warning that Albanese is a "loose unit" incapable of managing the economy.

The frontrunner in the Australian elections, Anthony Albanese, said that after a decade of rule by conservatives, his center-left party should be allowed a "crack" at running the country by voters.

Meanwhile, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who was behind in the pre-election polls, was telling voters to vote for him again and boasted about his achievement of a 3.9% unemployment rate and warned that his rival was a "loose unit" incapable of managing the economy.

59-year-old Labor Party leader Albanese, who has a slight lead over Morrison in polls, said he was "very positive" about the results of the election, pushing people not to vote for the "divisive" Scott Morrison.

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Albanese has pledged to end Australia's sluggish policies in climate change, while also promising to help people struggling amid rising prices and to hold a referendum on giving indigenous people an institutional voice in the country's policymaking. 

"Give Labor a crack. We have plans for this country," Albanese said as the day began. He promised to take action against corruption after Morrison failed to deliver promises on a federal anti-graft watchdog and called Morrison's administration the "least open, least fair-dinkum government in Australian political history".

Voting is compulsory in Australia, and those who do not vote are fined Aus$20.

According to the Australian Electoral Commission, almost half the electorate, meaning seven million people, will cast their ballots by mail.

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