Polls open in Australia’s election, Labour tipped for victory

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Bill Shorten: His labour party tipped to win Australian election

About 17 million Australians are voting Saturday, with final surveys predicting a centre-left Labour victory.

Polls opened at 8:00 am local (2200 GMT) and the first exit polls are expected around 10 hours later.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s conservative Liberals had closed a yawning gap on the opposition, but differences over climate may prove the difference.

In one Sydney suburb, early rising voters trickled into a beachside surf club to cast their ballots, as volunteers wearing bright orange “I’m a climate voter” t-shirts handed out pamphlets.

“I’m worried about the climate and that Australia is not doing enough,” the volunteer Catherine Willis said.

A season of record floods, wildfires and droughts has brought the issue front and centre in the campaign.

In rural areas, climate-hit farmers are demanding action. And in several rich suburbs, eco-minded centre-right independents are running…



Source: News Agency of Nigeria