Voting began on Saturday (May 3) in Australia's national election that polls show will likely favour Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's Labor Party over the conservative opposition, as worries about Donald Trump's volatile policies overshadowed calls for change.
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00:00Australians began voting in a national election on Saturday, with polls favoring Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese over conservative Peter Dutton.
00:11Polling booths opened at 8 a.m. local time, with a record 8 million of 18 million eligible voters having already cast their ballots early.
00:20While both major parties focused on cost-of-living issues, polls show that global uncertainty from U.S. President Donald Trump's shifting tariffs quickly became a top voter concern during the campaign.
00:33I think what's scary about Trump is what the world can become very quickly if everyone goes that way, and I'm really excited that Canada has not gone that way.
00:44So I'm hopeful for today's outcome for Australia and our future.
00:48When you're looking at someone who's amassed $30 million worth of property, and they're telling you that they would like to bring property prices down, it kind of feels like trusting a fox to build a chicken coop, you know?
01:01So for me, I felt cynical towards someone who is trying to tell me that he wants to bring the prices of eggs down when he looks like an egg.
01:11I have always voted for the Labor Party because I don't believe in me, I believe in us as a nation and the development of the country as we are developing anyway.
01:29Trump's influence isn't decisive, but added to voter caution, with Albanese running a strong campaign and Dutton making missteps.
01:37Polls suggest Labour Party may face a minority government, with minor party and independent preferences crucial under Australia's ranked-choice voting system.
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