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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures during his speech at the National Press Club in Canberra, Australia, on April 30, 2025 [Lukas Coch/AAP via Reuters]
  • Australians head to the polls on Saturday, with the ruling centre-left Labor party a favourite to secure a majority government, according to a recent YouGov poll.
  • Incumbent Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is seeking to defeat main challenger Peter Dutton of the Conservative Coalition to become the country’s first leader in two decades to win consecutive elections.