Polls open in Australia as voters decide country’s future

The Manila Times

Polls open in Australia as voters decide country’s future   Australians start to vote in a national election on May 3, 2025 that polls show will likely favor Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese over conservative challenger Peter Dutton, with voter appetite for change dampened by worries over Donald Trump's volatile diplomacy. Polling booths in Australia - among the few democracies with mandatory voting - opened at 8 a.m. (2200GMT). A record 8 million out of 18 million eligible voters had already cast ballots before Saturday. Both major parties have focused on cost-of-living pressures but opinion polls show that global uncertainty driven by Trump's stop-start tariffs rapidly became a top issue for voters during the campaign.  REUTERS VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #WorldNews #Australia

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00:08Come right here.

00:10And make a small line.

00:12So, like, two needs to try.

00:14Make a minute for Scotty.

00:16Um, yeah.

00:18Go down.

00:30Okay.

00:34Okay.

00:36Yeah.

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00:44Yeah, all right.

00:46Yeah.

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00:58Yeah.

00:59It's all right, good to see you, good to see you, good to see you, it's a bit kind of crazy.

01:29Good to see you, good to see you.

01:55So I voted for Allegra and Jacqui Lambie in the Senate and I think what was important

02:13for me was a fairer and positive Australia in the future with a positive outcome for

02:18people's lifestyle and our climate.

02:22I think what's scary about Trump is what the world can become very quickly if everyone

02:28goes that way and I'm really excited that Canada has not gone that way so I'm hopeful

02:33for today's outcome for Australia and our future.

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