Albanese or Dutton? Voting underway in Australia: Key issues, stakes, facts about Australian election

It's voting day in Australia as polls opened in the country's general election on Saturday, with high costs of living and a shortage of housing major issues in the campaign. The voting will continue from 8 am (22.00 GMT Friday) until 6 pm (08.00 GMT Saturday) in eastern Australia. The polls will open and close two hours later on the West Coast. According to authorities, 8.6 million ballots from Australia's 18.1 million registered voters had already been cast, but not counted, before Saturday, since early and postal voting began on April 22.

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