# Australians will vote today to pick their next government, deciding a hard-fought election shaped by living costs, climate anxiety and Trump tariffs. They will choose between left-leaning incumbent Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and conservative challenger Peter Dutton. A slew of opinion polls leading up to election day indicate Albanese’s governing Labor Party will win a second term. A total of 18.1-million voters have enrolled for the election. Voting is compulsory, enforced with fines of around 238-rand, leading to turnouts that top 90-percent.
Australians go the polls to pick next government