Australians Vote in Hotly Contested Federal Election

Australians Vote in Hotly Contested Federal Election
A person casts their vote during Australia's general election at a polling station at Bondi Beach in Sydney on May 21, 2022. Steven Saphore/AFP via Getty Images
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Australian voters cast ballots on Saturday to decide the next prime minister, as well as senators and members of Parliament, after a six-week election campaign that often centred on the economy and national security.

Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers said Friday that 7,000 polling stations have opened as planned, despite a 15 percent turnover of its 105,000 workforces across Australia in the past week.