72 m. ago Long queues at polling booths in Melbourne’s CBD and inner suburbs

Some voters have been told they face a wait of up to two hours to cast their vote in the federal election.

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83 m. ago Victoria hot seats LIVE results: Voting underway at polling booths across Melbourne as close race beckons in Kooyong, Bruce, Wills and Goldstein

Follow our rolling in-depth coverage of Victoria’s crunch seats that could decide the election.

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18 h. ago ‘All polling booths will get a visit’: NSW Police push for calm on election day

The electoral commission says Bennelong and Wentworth have been singled out for bad behaviour on polling booths.

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19 h. ago Clash between two election candidates heard in exclusive audio

A clash between two election candidates at a polling booth in Adelaide can be heard in exclusive audio.

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25 h. ago Zahid Safi getting grilled by a voter about his Masters degree

At a polling booth in the electorate of Bruce, a voter grills Liberal candidate Zahid Safi about the validity of his claim to have a Masters degree.

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3 d. ago Legal stoush brewing over election signs at key Melbourne polling booth

The volume of political advertising at a pre-polling booth in Kew has caught the attention of constituents and the local council.

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5 d. ago Lord mayor lashes electoral watchdog over lack of early voting centres

Despite a steep rise in early voting, there are no pre-polling booths in Melbourne’s CBD.

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9 d. ago Elderly man wearing MAGA hat allegedly assaulted at polling booth in PM’s electorate

The 80-year-old is in hospital and a teenager is under arrest after a dispute over a campaign corflute featuring Anthony Albanese allegedly turned violent.

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