Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's centre-left Labor Party is expected to win the conservative opposition.
Broadcaster Sky News Australia and Seven predict that conservative liberals and national coalitions cannot win the government based on early counts, while ABC's election analyst Anthony Green said Labor won the victory.
The cost of living pressure and concerns over the turbulent policies of U.S. President Donald Trump has been one of the main issues in the minds of voters.
Defense Secretary Richard Marles told Broadcast Seven that the early results were encouraging, and that laborers were resuming majority government “still a possibility, and that’s what we want to achieve.”
The poll has shown labor after a February poll in Peter Dutton's conservative coalition in February.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the Labor government had “a variety of troubles” at the end of 2024, but rejoined the competition due to the strong Albany’s campaign performance, policies addressing concerns about the cost of living and the Trump effect.
“The economy becomes positive because of negatives – cutting interest rates is part of the story,” he told the ABC.
The central bank lowered the rate on the eve of February's elections, revoking courses after 13 interest rates rose, which increased repayment of household mortgages.
He added that “the influence of American politics” also helped.
“Trump factor”
Opposition Liberal Party spokesman Sen. James Paterson defended the conservative movement, which he also said was negatively affected by the “Trump factor.”
“In Canada, this has had a devastating impact in Canada. … I think it's a factor, and one will be identified in a few hours,” he told the ABC.
The expected rebound in the fate of the center-left Labor Party reflects the fate of the Canadian Liberal Party, which won the week of Trump’s tariffs and comments on Canadian sovereignty this week.
Under the voting system of rankings in the country, preferences between Australian minor parties and supporters of independents may be crucial. In the 2022 elections, primary votes are almost on average among Labor, Free Nationals and “others”. Analysts predict that one-third of voters will again choose Independence and minors in Saturday's election.
