Voting begins all over Australia in the trump -sharing elections and inflation

• Albanese seeks re -election, faces opposition leader Peter Dutton.
• Prime Minister Albanese promises to focus on renewable energy, health care.
• The result is likely to be announced tonight in the midst of compulsory voting.

Sydney: Voting began Australia on Saturday in national elections dominated by rising prices, climate anxiety and the upset influence of US President Donald Trump.

From supermarket shelves to world titles, inflation and foreign policy have weighed largely in the campaign.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is looking for a second term facing Peter Dutton, who has caused a dispute with his praise over Trump.

The almost universal consensus in a series of polls that led to the election day was that the Albanian government party would win a second term.

“I will not leave anything on the pitch over the next three years if he is re -elected as Australia’s prime minister,” Albanese told Channel Seven on Saturday morning.

“I am optimistic that we are taking a majority government today so that we can rely on the foundations we have laid. Australia has turned the corner. ”

The first polls were opened at 8:00 am (2200 GMT) on the east coast of Australia, which will be followed later by the western cities of the country and the distant areas of the island.

A total of 18.1 million voters have been registered for the elections. More than one -third of them have begun an early vote, the electoral authority said.

Voting is mandatory, imposed with AUS $ 20 fines (US $ 13), leading to 90 %top entries.

A result could only come on Saturday night, unless the vote is very tight.

Albanese, 62, has promised to embrace renewable energy, tackle a deterioration in the housing crisis and throw money into a healthcare system.

Crash

The leader of the liberal party and former police officer Dutton, 54, want to reduce immigration, break the crime and eliminate a long -term ban on nuclear energy.

Some polls have shown that Dutton is leaking support because of US President Trump, who praised this year as a “big thinker” with “Gravitas” on the world stage.

“I mean, Donald Trump is as crazy as a snake cut and we all know this,” said voter Alan Whitman, 59, before taking his vote on Saturday.

“And we have to get around it.”

As the Australians ran to Trump, both Dutton and Albanese took over a more bitter tone.

“If I had to have a battle with Donald Trump or any other world leader, to promote the interest of our nation, I would do it in a heartbeat,” Dutton said in April.

The Albanians condemned Trump’s invoices as an act of “economic self -injury” and “not the act of a friend”.

Economic concerns have dominated the competition for many Australia households who are struggling to pay inflated prices for milk, bread, power and gasoline.

“The cost of living – is extremely high right now. So taxes are also another really big thing. The prices of gasoline, all the basic things, Human Resources Manager Robyn Knox told AFP in Brisbane.

The owner of the small business Jared Bell had similar concerns.

“Our grocery stores are definitely more expensive than a few years ago,” he said.

Campaign stumbles

Both the Albanian and Dutton tried to take place as men of the people, but were stuck when they asked for the price of eggs in a national television debate.

The superpower of carbon extraction will choose between two leaders with strong opposing climate change ideas and reducing emissions.

The Albanese government has embraced the global impulse to reorganization, a warning of a future in which exports of iron ore and pollutants no longer support the economy.

Dutton’s signing policy is a US $ 200 billion program to build seven industrial scale reactors, removing the need to increase renewable energy.

The 36 -day campaign was a large case, but there were a few moments of unlimited courtesy.

The Albanian collapsed behind the stage on a campaign rally, while Dutton drew blood when hitting an unsuspecting cameraman on his head with a stray football.

It remains to see if the Albanians or Dutton will run an absolute majority or if they are forced to confuse a coalition with the support of minor parties.

The growing frustration between voters has encouraged the independent pushing for greater transparency and progress in the climate.

Polls have suggested that 10 or more non -aligned transverse ones could keep the balance of power – making a rare minority government a separate possibility.