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Election Day 2025: the countdown begins

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Voters across the country have cast their ballots in the 2025 Federal Election. The election is a major test for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who will become the first Labor Prime Minister to win back-to-back elections since Bob Hawke, if victorious. Meanwhile, the Coalition led by Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is seeking to return to government after three years out of power. Here is how Election Day unfolded.
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02:01
Two ships at night, with one spraying water toward the other.
Headshots of Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton next to a ballot paper and vote box surrounded by logos of the minor parties.
People in purple vests looking at small, green papers.
04:37
Party leaders are in a last-minute dash across the country in a bid to win over undecided voters.
Artwork of Anthony Albanese surrounded by geometric shapes
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Bodo-Glimt is striving to complete a football fairytale, they're two games away from a major European final.
A woman in a red dress smiling, with a male holding her hand up.