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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Martin and Elias Visontay

Morrison and Albanese make final pitch to voters as last-minute polls tip Labor for election victory

Anthony Albanese signs an election poster with his image while campaigning in Launceston on Friday
Election eve polls predicted Anthony Albanese would lead his Labor party to victory in Saturday’s 2022 Australian federal election. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AP

Australians look set to dump Scott Morrison’s government and elect Labor’s Anthony Albanese as their new prime minister, according to multiple election eve opinion polls, however the rise of independent and minor party candidates means there may not be a clear result by the end of Saturday.

Following six weeks on the hustings, both leaders will begin election day with a last-minute campaign stop in Melbourne. On Friday, the two leaders made their final pitch to voters, with Albanese pledging to be a leader with “integrity” and Morrison warning of the risk of change.

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