Undecided? Jaded with Australia’s major parties? Here are five stark differences between them this election

‘Scott Morrison is an experienced prime minister … Anthony Albanese may be the lesser campaigner but he is a far more temperamentally adept negotiator and conciliator.’ Composite: Lukas Coch/AAP; Mick Tsikas/AAP

One of the hardy post-poll adages politicians routinely defer to is that the voters are never wrong when it comes to returning or rejecting governments at democratic elections.

It’s a statement of the obvious, really: the punters hear what they hear and vote for the party or candidate or leader who best appeals to – or influences – their sympathies.