Polls open; Albanese favourite but fighting to retain majority

Opposition leader Peter Dutton also spoke to Weekend Today from Melbourne as polls opened this morning.

Dutton said the key issues affecting voters in Victoria were crime rates and economic management.

“I think today really is about what people believe is in our country’s best interests,” Dutton said.

“Who is best able to manage the economy, to bring the cost of living pressures down? There are just so many families who are under the pump.”

He said he had a “burning passion” for Australia.

He also used his air-time to throw a few final punches at the Labor Party.

“I think there are a lot of quiet Australians out there who may not be telling their neighbours how they’re voting, but I think they’re going to go into the polling booth and say, you know what, I’m not going to reward Anthony Albanese for the last three years.”