
Australia
Leaders make final election pitch
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton have made last-ditch bids to convince Australians why they should lead for the next three years. On the penultimate day of campaigning before Saturday’s election, public polling has Labor in the driver’s seat to form government with an outside shot at retaining majority. But the prime minister insists the government isn’t getting ahead of itself, after being scarred by an upset defeat to Scott Morrison in 2019.