Australia began counting votes in Saturday’s election with opinion polls showing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was on track to become the first leader to win consecutive ballots in more than two decades.

Albanese and Dutton face off as Australians vote in election shaped by high prices and shortage of housing - Dutton wants to become the first political leader to oust a first-term government since 1931,

Australians will decide if they want to give Labor another chance as local and global issues weigh on voters’ minds.