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Former Cardinia Mayor Jeff Springfield (middle, handing out a card) running for Labor in La Trobe. (Rob Carew: 473248)
Let the voting begin Pakenham residents shared their thoughts on the upcoming election as reporters took a trip to the early voting booths. Beginning on Tuesday 22 April, Pakenham Uniting Church opened once again as the local early voting centre for this federal election scheduled for 3 May.
Gauging voter sentiment, it is clear that the outcome of the election will be hard to determine. Some voters indicated they would be switching their vote to parties they haven’t preferenced highly before. One voter expressed their frustration with the major parties that they are “going around
in circles” and would vote for minor parties. There also continues to be growing sentiment among the younger generations that they are left behind and forgotten by politics. This comes as Prime Minister Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton held their third debate last night, hosted by Channel Nine.
Though Albanese has increased in the polls during the campaign to a two-party-preferred vote predicted as high as 55.5 percent, many still believe there is no clear favourite with a large number of swing voters up for grabs this election. Full story pages 2-3
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