Polls opened in the Australian general election on Saturday morning as the Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and opposition leader Peter Dutton both claimed to be the underdog. Voters at Sydney's Bondi Beach were seen casting their ballots,

Australians are voting in a bitterly contested general election, deciding a contest shaped by living costs, climate anxiety and US President Donald Trump's tariffs.

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stands on the cusp of winning a second term in office, though hopes of retaining his majority government hang on a knife-edge. Peter Dutton is attempting to overcome what observers describe as a chaotic campaign to win enough seats to force Labor "deep" into minority.