Early voting in Australia election begins, PM Albanese's party holds slender lead

Early voting becomes new normal in Australia

More than a million people have already cast their ballots for the federal election early. Some experts say the polling day has just become the last day to vote.

Early voting posing challenges

People vote at a pre-polling centre in Sydney. PHOTO: REUTERS Early voting has opened in the Australian election, but it brings some problems for voters and parties, Zareh Ghazarian writes.

Surprise boost for Albo in early voting for May 3 election

New exit polls from key marginal seats have given Prime Minister Anthony Albanese a boost as day 27 of campaigning gets under way for the May 3 election.

Surprise boost for Albo in early voting

New exit polls from key marginal seats have given Prime Minister Anthony Albanese a boost as day 27 of campaigning gets under way for the May 3 election.

Researchers surveyed 66,000 people to learn more about their media skills. 12 to 27-year-olds were not able to distinguish Fake News from facts, but they were not the only ones. By Daniel Peter.

Gen Z, media illiterates

he video starts with bold red letters blaring: “2016 Democrat Primary Voter Fraud CAUGHT ON TAPE.” A series of blurry security footage follows, showing blatant instances of ballot stuffing. The only problem: The clips actually depict voter fraud in Russia. Would you have taken the bait? A quick Google search would have easily revealed the dubious source of the video, along with news articles debunking its claims. But when researchers from Stanfo…