Australia set to go to the polls in expected close election

Australian opposition leader Anthony Albanese and Prime Minister Scott Morrison (Pool/AP)

Australians will go to the polls on Saturday following a six-week campaign that has focused on pandemic-fuelled inflation, climate change and fears of a Chinese military outpost being established less than 1,200 miles off Australia’s shore.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s conservative coalition is seeking a rare fourth three-year term.