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Australia set to go to polls in expected close election

Voters queue outside a pre-polling booth in Sydney, Australia, Friday, May 20, 2022. Australians will go to the polls Saturday following a six-week election campaign that has focused on pandemic-fueled inflation, climate change and fears of a Chinese military outpost being established less than 1,200 miles off Australia's shore. (AP Photo/Mark Baker) Volunteers hand out "how-to-vote papers" outside pre-polling booth in Sydney, Australia, Friday, May 20, 2022. Australians will go to the polls Saturday following a six-week election campaign that has focused on pandemic-fueled inflation, climate change and fears of a Chinese military outpost being established less than 1,200 miles off Australia's shore. (AP Photo/Mark Baker) Voters wait outside a pre-polling booth in Sydney, Australia, Friday, May 20, 2022. Australians will go to the polls Saturday following a six-week election campaign that has focused on pandemic-fueled inflation, climate change and fears of a Chinese military outpost being established less than 1,200 miles off Australia's shore. (AP Photo/Mark Baker) FILE - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, right, and Australian opposition leader Anthony Albanese shake hands ahead of the leaders' debate in Sydney, Australia, on May 11, 2022. Australians go to the polls on Saturday, May 21, following a six-week election campaign that has focused on pandemic-fueled inflation, climate change and fears of a Chinese military outpost being established less than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) off Australia’s shore.(Mick Tsikas/Pool Photo via AP, File) Voters queue outside a pre-polling booth in Sydney, Australia, Friday, May 20, 2022. Australians will go to the polls Saturday following a six-week election campaign that has focused on pandemic-fueled inflation, climate change and fears of a Chinese military outpost being established less than 1,200 miles off Australia's shore. (AP Photo/Mark Baker) Voters walk into a pre-polling booth in Sydney, Australia, Friday, May 20, 2022. Australians will go to the polls Saturday following a six-week election campaign that has focused on pandemic-fueled inflation, climate change and fears of a Chinese military outpost being established less than 1,200 miles off Australia's shore. (AP Photo/Mark Baker) Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, right, and Australian opposition leader Anthony Albanese shake hands ahead of the leaders' debate in Sydney, Australia, on May 11, 2022. Australians go to the polls on Saturday, May 21, following a six-week election campaign that has focused on pandemic-fueled inflation, climate change and fears of a Chinese military outpost being established less than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) off Australia’s shore.(Mick Tsikas/Pool Photo via AP)