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Subject
Australia's upcoming general election.
Significance
Australians will cast their ballots in a general election on May 18. The election, announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on April 11, will be for the whole House of Representatives, parliament’s lower house, and just over half of the seats in the Senate, or upper house.
Impacts
With both main parties likely to win the same primary vote, the election will probably be decided by the preferential voting system.
A hung parliament, with several minor parties holding the balance of power, is possible.
A rural-city divide will undermine projecting national policies and may take votes from both main parties.
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Australia,
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politics,
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climate,
environment,
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renewable energy,
Renewable energy,
Automobiles
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