Election Update

Welcome to the 9news.com.au coverage of the 2022 Federal Election. The first polls are open and Australians...

"I had my laptop open with the ballot papers in front of me so I could see what I was voting for. Join us for live coverage of election day and stay with us later as the results start to trickle in. Weekend Today presenter Jayne Azzopardi is one of the thousands of Australians with COVID-19 who voted by phone today, and gave the process a big tick. Prime Minister Scott Morrison started election day in the Victorian seat of McEwen. Stegall who defeated former Coalition prime minister Tony Abbott for the seat in 2019 is one of the 'teal' independents standing for improved climate change action and greater transparency in federal politics. Welcome to the 9news.com.au coverage of the 2022 Federal Election. The first polls are open and Australians are voting to decide who the country's Prime Minister will be - although with the race narrowing between Prime Minister Scott Morrison and opposition leader Anthony Albanese in the last week every result is still on the table.