Polls open for Australia's general election, a race that may be the first anywhere decided on climate policy
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, right, and Bill Shorten, leader of the federal opposition, arrive on stage before the third leaders debate at the National Press Club in Canberra, Wednesday, May 8, 2019.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison's conservative Liberals have closed the gap on Labor on the eve of the vote, but differences over climate may prove the difference between the two parties. "This will be the closest election we've seen in many , many years," Morrison predicted while making a final pitch to voters in north Queensland.But a final survey by Ipsos on Friday showed Morrison's coalition trailing Bill Shorten's Labor 49 to 51 percent, from 48 to 52 percent two weeks ago."I don't think anyone... thought this is where the election would be the day before," Morrison said.
He took office last August after a party room coup that ousted moderate pro-climate leader Malcolm Turnbull –– the latest in a series of political fratricides that have made Canberra politics look like "Game of Thrones" meets "The Hunger Games."Much of Morrison's cabinet has resigned or gone into virtual hiding because of their unpopularity.
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