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Federal Election Pre-Polling Begins With Some Voters Still Undecided

Federal Election Pre-Polling Begins With Some Voters Still Undecided

With less than a week to go until election day, leaders have tried to win over the increasingly small pool of undecided voters who are yet to vote.

With less than a week to go until election day, leaders have tried to win over the increasingly small pool of undecided voters with starkly contrasting pitches to the party faithful.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been trying to drive home Labor's health message, while painting Opposition Leader Peter Dutton as someone who will cut government jobs and services.

Meanwhile, Mr Dutton has tried to tie the government to a struggling state counterpart, while suggesting it has allowed living costs to run out of control.

He told attendees at a Liberal rally in the west Melbourne seat of Hawke not to believe what they heard from the "hate media" - echoing US President Donald Trump railing against "fake news" -  about the outcome of the May 3 poll.

Polling throughout the five-week race has consistently shown Mr Albanese cement his lead as preferred prime minister over Mr Dutton as the coalition has similarly fallen behind in voter surveys.

The latest polling from YouGov, released on Friday, showed Labor ahead of the coalition by 53.5 per cent to 46.5 per cent on a two-party preferred basis.

More than half a million Australians have cast their vote early on the first day of pre-polling while parties scramble to lock in last-minute preference calls.

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