But citizens usually look to media outlets and election experts - like Australia's national broadcaster ABC - to call the unofficial results on election night. In the last election in 2022, the ABC announced the results at 9:30pm - just three and a half hours after polls closed on the east coast.

Australians are increasingly voting for independents and outside the main parties, expanding the ranks of such cross-benchers to 19 after the 2022 election, out of 150 seats.Here are the potential outcomes of the vote and what they would mean:MAJORITY LABOR GOVERNMENTAlbanese would continue as prime minister,

From sausage sizzles to “donkey votes,” Australian elections are never boring. This time around, there’s some added spice with President Donald Trump and his tariffs.