Voting 101: The Australian election has been called, here’s what that means for you – video

The 2025 Australian federal election will be held on Saturday 3 May. But wait … what does that actually mean? Haven’t we known about the election for months? Why did the prime minister visit the governor general’s house? What is this parliamentary ‘caretaker mode’ everyone keeps going on about? Guardian Australia’s Voting 101 video series is back for another federal election campaign, with reporter Matilda Boseley ready to explain everything you need to know

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• Australian election 2025 polls tracker: Labor v Coalition latest opinion polling results

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