The Australian national election polling booths have now closed 2 July
- PM Malcolm Turnbull and opposition Labour Party leader Bill Shorten both say they are confident of a victory but concede the result could be tight
Malcolm Turnbull ,the leader of Australia's conservative Liberal Party-led Coalition dissolved both houses of parliament in May in a bid to oust independents in the upper house Senate who had blocked his agenda, including company tax cuts.
It looks a very tight race to the wire and the likely threat of a hung parliament looms.
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I'm sure our intrepid reporter Down Under will be along here over the week-end to update and assess the election result's impact on the AUD and markets in general.
In the meantime I'm heading to France for a few days. Have a great, and restful, week-end everyone and thanks again for your fantastic support.
Aussie elections too close to call as polling closes
