It's Here

The 2022 Australian federal election is just days away. The promises and pork barrelling will be but a distant memory after Saturday, May 21.

Australian voters have continued to embrace the early voting options with pre-polling which commenced in May.

Of the 119,364 registered Farrer voters, 16,515 have pre-polled as of May 17, according to the AEC. The largest volumes of pre-poll have been collected across Albury. The closest NSW pre-poll has been Deniliquin.

For the 120,339 registered Mallee voters, 20,033 have pre-polled to date, with Mildura being the largest collection centre, and Swan Hill being the closest on the Victorian side.

There has been considerable talk about preferences for the 2022 election. In the 2019 election, two thirds of the House of Representatives seats were decided by preferences, with only one third getting in on the primary vote. In the 2019 election, Mallee was decided on preferences, electing Dr Anne Webster for the Nationals, while the Liberal Party domination of Farrer saw Sussan Ley returned with primary votes alone.

The 2022 race for election may be a repeat of preferences required for Mallee with a strong contingent of challengers, and Farrer looks set to remain Morrison government territory.

While the leaders of the major parties keep the media focus on the tit-for-tat battles and slip ups, little in the way of real solutions have been muted. Both Liberal and Labor appear to be splashing the cash to fend off the other, while more fundamental and less sexy issues like water management, debt reduction, medical freedoms, food security and national sovereignty oddly seem left to the minor parties and independents. 

Grab your popcorn and settle for a thrilling Saturday night to see who Australians decide should govern their prosperity and future security.