30 Apr 2025

Australia: Election campaign draws to close

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 30 April 2025
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 25: A man is escorted by police during the Dawn Service at the Shrine of Remembrance on April 25, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. Anzac Day is a national holiday in Australia, traditionally marked by a dawn service held during the time of the original Gallipoli landing and commemorated with ceremonies and parades throughout the day. Anzac Day commemorates the day the Australian and New Zealand Army Corp (ANZAC) landed on the shores of Gallipoli on April 25, 1915, during World War 1. (Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images)

A man, left, is escorted away by police during the Dawn Service at the Shrine of Remembrance on April 25, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia. Photo: Asanka Ratnayake / Getty Images

Australia correspondent Chris Niesche looks at how the last polls are falling for the Albanese government and opposition parties ahead of the election this weekend.

Chris breaks down how the campaign has been run by both major parties, and how each are likely to fund their large spending promises.

Peter Dutton says the indigenous Welcome to Country ceremony is overdone, following boos and jeering on Anzac Day.