People vote in swimwear in Australian elections | Polling in pics

Some Australians showed up tight-fit swim trunks to voting centres as they welcomed election day on Saturday.  ...read more

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Anthony Albanese won a second straight term as Australia’s prime minister on Saturday — the first to do so in 21 years. (AFP)

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As per report, Anthony Albanese said his government likely gained more support by not following the style of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration.(AFP)

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Some voters in bright swimwear crammed into voting booths after taking an early morning plunge. Australian constitution reportedly does not mention anything about a dress code for voting, and it has become a tradition to vote in swimwear.(AFP)

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This tradition has started when the maker of "Budgie Smuggler" was giving out free swimming trunks to the first 200 people who voted in smugglers, as per reports.(AFP)

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People vote in Australia's general election at a polling station at the Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club in Sydney on May 3, 2025. Australians started voting on May 3 in a bitterly contested general election, deciding a contest shaped by living costs, climate anxiety and Trump tariffs. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)(AFP)

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People wait to vote in Australia's general election at a polling centre at the Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club in Sydney on May 3, 2025. Australians began voting on May 3 in a bitterly contested general election, deciding a contest shaped by living costs, climate anxiety and US President Donald Trump's tariffs.(AFP)

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An official keeps watch as a man votes in Australia's general election at a polling station at the Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club in Sydney on May 3, 2025.(AFP)