The frustrating politico merry-go-round may partly explain the hour-long lineup outside the Australian consulate in downtown Vancouver Friday morning, where hundreds of Aussie expats and travellers converged to exercise their franchise in Friday's (Saturday in Australia) Australian federal election. "Every vote counts with this election," said Tasmania native Isabelle Christensen, 20, who made the trip from Whistler. Voting in federal elections has been compulsory for eligible Australian citizens since 1924 and voter turnout in the 2016 Australian federal election was over 91 per cent. Hundreds of Aussie expats and travellers lined up at Australian consulate in downtown Vancouver this morning to vote in home election. Australian tourists John and Kim Day set aside a morning of Vancouver sightseeing to vote in their home federal election.

Source: CBC News May 17, 2019 23:01 UTC