BALLINA, Australia -- In the quiet coastal town of Ballina, an eight-hour drive from Sydney, Jaala is hopeful that neither major party emerges with enough seats in this weekend's election to govern alone.
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Candidate signs are displayed outside a polling station in Ballina, Australia on the first day of pre-poll voting on April 22. (Photo by Sophie Mak).
BALLINA, Australia -- In the quiet coastal town of Ballina, an eight-hour drive from Sydney, Jaala is hopeful that neither major party emerges with enough seats in this weekend's election to govern alone.