SYDNEY -- Outside a polling station in Parramatta, a bellwether community in western Sydney, Iraj summed up the sentiment ahead of Australia's federal election on Saturday.
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Australia's federal election features a faceoff between incumbent Anthony Albanese (left) and Peter Dutton of the opposition. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Getty Images)
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