Federal election 2025: Bookmakers favour Anthony Albanese over Peter Dutton one week out

Key Players and Predictions

Bookmakers currently favor Anthony Albanese (Labor) over Peter Dutton (Coalition) in the upcoming 2025 Australian federal election. However, Dutton remains confident, citing "quiet Australians" who support the Coalition's economic management.

Electorate Focus

The article highlights several key electorates where the outcome remains uncertain. These include:

• Labor-held seats: Whitlam (NSW) and Gorton (Victoria), which Dutton believes the Coalition will win.
• Nationals' seat of Cowper (NSW), predicted to go to an independent.
• Coalition's seat of Bradfield (Sydney), with only a 50/50 chance of retention.
• Labor aims to regain Brisbane, won by the Greens in 2022.
• Marginal seats: Chisholm, Macnamara, McEwen, Lyons, Lingiari, Wills (Labor-held) and Wannon, Moore, Deakin, Leichhardt (Coalition-held).

Dutton points to alleged dissatisfaction in outer suburbs and regional areas with Albanese prioritizing inner-city voters, while Albanese highlights Labor's policy on cost-of-living relief.

Betting Market Analysis

While bookmakers generally predict election outcomes accurately, past instances show potential for surprises, particularly from independent and Greens candidates.

Early Voting

Over 1.8 million Australians had cast pre-poll votes, and 500,000 postal votes were returned by Anzac Day, suggesting a strong voter turnout.