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Today, a lot of people would love to know how to predict

the outcome of an election.

We have a suggestion from India. Keep a sharp eye on the humble

onion. Figs on the other hand are out of favour with Moroccan farmers. They prefer to grow

cannabis.

Problems in Bosnia on its borders with buried passports and illegal crossings

and a housing problem in Portugal with foreign buyers snapping up properties. But first Australia

the final votes have been cast in the country's federal election. The two main

political forces there are the Coalition, an alliance of

center-right political parties which has been in power since 2013 and the Labour Party.

First indications from exit polls suggest Labour may well win.

Our correspondent Howell Griffith has closely followed the election campaign.

Voting is compulsory in Australia, which some believe encourages political engagement,

but he's found disillusion towards the political class is hardening.

From Melbourne to Mandura Hob Hobart to Humpty do,

if there's one thing that will have united Australians in this election,

it's the democracy's sausage.

At polling stations across the country, voters arrive to the

smell of slowly sizzling, not particularly appetizing beef sausages being barbecued

by cheery volunteers who set up stalls to raise money for charity.

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