Early voting begins in Australia parliamentary election

Early voting began in Australia on Monday two weeks ahead of election day.

Report informs, citing Reuters, that millions of Australians are expected to cast their votes in person over the next two weeks at over 500 early-voting centres nationwide.

Advance voting has gained popularity in Australia. About 40% of the electorate voted either early or by post in the last national election.

Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers told ABC television he expected those numbers to increase during this election.