Early polling shows 3 percent swing against Australia's ruling coalition

[WorldNews]

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Early voting in Australia's national election shows a 3 percent swing against the ruling conservative coalition with just over 10 percent of the anticipated votes counted, according to Australian Electoral Commission data. Early counting in key seats on Saturday evening, including four electorates in the island state of Tasmania, have swung towards the opposition Labor Party. Labor requires a uniform swing across the country of about 4 percent to win office. (Reporting by Jonathan Barrett; Editing by Shro Navaratnam)

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