Election pre-polling has stripped the 'village atmosphere' magic of Australia's big day | Brigid Delaney

Compulsory voting is Australia’s most inclusive activity, but this year the ritual and national unity was diluted

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At the Ocean Grove Baptist church on Saturday afternoon, there were more people handing out how-to-vote cards than actual voters.

They stood in a long row up the asphalt drive in their party colours, like a guard of honour waiting for a motorcade that never arrived.

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