Many voters in Australia's battleground seats say relentless cost-of-living pressures will sway their votes while others are guided by strong opinions of party leaders.
Young professional Luke Dugan barely waits a beat before nominating housing and action on inflation as his biggest concerns.
He lives in the electorate of Kooyong in Melbourne's inner east, one of dozens of marginal seats where the result will be in question after an electoral redistribution.
"I'm probably in a more fortunate position than most people my age," Dr Dugan told AAP.
"I'm 27 and have a good job but even for me, it's still hard.
"I'm very frugal with budgeting and my living expenses."
Adana Kinsella, from nearby Goldstein in Melbourne's Bayside, was thrilled that Opposition Leader Peter Dutton committed to lowering the fuel excise and reducing immigration.
"I haven't heard what Albo's doing yet," she said.
"There's so much noise with Trump at the moment so it's hard to kind of listen to what our guys are saying," her friend Amy Paterson, who lives in the seat of Gelibrand in Melbourne's west, said.
Justin Kelly, from Macnamara in the city's inner southeast, has two children in child care, so he's voting based on better subsidies and education opportunities.
"We work full time, so that would make a massive difference," Mr Kelly said.
In Macnamara, Labor, the Liberals and the Greens are in a three-way race for first preferences and inflation is top of mind for many people.
"Cost of living would be the biggest one. Everything's pretty expensive," Patrick Wilkes said.
It's an opinion echoed by Sharni Vosa, who is worried about the housing crisis and supermarket price gouging.
"Wages haven't increased - that's what is hindering a majority of people," she said.
While many voters are still researching issues and candidates, others who live, work or shop in marginal electorates have such strong opinions on party leaders that nothing will change their minds.
Di Rolle says money for mental health treatment and homelessness is important but she won't consider casting a vote for the opposition.
"I'll be voting for Albo. I think he's fabulous," she said.
"I can't stand Peter Dutton. He reminds me of a little mini Trump and that frightens me."
It's a stark contrast to Sue Glasser, who "loves" that Mr Dutton speaks his mind and has taken a strong stance against anti-Semitism.
"As long as Labor get out, I'll be happy," she said.
"They've wasted all our money, they tax us too much, everything's more expensive, they're too much on climate change - they don't focus on what's actually important."
