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Australians will go to the polls next month to elect a new government, and because elections take place as soon as 33 days after they’re officially called, the country’s politicians will have to move quickly to solidify votes.

Whoever takes the helm will have to contend with a set of challenges that mirror those of other democracies around the world.

Here’s a look at some of the key domestic and international issues that we’ll be watching and that Australia’s leaders will be confronting.

Election Meddling

In February, Australia became the latest Western nation whose institutions had most likely been tampered with after the government acknowledged that Parliament’s computer network had been hacked by a foreign government.