For some Australians 2016's election was the first they have taken part in without the ever-present threat of violence.Some of the country's newest citizens have cast a vote in their new home.
For Indian migrants Asha and Abhilash Nair, this year's election was a milestone.
As they prepared to vote for the first time in Australia, Asha Nair said she now felt like a "real" Australian.
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