Voters in southeast Queensland have been warned to get to the voting booths early, with wild weather expected to bring heavy rain, hail and possibly dangerous storms to the area.
Anyone planning to head to their nearest polling site this afternoon could risk battling thunderstorms and even giant hail in order to place their vote.
The Bureau of Meteorology warned yesterday that “very dangerous thunderstorms” were forming around southeast Queensland, with hail bigger than 5cm and winders of more than 125km/h expected for the area.