Federal election: Queenslanders head to the polls

Peter Dutton says he is confident of retaining his seat of Dickson and that a scare campaign from Labor and Get Up had failed. Follow the latest election day updates from around Queensland.

Federal MP Peter Dutton has admitted that it’s going to be “very close” tonight in his hotly contested marginal seat of Dickson.

“In 2007, we won by 217 votes. This seat had a one-term curse. This is now my sixth election. It would be close,” he told reporters after voting this afternoon.

The federal member for Dickson said the main issues concerning voters in his electorate are education, infrastructure, public transport and border protection.

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“People are aspirational, they want to provide for their kids not just a good home but a good education” he said.

He said the state government's lack of investment in road infrastructure and public transport has "had a negative impact on people's lives".

Dutton said that retirees particularly those who have spent years saving and hold investment properties will suffer under a Shorten government.

And the MP said that Scott Morrison is confident Scott Morrison will win the election

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Additional reporters: Erin Smith, Luke Simmonds, Sonja Koremans, Jasmin Lill, Brayden Heslehurst, Brendan O'Malley, Catherine Moore, Kristy Muir, Janelle Miles