Australia PM Albanese calls national election for May 3
- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called a national election for May 3, seeking re-election amid rising cost-of-living issues.
- Polling indicates that Labor is closely matched with the Liberal-National Coalition, risking Labor becoming the first government since 1931 to serve only one term.
- Dutton claims Labor's spending policies have worsened the cost of living, asserting that 'Australia is going backwards' under Albanese's leadership.
- The campaign will focus on economic concerns, with both parties unable to secure a clear majority, potentially leading to a hung parliament.
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Australians go to the polls on May 3
Australians will go to the polls on May 3, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced. Around 18 million Australians will then be able to elect a new parliament. Albanese, leader of the centre-left Labor Party, is hoping for a second three-year term. But the election promises to be a neck-and-neck race with Peter Dutton of the conservative Liberal Party. Labor currently has a small majority in parliament with 77 of the 151 seats. If neither o…
Australia set for showdown over climate change, housing prices, as PM calls general elections for May 3
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